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Apostolos Loufopoulos
was born in Greece, 1974. He studied music at the Ionian University of Corfu
(Music Degree - 1999) and electroacoustic composition with Denis Smalley at
City University, London (PhD in electroacoustic composition – 2005). He has
attended seminars on contemporary composition and music technology at IRCAM
(Paris, Academie d’ete, 1998).
As a composer he has participated in many electroacoustic music concerts,
and in well-known international festivals and conferences including ICMC
(2003-2005), L’Espace Du Son (2002-03), SMC 07, Synthese 07,
Cinema for the Ear / DIEM (2002), and others. He has been awarded prizes
at international competitions, such as
Prix ‘Ars
Electronica’ 2011, Prix ‘NOROIT-Leonce Petitot’ 2002, Bourges 2003,
2006, 2009, Prix ‘SCRIME’ 2003,
‘Metamorphoses 2002, 2004, 2008’, ‘Space of Sound 2004’, ‘Musica
Nova’ 2004, ‘Franco Evangelisti’ 2006, ‘D.Dragatakis’ 2008. His works
have been performed in Greece, United Kingdom, USA, France, Belgium,
Denmark, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Singapore, Canada, Argentina, Chile, and
have been released on different CD collections (Ionian University
http://music.ionio.gr/en/viewer.php?i=c007, INA-GRM / Scrime,
Sugarmusic, Musiques et Recherches (www.electrocd.com/en/bio/loufopoulos_ap/discog/),
on the radio and on the internet. Music score for his piece ‘59 Winds’
(flute and electronics) has been published and is available by Edizioni
Suvivi Zerboni, Milano 2007 (http://www.esz.it/).
His music is highly influenced by the sound of the natural environment, in
which he is interested from a research perspective, as well as the
inter-contextual approach to music and the convergence between musical
genres. He has participated in academic research projects regarding the
study of environmental sound (post-doctoral research at Ionian University,
2006-2008) and attended a number of international conventions on a variety
of thematic subjects, regarding musical research. Also, has been an
organizing member and member of the artistic board of national and
international conventions, such as the
WFAE (World Forum of Acoustic Ecology) ’11,
www.akouse.gr/wfae2011, and
electroacoustic music days ‘07
’09,
www.electrodays.teiion.gr.
Apostolos Loufopoulos currently works as a freelance composer, music
producer and teacher. He directs a private sound studio in Athens, Greece,
specializing in digital audio production and surround sound. He also teaches
music technology and composition at the Technical Educational Institute of
the Ionian Islands, Department of Sound Technology and Musical Instruments,
Cephalonia-Greece (www.teiion.gr).
He is a founding member and currently on the board of HELMCA (Hellenic
Electroacoustic Music Composer’s Association,
www.essim.gr) and the Greek Society for Acoustic Ecology (www.akouse.gr).
Music Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv0smhGKLk4
http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/loufopoulos_ap/discog/
http://soundcloud.com/apostolosloufopoulos/bee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bBGpNyq39o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdcvUyjOg98&feature=related
http://www.myspace.com/apostolosloufopoulos/music/songs/muse-1-introduction-58742443
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