Saki was born in Krefeld, West Germany, in 1971, to Greek parents. Shortly after he was born, the whole family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Saki started to play the guitar when he was 15. He practiced 5 hours a day and in two years he was in his first band, Omnibol. They were a rock band and they gained some notoriety around the Vancouver music scene.[1]
In 1993, Omnibol broke up. At that time, he started to play in various bands. Saki played in a Greek folk band, a heavy metal band, a cover band, a ‘power trio’ rock band and in a guitar duet. He also played sessions for commercials and such.[1]
In 2012, Saki Kaskas began to record again, composing music on his own behalf, and for newer games such as Sleeping Dogs.[1]
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Kaskas died of a fentanyl overdose on November 11, 2016, in his Vancouver apartment;[4] he had been battling heroin addiction for over a decade.[4] A posthumous album he was working on at the time of his death, Theodosius, was released in 2019.[4] It was completed by his friend and former Electronic Arts colleague Jeff Van Dyck, with the help of other former colleagues like Traz Damji and Rom Di Prisco.[5]
^Alex Avard. "Video Game Composer, Saki Kaskas, Has Passed Away". Twinfinite. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^ abcKurucz, John (June 18, 2019). "Completing Vancouver musician's album cathartic for those he left behind". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
saki, kaskas, theodosius, kaskamanidis, september, 1971, november, 2016, better, known, captain, ginger, greek, canadian, video, game, music, composer, best, known, soundtracks, need, speed, series, theodosius, kaskamanidisalso, known, captain, gingerbornsepte. Theodosius Kaskamanidis September 24 1971 November 11 2016 better known as Saki Kaskas or Captain Ginger was a Greek Canadian video game music composer best known for his soundtracks in the Need for Speed series 1 2 Theodosius KaskamanidisAlso known asSaki Kaskas Captain GingerBornSeptember 24 1971Krefeld West GermanyDiedNovember 11 2016 aged 45 GenresRock punk rock heavy metal folk rock hardcore punk jazz fusion funk rock skate punkOccupation s Video game music composerInstrument s Acoustic guitar electric guitar bass guitar piano drumsYears active1996 2016LabelsKoyote RecordsWebsitewww wbr sakikaskas wbr com Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Electronic Arts 1 2 Other projects 2 Death 3 Prominent works 4 Interview 5 ReferencesBiography editSaki was born in Krefeld West Germany in 1971 to Greek parents Shortly after he was born the whole family moved to Vancouver British Columbia Canada Saki started to play the guitar when he was 15 He practiced 5 hours a day and in two years he was in his first band Omnibol They were a rock band and they gained some notoriety around the Vancouver music scene 1 In 1993 Omnibol broke up At that time he started to play in various bands Saki played in a Greek folk band a heavy metal band a cover band a power trio rock band and in a guitar duet He also played sessions for commercials and such 1 Electronic Arts edit In 1994 Saki joined The Heavy Lounge This was an instrumental band and they played progressive rock with some leanings towards Jazz Funk and Metal The keyboard player was Jeff van Dyck who was working for Electronic Arts at the time In 1996 Jeff got Saki a contract for The Need for Speed Soon after that Saki became a full time composer for EA and he composed music for NHL 97 NHL 98 Need for Speed II Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit Need for Speed High Stakes Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed Rugby 2001 Missile Command and Mass Effect 2 1 2 3 Other projects edit Together with The Humble Brothers Saki Kaskas has done session guitar work for remixes for Skinny Puppy Deftones Linkin Park Filter Dry Cell Anastacia and Static X In 2012 Saki Kaskas began to record again composing music on his own behalf and for newer games such as Sleeping Dogs 1 Death editKaskas died of a fentanyl overdose on November 11 2016 in his Vancouver apartment 4 he had been battling heroin addiction for over a decade 4 A posthumous album he was working on at the time of his death Theodosius was released in 2019 4 It was completed by his friend and former Electronic Arts colleague Jeff Van Dyck with the help of other former colleagues like Traz Damji and Rom Di Prisco 5 Prominent works editRome Total War The Need for Speed Need for Speed II Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit Need for Speed High Stakes NHL 97 NHL 98 Missile Command Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed Rugby 2001 SimCity 4 Mass Effect 2Interview editEXCLUSIVE interview with Saki Kaskas for Romulus Club 2014 02 12References edit a b c d e Michael Naumenko Saki Kaskas interview Game OST Retrieved 2017 09 27 a b Cormac Donnelly Interview with Saki Kaskamanidis Designing Sound Retrieved 2017 09 27 Alex Avard Video Game Composer Saki Kaskas Has Passed Away Twinfinite Retrieved 2017 09 27 a b c Kurucz John June 18 2019 Completing Vancouver musician s album cathartic for those he left behind Vancouver Courier Retrieved January 21 2020 Saki Kaskas Theodosius 2019 File Discogs Discogs 28 June 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saki Kaskas amp oldid 1216770438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
