BIO / INFO
BIO / INFO

BIO/INFO

EVER SINCE THE AGE OF 12, DJ AND PRODUCER KALIDON HAS REGARDED MUSIC AS HIS OWN KIND OF THERAPY. HE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS ONE OF RHODES MOST KNOWN PERFORMANCE DJS AND NEVER SEIZES TO PLEASE HIS AUDIENCE WITH HIS MIXING TUNES.

STARTING FROM HIGH-SCHOOL PARTIES HE GOT THE CHANCE IN THE 1990S TO BECOME A RADIO PRODUCER AND THEN THE RESIDENT DJ OF THE CLUB AMAZON IN RHODES ISLAND.

ALTHOUGH HE LEFT RHODES IN ORDER TO STUDY FILM DIRECTION AND MONTAGE IN THESSALONIKI, HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC HAS BEEN HIS DRIVING FORCE.

IN 2000 KALIDON STARTED WORKING AT DESNUDA  AND ANGEL CLUB IN RHODES. AT THE SAME TIME, HE ALSO BEGAN HIS RADIO PROGRAM IN THE PRIME TIME ZONE OF RADIO 1 88FM. IN 2002 THE TEAM OF THE FAMOUS CREAM CLUB IN LIVERPOOL, CHOSE HIM OUT OF TEN OTHER CANDIDATES TO BECOME THEIR RESIDENT DJ AT BED CLUB IN FALIRAKI.

FROM 2003 UNTIL 2005 HE WAS THE RESIDENT DJ IN PARADISO CLUB NEXT TO ALKIS KARAGIANNIS.

HE ALSO WORKED AS A RESIDENT DJ OF THE STING CLUB IN FALIRAKI AND ELLI BEACH BAR. THEN FOLLOWED THE AMPHITHEATRE CLUB IN LINDOS, AS A RESIDENT DJ. IN 2009 HE JOINED THE TEAM OF THE NEW PARADISO BEACH CLUB IN KALLITHEA RESIDENT DJS, HE ALSO STARTED HIS FAMOUS RESIDENCY IN CLO AND IN ARCHES CLUB IN LINDOS.

IN 2011 HE MOVED TO NEW YORK FOR A WINTER SEASON RESIDENCY IN THE CLUB CENSO. IN 2012  AS WELL  AS 2013 HE WAS THE RESIDENT DJ IN PARADISO CLUB AND HE WAS ALSO GIVEN THE CHANCE TO WORK AS A RESIDENT DJ  NEXT TO JUS JACK AT CENTRAL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CLUBS IN NEW YORK.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, HIS RESIDENCY IN ARCHES CLUB ENDED AND KALIDON PRESENTED THE LEGENDARY “CELEBRATION” SATURDAY PARTIES AT “ARCHES PLUS” WHERE FOR 5 ΥEARS MADE IT THE BEST CLUB DESTINATION IN RHODES ISLAND. OF HIS WEEKLY LEGENDARY RESIDENCY EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT AT ARCHES PLUS CLUB IN LINDOS. KALIDON ALSO SERVED AS A WARM UP ACT FOR VARIOUS GLOBAL DJS IN PARADISO SUCH AS AXWELL, DIMITRI VANGELIS & WYMAN, INGROSSO, ALESSO, DAVID MORALES AND AN21 AND HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN CLUB RIDGE IN BELGIUM AND JANGA BEACH IN ROME. DURING THE SAME YEAR HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AS A GUEST DJ AT LEGENDARY “LE SOUK” IN MANHATTAN NYC.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 KALIDON ALSO HAD A WEEKLY RESIDENCY EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT PARADISO BEACH CLUB IN RHODES AND AT THAT TIME HE DID THE SUPPORT SETS FOR GLOBAL FIGURES OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE MUSIC LIKE ALESSO, AXWELL, INGROSSO, AN21, DIMITRI VANGELIS & WYMAN AND LEGENDARY DAVID MORALES WHERE IS ONE OF HIS IDOLS.

IN THE WINTER OF 2015, HE PLAYED IN STOCKHOLM AT VINYL, IN MÄRSTA AS WELL AS IN STADSVAKTEN (NORRKÖPING). IN THE SUMMER OF 2015 KALIDON WAS STILL THE RESIDENT DJ AT PARADISO BEACH CLUB WHERE HIS SETS SUPPORTED BIG EVENTS LIKE “DIMITRI VANGELIS & WYMAN”, AXWELL  AND INGROSSO AND IN THE SPRING OF 2016, HE PLAYED IN VERBOTEN, ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING UNDERGROUND CLUBS IN BROOKLYN, NY.

