He is probably the most famous representative of the "Smyrna School" and made a notable contribution to the creation of the rebetico style music in Greece.
[citation needed] He was born in Smyrna and from a young age he learned to play the mandolin.
He joined many groups and traveled a lot, especially to the Greek diaspora.
In 1931 he assumed the position of art director for Columbia Records, and the Gramophone Company, until 1940.
He worked with many musicians and many of his rebetiko songs were sung by well-known singers, such as Stelios Perpiniadis, Kostas Roukounas, Roza Eskenazi and Rita Abatzi.