Zinelli Born in Athens, with his first guitar studies at a young age. He studied cinema at the Stavrakos Film School and and then continued his musical studies at the Vienna Academy of Music, (Hochschule für Musik), specializing in 20th century music, with professor and mentor Dieter Kaufmann. He continued his studies at the Institute of Sonology, (instituut voor sonologie) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with professors Dr. Werner Kaegi and Dr. Michael König. Upon his return to Greece, he worked as orchestrator for various Greek artists. His first record, (Edmea Tetua) was published in 1992 by FM records.