EVEN THOUGH HIS RESIDENCY IN CENTRAL NY ENDED IN 2015, HE STILL VISITS MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN TWICE A YEAR TO PERFORM IN CENTRAL AND OTHER MAJOR CLUBS. SINCE 2014, HE CONTINUES TO MAKE GUEST APPEARANCES IN THE BEACH CLUB AMMOS IN KOS WHERE HE HAS DONE THE INTRO SETS FOR SIMON KIDZOO, MEDNAS, TOM STAAR, KRYDER, NICOLA FASANO, MILK & SUGAR, KILL THE BUZZ AND LES CASTIZOS.

HE WAS ALSO THE RESIDENT DJ IN ARCHES PLUS CLUB IN LINDOS UNTIL 2019. THERE, HE ESTABLISHED THE LEGENDARY SATURDAYS WHICH ARE UNANIMOUSLY THE MOST EPIC SUMMER NIGHTS ARCHES PLUS HAS EVER ORGANIZED AND OF COURSE THE NUMBER ONE CLUB DESTINATION IN RHODES ISLAND.

DURING SUMMER 2022, HE PERFORMED AT “NOR CLUB” & “RONDA” IN RHODES AND GREECE IN GENERAL AND NEVER SEIZES TO PLEASE HIS AUDIENCE WITH PASSION.

A HIGHLIGHT OF SUMMER 2022 WAS HIS SUPPORT TO WILL SPARKS AT “CAVO PARADISO” AND HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AT “TROPICANA” IN MYKONOS.

WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS (2023-2025) KALIDON WAS A RESIDENT DJ AT TWO LEGENDARY BARS OF CHORA IN MYKONOS AROMA & VERANDA. ALSO HAD PERFORMANCES AT BAOS, TROPICANA BEACH CLUB AND CAVO PARADISO WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP CLUBS WORLDWIDE. DURING THE WINTER SEASONS OF THOSE 3 YEARS KALIDON HAD APPEARANCES AT NEW YORK, WEST PALM BEACH AND AUSTIN. 

KALIDON IS ALSO WORKING ON RELEASING NEW MASHUPS WHILE ALSO APPEARING IN VARIOUS CLUBS.

EVEN AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY, HE IS STILL DRIVEN BY HIS ORIGINAL PASSION AND ENDLESS LOVE FOR MUSIC.

PERFORMANCES:

Jose Padilla, Jessica 6, Ingrosso, Alesso, AN21, David Morales, Axwell, Jus Jack, Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman, Nicola Fasano, Milk & Sugar, Fraanklyn, Simon KidZoo, Alex Guesta, Mednas, Tom Staar, Kryder, Will Sparks, Kill The Buzz, Chus, Les Castizos

RELEASES:

Kalidon – To the drum (Feat. Jey Yorg) [ Sugar Factory Records] May 2014

BOOTLEGS & MASHUPS:

Ninetoes – Finder (Kalidon Bootleg) – Kalidon – The Funkatron Kalidon Bootleg – Max Vangeli & Flatdisk – Blow This Club (Kalidon Mashup) – Michael Feiner – Rise Up The Mantra (Kalidon Mashup) – Jack Ü – Jungle Bae vs Meet Her At The NOVA Parade (Kalidon Edit) – Sllash & Doppe – Deja Vu (Kalidon Mashup) – ZDS – Rick James (Dim Chord & Kalidon Mashup)- FISHER (OZ) – Losing It (Kalidon Mashup) Adriatique – Rollox (Kalidon Mashup) – Ridney – At Night (Kalidon Mashup) – Monolink – Return To Oz (ARTBAT Remix) Kalidon Mashup – El Sawareekh – Laa Laa Kalidon Remix – Cherry (UA) – Ruba (Kalidon Mashup)- LP – One Last Time (Livisianos & Kalidon Remix)- Alesso – AGAIN (Kalidon Mashup) – Caiiro – The Akan (Kalidon Mashup) – Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You Kalidon Tech Mashup – Pop Smoke – Dior (Kalidon Acid Mashup) – Notre Dame – Yumi Kalidon Mashup – Dubtribe Sound System – Equitoreal Kalidon Rework – Nico De Andrea, Vanetty – Ethnica (Kalidon Mashup) – Robbie Williams – Let Me Entertain You Kalidon Rework – Moojo & Da Capo – Secret ID (Kalidon Mashup) – Kevin De Vries & Mau P – Metro (Kalidon & Terry Mashup) – &ME, Black Coffee – The Rapture Pt.III (Kalidon Mashup) – Space Motion Adelante – (Kalidon Mashup) – Moderat, Keinemusik – More Love (Kalidon Mykonos Mashup) – Club De Combat – House Anthem Kalidon Rework – Ajna (BE) – On My Mind (Kalidon Mashup) – Marasi – Opera Kalidon Gospel Mashup – John Summit – Shiver (Kalidon Mashup) – Ajna (BE) – On My Mind (Kalidon Mashup) – Club De Combat – House Anthem Kalidon Rework – DJ Merlon & Enoo Napa – BroCode (Kalidon Mashup) – Vidojean X Oliver Loenn – Alameyo (Kalidon Mashup) – JUNO (DE) – Heat (Kalidon Mashup)

INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES:

Avenue Club New York | Avenue Restobar New York | Beautique New York | Censo New York | Cove Club West Palm Beach | Central New York | Cargegie New Jersey | Ethos Gallery New York | HOM Nicosia | Janga Rome | Le Souk New York | Luna Austin | Marketa New York | Melrose New York | Kyma Manhattan | Mykonos Blue New York | Nomads Instanbul | Patio Nicosia | Powder Room Austin | Pepper Ayia Napa | Re Buke Larnaca | Ridge Brussels | Somewhere Nowhere Manhattan | Sir Henri New York | Studio Gaga Stuttgart | Yamas Austin | Sliver Stockholm | Stadvakten Norrkoping | Spazio West Palm Beach | Slopes Hunter Mountain New York | TBA Brooklyn | Verboten Brooklyn

APPEARANCES IN GREECE:

1900 Thessaloniki | Aroma Mykonos | Ammos Kos | Avra Kos | BAOS Mykonos | Baladaya Mykonos | Boudoir Kastoria | Calderon Thessaloniki | Casa La Femme Florina | Casper Thessaloniki | Cavo Paradiso Mykonos | Dopo Lavoro Patmos | Exo Ioannina | Fabrik Florina | Fever Karpathos | Hermoso Arta | Lava Patmos | Level 5 Thessaloniki | Lotus Mykonos | Loca Kalymnos | Manoir Thessaloniki | Maskes Florina | Mast Thessaloniki | Matrix Florina | Myna Thessaloniki | Veranda Mykonos | Tropicana Mykonos | Mini Bar Rethymno | Nama Patmos | Nova Vita Kos | Oistros Kastoria | Panthera Mykonos | Pere Athens | Sabbia Heraklion | Sante Thessaloniki | Senso Chania | Tropicana Mykonos | Trois Thessaloniki | Vertigo Ptolemaida | YAB Florina

APPEARANCES IN RHODES:

Agios Soulas Summer Festival | Alter Ego | Amalfi Coast | Amalfi Lounge | Amazon | Ammades | Amphitheatre | Angel | Antika | Apenanti bar | Apollon Mega Beach Parties | Aqua Beach Side | Arches | Arches Plus | Avantage | B Side | Balthazar | Blue Mirage | Barratres | Barajar | Barrido | Bed | Bocamar | Cabana | Celebrity | Censo | Central | Centro + | Chaplins | Chin Chin | Cielo | Club 33 | Colorado | DC | De Javu | Desnuda | Dome | El Sueno | Elli Beach Bar | Epavlis | Esperinos | Fiore | Fuego | Galazio | Gazi | Grancaffe | Jacks | Kalami | Kounna | Kallithea Paradiso Beach Parties | La Scala | Lab | LBN | Loft | LUV | M Club | Macao | Mambo | Marquise | Mauro | Mea Terra | Mikro | Millenium | Mojo | Mondo | Mozaik | NOR Club | Noise | Nuevo Nuovo | Opera | Opus | Paradiso | Paradiso Beach Club | Patron | Paz | Phos | Private Club | Puerto | Rattan | Ritz | Roman Loft | Ronda | Sand | Santa Marina | Seduce | Sergio | Sinatra | Sissitio | Soho | Staff Room | Sting | Studio 54 | Villa Rouge | Viveur | Vogue | Wkd | Yannis Bar