Notis Mavroudis

Notis Mavroudis (; 15 July 1945 – 3 January 2023) was a Greek composer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and radio producer. He had been active in music creation (composition and songwriting), classical guitar performance and discography since 1964.

Biography Notis Mavroudis was born in Athens on 15 July 1945. He spent the first two years of his life in prison with his mother, who was a political prisoner after the Greek Civil War. In 1958 he started classical guitar lessons at the National Conservatory of Athens under the tutelage of Dimitris Fampas and graduated in 1969 with honors.

He was one of the most distinguished contemporary Greek songwriters and composers of orchestral music, with the classical guitar featuring as the main instrument. His discography is remarkable in volume and distinctions, and his influence on contemporary Greek music is significant.

He was the founder and director of the Greek music magazine TaR. Since 2006, and in collaboration with the guitarist-composer Kostas Grigoreas, he published its digital version, under the name TaR online music magazine.

Mavroudis died from a fall on 3 January 2023, at the age of 77.