An alumni of London\u2019s prestigious ICMP, Irene Ketikidi rose to fame with her live
performance of \u201cRambler\u201d at Steve Vai\u2019s 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 \u201cMartial Arts and Magic
Tricks\u201d (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 \u201cHeroines of Now\u201d column as well as in numerous webzines
like Guitar World, Guitar Interactive and Guitar Girl Magazine.
Her highly anticipated second album \u201cA Sky For All\u201d was released in 2018. In 2019,
Irene opened Nick Johnston\u2019s solo show in Athens and in June of the same year, she
appeared as a guest in Nita Strauss\u2019s 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\u2019s ground-breaking \u201cJulius Caesar\u201d in London\u2019s West End, a tribute to Jon Lord\u2019s
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\u2019s 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 \u201cMAGGOTS\u201d 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\u2019s
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.<\/p>
Links An alumni of London\u2019s prestigious ICMP, Irene Ketikidi rose to fame with her liveperformance of \u201cRambler\u201d at Steve Vai\u2019s 2010 Guitar Nation Masterclass in London.Since then, she has released two solo albums, toured internationally and made aname for herself as a fierce lead player. Her debut album \u201cMartial Arts and MagicTricks\u201d (2013) received exceptional feedback […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28577,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"event-cat":[],"nationality":[80],"destination":[],"topic":[],"language":[],"class_list":["post-28579","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nationality-greece-el"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0-2-6.jpg","ams_acf":[{"key":"job_title","label":"Job Title","value":"Solo Artist \/ Session Performer"},{"key":"social_media","label":"Social Media","value":false},{"key":"year_showing","label":"Year Showing","value":"2025"}],"yoast_head":"\n
www.ireneketikidi.com<\/a>
www.facebook.com\/ireneketikidi
<\/a>www.youtube.com\/ireneket
<\/a>www.instagram.com\/ketikidi<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"