Jim Tasikas
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Jim Tasikas | |
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| Birth name | Dimitrios Jim Tasikas |
| Born | March 19, 1975 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitars, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Willowtip |
| Website | contrarianofficial |
Dimitrios Jim Tasikas (born March 19, 1975) is an Greek-American guitarist/keyboardist and founder of the Rochester-based progressive metal band Contrarian.[1][2][3]
Early life
Tasikas is an Greek citizen, he holds dual citizenship with the United States and Greece. His father and mother are Greek immigrants who moved to the U.S. from Florina, Greece.[4][5][6]
Career
Tasikas is the primary songwriter and performs a number of different roles in Contrarian. These include complex guitar parts, keyboards and occasional lead guitar. He shares guitar duties with Brian Mason, playing mainly technical rhythm sections.[7][8][9][10] Tasikas is also known for his extensive guitar collection which has been featured in Decibel Magazine.[11][12][13][14] As of September 2020, Tasikas has been endorsed by ESP guitars and primarily uses their M Series guitars.[15][16][17][18]
Death By Metal Assistant Producer
Tasikas is credited as co-producer in the documentary Death By Metal which focuses on life and career of musician Chuck Schuldiner.[19][20][21][22][23]
Discography
Manic
- Recollection of What Never Was (1996) - guitar/keyboards[24]
Delirium Endeavor
Flight of the Imagination(1998) - guitar Twelve Cusp(2004) - guitar[25]
Contrarian
- Predestined (2014)
- Polemic (2015)
- To Perceive Is to Suffer (2017)
- Their Worm Never Dies (2019)
- Only Time Will Tell (2020)
References
- ^ "Jim Tasikas - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Jim Tasikas". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Sacha, Vick (2020-11-06). "Contrarian, "Only Time Will Tell". technicalmusicreview.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Jim Tasikas | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Jim Tasikas - Rochester Music Coalition". rochestermusiccoalition.org. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Jim Tasikas | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Jim Tasikas". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Album Review: Contrarian – Only Time Will Tell". 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Review: Contrarian – Only Time Will Tell – The Progressive Subway". Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ News, LaptrinhX /; News, LaptrinhX /. "contrarian". LaptrinhX / News. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Jim Tasikas (Contrarian) Reviews His Top 3 Favorite Guitars". Decibel Magazine. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ eMinor. "Libertarian Manifesto | Contrarian". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Profil de l'auteur - Jim Tasikas | Musixmatch". www.musixmatch.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Contrarian – To Perceive Is To Suffer – LETHALSCISSOR.COM". Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "CONTRARIAN's Jim Tasikas and Brian Mason showcase ESP M Series Guitars in Playthrough Video". Thegauntlet.com. 2021-03-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CONTRARIAN's Jim Tasikas and Brian Mason showcase ESP 'M Series' Guitars in Playthrough Video – Kronos Mortus News". Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "contrarian death metal". artoftriathlon.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Staff Listing - Meet Our Team". Don Valley North Lexus. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Jim Tasikas". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ GoLectures.com. "Whomsoever Worships The Whiteworm". GoLectures. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Contrarian | Wiki | Metal Amino". Metal | aminoapps.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Ingo. "Jim Tasikas Archive". Soundmagnet (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "contrarian death metal". testingwebsitecy.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Manic - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Delirium Endeavor - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.