Demetrios Katis

Dear Demetrios,
I am the music supervisor on Oliver Stones films, I like your music.

Budd Carr
Beverly Hills CA


Dear Demetrios
Your music is excellent and very moving, keep on trying--you are very good.

Bob Rice
FBI Four Bars Entertainment - Campell, CA USA



"Demetrios Katis is an amazing talent that continously
creates memorable and provocative music.
His dramatic material effortlessly combines passion and
power with amazing chops.
Demetrios is clearly one of the world's best modern
composers in his genre."

Gene Foley - Foley Entertainment, Inc.
NJ, USA




"Demetrios - Right on the money (or drachma) ! Three strong, convincing pieces that carry just the right amount of musical Russell Crowe (noble, brave and prone to getting into a fight) for this purpose. You've hit the target with your bow, musket and cannon. Excellent work !
Track Gallant Defender", the sound of epic nobility, right from the start, great job ! Track "The Gathering of the Tribes". Another dramatic entrance. Cool use of gongs for flourishes. Subtle male voices add a nice dimension. Time to put on my chain mail and fight !
Demetrios, your thematic ideas are strong and clear. Track "Arrogance and Fear" is strong and dynamic piece. Good sectional contrast and thematic development. Creates strong and clear mood."

TAXI A&R Department
Calabasas CA, USA


"Demetris is a man of passion, and music is his passion. As a person he is positive, sincere and cheerful, yet his music can be mysterious, haunting and enchanting. His soul and his spirit soar with the mystical characters of old, and it is easy to get carried away by his melodies."

Ted Johnson
KOOL MUSIC - Toronto, Canada

"Having had the privilege of hearing Demetris' earlier release "The Blazing March.....From Genesis To Europe" an epic symphony, my expectations were quite high on receiving his new CD compilation "Gallant Defender." I was not disappointed. Although not a symphony of such epic proportions as "Blazing March" it was as we might expect from a composer of Demetris' stature, a composition of very well crafted dramatic works. Graced with attractive melodies, each piece stands alone as a dramatic composition yet still the underlying dynamics of struggle, war, tragedy, heroism, and rebirth can be found in each, thus tying the whole together.

Vigorous, and exhilarating are some of the first words that spring to mind as we can almost feel the call to arms and the gathering of the clan in the opening salvo's. There is a logical musical progression here, realistically capturing the tension, and as it builds, we are transported to another place, another century, and yet at the same time we remain aware of the prevalent struggle occurring on a parallel in our own times. The rite of passage from warfare to sad loss to hope is flawlessly traversed, and while the compilation in general is directed at the dawning of a new era in ancient times it could quite easily be adapted to any country, any struggle, any rebirth in the modern world. This is quite apparent when listening to the poignant "Fallen Hero's" piece, dedicated to the crew of the space shuttle Columbia. The sound quality is excellent, and quite superb considering it is primarily digitally recorded by Demetris himself. I am quite curious as to what keyboard instrument(s) he used to so realistically capture certain orchestral instruments. On the overall I found the whole experience to be intellectually rewarding and the musical journey itself very satisfying indeed."

Charlotte Hannon
Atlanta Music Group - Marietta, Georgia USA


"Dear Demetrios, I am so happy for you about this project (Bronze & Blood, motion picture). You are a great composer and you deserve all the success you achieve. Keep the good work - it makes a difference to the world. Please keep me up to date on all your developments. - Yours James."
James A. D. Edwards - Tenor, English National Opera
London, UK



Hi Demetris, your epic sounding cds are great.
Best, Ron

Ron Proulx
ARPIX MEDIA INC. - Toronto, Canada

Demetrios, these tunes are very rich, orchestration wise and work well in the drama department. The playing is very good and the arrangements are detailed and sophisticated. The recording quality is high. Overall, a very fine job.
Track β€œRoman Legionβ€?, Very large arrangement . Multi textured. Use of vocals interesting. Well recorded. Dramatic and evocative.
Track β€œRebirth Among the Ruinsβ€?, Highly dramatic use of horn sounds with the timpani. Works well here. Arrangement shows range with sectional contrast and dynamic shifts. Fine arrangements, evocative and passionate.

TAXI, A&R Department

Demetrios, Another strong group of tunes. The two tracks are wildly dramatic with evocative writing quite in evidence. I enjoyed all the tunes I heard. Sounds were largely cool and the playing is fine as well. Good job.
Track Worl - DFM