The Company
Philippos Nakas: All about Music & Sound
The store network consists of 17 physical stores and the no1 eshop Music & Sound in Greece, www.nakas.gr and 2 stores in Cyprus with an additional online store www.nakas.com.cy providing consumers with immediate product delivery, competitive prices and interest-free payments.
At the same time, the company is active in music education with the Conservatory "PHILIPPOS NAKAS" founded in 1989, with 9 branches throughout Greece and a total number of 3,000 students. The conservatory is in close collaboration with the world's leading music university Berklee College of Music.
More specifically, the founder of the company, Philippos Nakas, started the operation of the company, from a small store in the center of Athens. One of the main activities was the publication of works by Greek composers. He collaborated with foreign manufacturers of musical instruments and in 1970 he was appointed the exclusive representation in Greece of all musical instruments and sound systems of the Japanese manufacturer Yamaha. Today it distributes exclusively in Greece the products of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and audiovisual equipment worldwide such as Yamaha, Acus, Adams, Alhambra, Akai, Blackstar, Bam, BG, Boomwhackers, Bose Professional, Dogal, Buffet, Cherub, Hofner, Schroetter , Conn-Selmer, Ludwig, Musser, Bach, D'Addario, Evans, Rico, Promark, Denis Wick, Dimarzio, Dixon, Dunlop, DV Mark, Electro-Harmonix, Ernie Ball, Engl, Fender, Gibson, Gruv Gear, Hercules , Hohner, Jargar, JoRal, John Packer, Joyo, LR Baggs, Laney, Ampeg, Mark Bass, Mooer, Meinl, Nord, Ortega, Orange, Perri's, Pirastro, Permier, Prodigy, Proel, Pyramid, Radial, Rigotti, Ritter, Warwick, Rockbag, Rockcase, Sabian, Samick, Savarez, Schlagwerk , Sigma, Stagg, Steinway, Boston, Essex, Studio 49, Taylor, Thomastik, T-Rex, Vandoren, Vater, Vic Firth, Washburn, Wittner, Wolf, Zildjian, Quiklok, Akai, Alesis, DB Technologies, Dynaudio, Stanton, Numark, KRK, Konig & Meyer, Line 6, NEC, Neumann, Phonic, Proel, Propellerhead, Quiklok, Radial, RME, Rode, Sennheiser, Steinberg, Radial, Earthworks, Neve Designs, Triton Audio, Wunder Audio, Wharfedale and many more . The company has a network of 17 stores in Greece and two in Cyprus with a total exhibition space of 6,500 sq.m. The products are distributed throughout Greece from the central facilities and warehouse, with a total area of additional 6,000 sq.m. located in Peania, Attica.
It also has the largest online music and audio store www.nakas.gr through which consumers can easily and quickly make their purchases from home, enjoying the most competitive prices in Europe, with great payment facilities and many interest-free installments, free shipping from very low values and a huge range of available products shipped immediately.
Philippos Nakas Conservatory
The company has been active in the field of music education since 1983, when in collaboration with Yamaha, it established the Electric Organ Center, which developed a network of 64 branches throughout Greece with a student body of 6,500.
In September 1989, the company founded the Philippos Nakas Conservatory, transforming the landscape of music education in Greece. It initially focused on classical music studies and soon expanded its educational activities to include contemporary and Greek traditional music, music production, infant musical education and pre-music education, music pedagogy, and music therapy.
In addition to its main campus in central Athens, the Conservatory now operates subsidiaries in Agia Paraskevi, Aegaleo, Glyfada, Kifisia, Melissia, Nea Smyrni, and Thessaloniki.
The Philippos Nakas Conservatory is considered one of the leading educational institutions worldwide, due to its state-of-the-art facilities and excellent human resources. It offers high-level study programs, academic collaborations, and opportunities. Its graduates succeed on both the Greek and international music scenes. The branches and the main campus organize a large number of concerts and seminars annually, while orchestras, choirs, and various musical ensembles promote student collaboration and strengthen their presence in cultural events.
The Philippos Nakas Conservatory is a founding member of the Berklee International Network. The network was established in 1993 and has expanded over the years to include educational institutions and organizations worldwide. Since then, and every year, the Conservatory has been a stop on the global tour of Berklee College of Music faculty, during which millions of dollars in scholarships are awarded. In 2017, Berklee College of Music recognized the educational consistency and outstanding results of the Conservatory by designating it as a "Global Academic Partner." As a result, the Conservatory was included in Berklee’s first rank of partners, along with 22 other universities and colleges worldwide. Under the articulation agreement between the Philippos Nakas Conservatory and Berklee, the academic credits earned by graduates of the Contemporary Music Department are automatically transferred to Berklee College of Music, reducing their duration of study in Boston by four semesters (two years).
In 2016, the strategic cooperation between the Conservatory and the Hellenic American College was launched. This collaboration enables graduates over 18 years old to participate in a four-year program, and upon graduation from the Conservatory, to obtain a Bachelor of Music degree from the Hellenic American University, fully recognized and equivalent to degrees awarded by Greek and international universities.
In March 2023, an academic partnership was signed between the Philippos Nakas Conservatory and the historic Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Through this collaboration, graduates of the Conservatory can earn a Bachelor of Music degree from Boston Conservatory in just two years, with credit transfer of their completed coursework.
