SHORT BIO
Efthymios Stavropoulos (Eforez) is a composer, and electroacoustic / audiovisual / multidisciplinary artist / creator, currently residing in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In his work, he combines composed instrumental parts, along with electronic elements (software, modular synthesizers, effect pedals), soundscape ambiences and field recordings in an endless pursuit for achieving a smooth and delicate organic electroacoustic blend between sound design and composed music. Through the years he completed a variety of bachelor and master studies including jazz composition, audiovisual design, guitar performance, singing and forestry engineering. Since 2007 he has been participating in a plethora of music and multidisciplinary projects, with the award winning short film Zeze & Mercedes (talent Award in the Nederlands FIlm Festival) and the VR experience Diary of a Shapeshifter (best autonomous project during the immersive tech week in deDoelen Rotterdam) being part of them. Since 2013 he has released 8 personal music albums with original compositions for a variety of line ups and 4 music albums with his avant-garde electronic duet Bzaka and the Owlgod featuring different soloists.
Extended Bio
Efthymios Stavropoulos (Eforez) is a composer, and electroacoustic / audiovisual / multidisciplinary artist / creator, currently residing in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In his work, he combines composed instrumental parts, along with electronic elements (software, modular synthesizers, effect pedals), soundscape ambiences and field recordings in an endless pursuit for achieving a smooth and delicate organic electroacoustic blend between sound design and composed music. Through the years he completed a variety of bachelor and master studies including jazz composition, audiovisual design, guitar performance, singing and forestry engineering. Since 2007 he has been participating in a plethora of music and multidisciplinary projects, with the award winning short film Zeze & Mercedes (talent Award in the Nederlands FIlm Festival) and the VR experience Diary of a Shapeshifter (best autonomous project during the immersive tech week in deDoelen Rotterdam) being part of them. Since 2013 he has released 8 personal music albums with original compositions for a variety of line ups and 4 music albums with his avant-garde electronic duet Bzaka and the Owlgod featuring different soloists.
Extended Bio
PUBLICITY
HighlightsGood Enough (short animation film)
Kaboom Festival - Utrecht NL
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Zeze and Mercedes
(short animation film)Kaboom Festival - Utrecht NL
Nederlands Film Festival - Utrecht NL
-Winner of the EY talent Award
Premiere at KINO - Rotterdam NL
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Diary of a Shapeshifter
(VR installation)Nederlands Film Festival - Utrecht NL
Animatex animation festival - Cairo EG
Virtual Reality Extravaganza - Vienna AUT
Kaboom animation festival - Utrecht NL
VR Church @ Immersive tech week (VRDays Europe)
- deDoelen Rotterdam NL
-Winner of the Student XR Award:
Best autonomous project
Hogeschool Rotterdam x VONK immersieve proeverij
WDKA graduation show 2022
-Nominated for the Drempelprijs - Rotterdam NL
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Remembrance
(String Quartet suite)Premiere at deDoelen - Rotterdam NL
Funded by Droom en Daad - Rotterdam NL
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Exiles
(Theatre Performance)8 shows at Ergotaxion theatre - Athens GR
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Encounter
(Theatre Performance)Premiere at Open Air Theatre of Grave - Athens GR
9th HRTF at Artspace Fabrica - Athens GR
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Fossil Sprouts
(Electroacoustic music album)Article by Rebecca Cullen - Stereo Stickman
Exclusive interview – The further
Entretien exclusif - Info Music
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Demigod
(Art film and music album)Funded by Droom en Daad - Rotterdam NL
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Outbreak Dance 19
(Art film and music album)Funded by Droom en Daad - Rotterdam NL
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Masks Optional
(Musicmentary)Funded by Droom en Daad - Rotterdam NL