Hello, I'm Georgi Yanev—a guitarist, producer and composer with more than 15 years of professional experience in the music industry. I have toured with renowned Bulgarian artists and contributed to award-winning albums as a guitarist, producer and arranger. I founded and played guitar for KAFFE, Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, and I continue to write, arrange and produce music for a wide range of Bulgarian and international artists.

Georgi Yanev

Hello, I'm Georgi Yanev—a guitarist, producer and composer with more than 15 years of professional experience in the music industry. I have toured with renowned Bulgarian artists and contributed to award-winning albums as a guitarist, producer and arranger. I founded and played guitar for KAFFE, Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, and I continue to write, arrange and produce music for a wide range of Bulgarian and international artists.

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Hello, I’m Georgi Yanev—a guitarist, producer and composer with more than 15 years of professional experience in the music industry. I have toured with renowned Bulgarian artists and contributed to award-winning albums as a guitarist, producer and arranger.

I founded and played guitar for KAFFE, Bulgaria’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, and I continue to write, arrange and produce music for a wide range of Bulgarian and international artists.

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Language

Bulgarian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent

Work Experience

Music Producer, Co-producer, Arranger, Music Director at Various Bulgarian artists (Maria Ilieva, Graffa, Koka Mass Jazz, Kaffe, Toma, Rushi Vidinliev, Irina Florin)
January 1, 2000 - Present
Recording and producing with top Bulgarian artists including Maria Ilieva, Graffa, Koka Mass Jazz, Kaffe, Toma, Rushi Vidinliev, Irina Florin and many others.
Executive Manager at Lasteri Music Group
March 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Executive Manager for Bulgaria (Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil).
Music Producer at Music Idol Bulgaria
June 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009
Music Producer for Music Idol Bulgaria.
Guitar Player, Music Producer at Maria Ilieva
January 1, 2000 - Present
Touring with Maria Ilieva; guitar player and music producer.
Guitar Player at Graffa
September 1, 2001 - Present
Guitar Player at Toto Cotugno, Albano, Umberto TozzI
August 1, 2013 - Present
Guitar Player at Il Divo
September 1, 2012 - Present
Guitar Player, Co-arranger at Koka Mass Jazz
July 1, 2012 - Present
World wide performer; guitar player, co-arranger.
Warm-up Act, Guitar Player at Seal
August 26, 2006 - Present
Seal Concert in Bulgaria; warm-up act, guitar player.
Founder, Music Co-producer, Arranger, Guitar Player at KAFFE
May 1, 2005 - Present
Founder, music co-producer, arranger, guitar player for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 for Bulgaria.
Music Co-producer, Arranger, Guitar Player at KAFFE
February 1, 2005 - June 1, 2005
Touring with KAFFE in Europe (Feb–Jun 2005).

Education

Non-degree program in Performance at Berklee College of Music
September 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Southwestern University Blagoevgrad
September 1, 2000 - May 1, 2005
Master of Arts in Psychology at Bulgarian University
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other