About Us
Jim Panagopoulos ( Heavy pins ):
Dimitris Panagopoulos was born in Toronto, Canada in 1987 and at the age of 13 he moved to Patras! At the age of 14, he made his first appearance in a club located in the area, and during that time he became better known from his radio show on energy radio. This was just the beginning of a new path that included appearances in major clubs in Greece and abroad and outstanding *collaborations! As a music producer he has created tracks that have climbed to the top of the charts while his style is in between Afro House, Melodic & Indie Dance . Indonesia or Egypt, Greece or abroad wherever music is the reason, Jim Panagopoulos , is there to evolve and excite us with his music. *He has collaborated with various record companies such as Toolroom Records one of the biggest record companies worldwide, but also Cajual , Bunny Tiger , Sleazy Deep , King Street , Spirit Soul Records , Go Deeva and many more…
Leonidas Kontaris ( Akiko music ):
Leonidas Kontaris , born in Greece in 1984, was into music from a very young age, influenced by Jim Panagopoulos they started experimenting with the rhythm and sounds of the electronic dance music scene. Appearances followed quickly in some of the best clubs of Patras and the appetite for creation came in 2013, having appropriate contacts abroad in hand Heavy Pins project was created. One of the things Akiko is good at is organizing multi-thematics events that go beyond the narrow limits of music and maintaining great collaborations. This Dj / Music producing duo Jim _ Panagopoulos & Leonidas Kontaris sealed their friendship and long-term collaboration with one or to be precise two more projects, “ Oikos Bar ” and “HacciRooftop ” are two of the most talked about clubs in Patras with a specific philosophy that you will only understand if you visit them
THE PROJECT
Just like a trip to Bali needs the right guide, an insider that will know the perks to fascinate and let go spirituality, Nostalgia project also needs the right people for a tour of the “hinterland” that Heavy Pins & Akiko Music have created! It was in 2017 when Jim Panagopoulos ( Heavy Pins ) on one of his trips to Indonesia where he lived and worked as a resident dj and producer for the Bali record label Praia thought, in Greece people are not very close to the party culture and the boho aesthetics of such an outside place. What could be more ideal to meet Leonida Kontari ( Akiko Music ) on his way back home and set a Nostalgia project. An event with foreign guests djs and Greek music producers, giving the invitees the opportunity to experience something unique and to travel, using their imagination, to the magical shores of Indonesia. Earthy decor, colors and shine created by rugs that are spread out in front of the booth the tropical feeling of the airy fabrics that decorate the space, Nostalgia is a complete project . The guests get into the theme of the event from the beginning with the help of makeup professionals artists who create simple make-up to a perfectly suitable makeover for the project . As for the name? It is extremely contradictory to call an event ” Nostalgia ” when you are “taken” to places you have never visited before. It is the feeling of the people who put this together which has become synonymous to quality entertainment in any place and anywhere it happens. In fact, the name comes from the nostalgia created by the old tracks which are presented with new sounds