An alumni of London’s prestigious ICMP, Irene Ketikidi rose to fame with her live
performance of “Rambler” at Steve Vai’s 2010 Guitar Nation Masterclass in London.
Since then, she has released two solo albums, toured internationally and made a
name for herself as a fierce lead player. Her debut album “Martial Arts and Magic
Tricks” (2013) received exceptional feedback from Guthrie Govan, Greg Howe, Nita
Strauss and David Kilminster, allowing her to land her first major opening act slots
and receive considerable media attention. She has been featured in the iconic Young
Guitar Magazine in the “Heroines of Now” column as well as in numerous webzines
like Guitar World, Guitar Interactive and Guitar Girl Magazine.
Her highly anticipated second album “A Sky For All” was released in 2018. In 2019,
Irene opened Nick Johnston’s solo show in Athens and in June of the same year, she
appeared as a guest in Nita Strauss’s Chance Theater [NY] concert. As a recording
artist and session musician, she has collaborated with a host of artists from a wide
range of styles covering everything from goth metal and art pop to classic rock, hip
hop and country. Among her collaborations are The Black Capes, Lia Hide, Sober on
Tuxedos, AKS, Colm Kirwan, Jozette.
At the same time, her technical prowess together with an insatiable desire to push
her own limits has led her to participate in challenging projects such as Phyllida
Lloyd’s ground-breaking “Julius Caesar” in London’s West End, a tribute to Jon Lord’s
music produced by the Athens Concert Hall where she performed with the
renowned Camerata orchestra (led by award-winning conductor George Petrou), as
well as a performance at the national premiere of Frank Zappa’s documentary film
at Gimme Shelter Film Festival and as the opening act for the legendary Geoff Tate
concert in Athens.
Late 2023 saw Irene release her new single “MAGGOTS” and perform with her solo
band in a sold-out instrumental guitar festival, the Guitar Experience. The show was
recorded and filmed live and has now gathered over 1,000,000 views on YouTube.
Irene has also been featured as a guitar instructor at TrueFire.com and at Gibson’s
official Guitar app where she contributes monthly guitar-instructional videos and
complete guitar courses. Irene is endorsed by Rotosound strings, Klotz cables,
Tsakalis Audioworks effects and Gruv Gear accessories.

Links
www.ireneketikidi.com
www.facebook.com/ireneketikidi
www.youtube.com/ireneket
www.instagram.com/ketikidi