Manolis Androulidakis studied guitar with Noti Mavroudi and Kostas Kotsiolis, Musicology and Composition at the Aristotle University with honors and first prizes. As a composer, guitarist and arranger, he has collaborated with composers Mikis Theodorakis, Leo Brouwer, Nikos Mamagakis Christos Leontis, Dionysis Savvopoulos, and conductors Karolos Trikolidis, Dimitris Agrafiotis, Odysseas Dimitriadis, Loukas Karitinos, the directors Pantelis Voulgaris, Yannis Kalantzopoulos, the lyricists Dimitris Lentzos, Michalis Bourboulis, Alkis Alkaios, Lina Demopoulou as well as with symphonic ensembles such as the London Philharmonia, Thessaloniki State Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of ERT, Sinfonietta Beograd, Trio Tritonus, L'anima String Quartet, Symphony Orchestras of the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Municipality of Athens, Music Ensembles of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Thessaly, etc.α.