Kostas Moschos

Born in Athens, he studied musical theory and composition in Athens, electronic music, computer music and programming, musicology, music phenomenology and conducting in Paris (France) and Cologne (Germany). He worked on several studios and research centres like the Electronic Music Studio of Music Academy in Cologne the ICEM in Essen and STEIM in Holland. He taught music and technology in Cologne, Essen, Basel and Athens. Since 1989 lives in Athens where he is co-founder and director of the Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics (IEMA) and the Greek Music Information Centre.

The activities of K. Moschos spread in several musical domains.

As composer he has composed 60 pieces in several forms including music for the theatre, cinema, dance and music installations mostly with the aid of digital technology. He is a pioneer of computer music in Greece starting using the computers in music from 1978. The way he uses the computers is either creating new sounds or generating musical material and structures based on algorithms and mathematical formulas, but also by programming real-time interactive translation systems of graphics and movement to music.

As a researcher apart the creative and computer music researches, he was involved on many other research projects (e.g The reconstruction of Ancient Hydraulic Organ, Automated Systems of Music Coding and Retrieval, The Acoustics of Open Theatres, Distance Learning of Music, Digitization of Music, Digital Music Archives)

As educator he is leader of music educational projects, like the national project “MELINA-Education and Culture” where he has developed an innovative way of approach to music for the schools. He has compiled the most recent curriculum for music education. He is member of the "Digital School" national project.  He wrote educational books and CD-ROMs for the public schools. He taught music education and computer music in several seminars, schools and universities as well “Music and Image” at the High School of Fine Arts.

He is member of the Hellenic Composers Union and the Hellenic Electroacoustic Music Composers Association. He is the treasurer of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC).