Born in 1969 in Limassol (Cyprus), he was six when his family emigrated to England. He studied musicology at York University. Fascinated by the music of Louis Andriessen, he later moved to Holland to study composition with him at The Hague Conservatory. During that time he had the inspiring opportunity to collaborate with the independent composer of electronic music and incidental music for the theatre, Dick Raijmaakers. He currently lives in Amsterdam and works in a variety of genres including concert music, electronic improvisation, modern dance, theatre, and film. His works have been performed by leading ensembles in Holland ('Asko', 'Loos', Maarten Altena Ensemble), Britain ('Icebreaker', 'Jane's Minstrels') and Germany ('Ugly Culture'). He has collaborated with numerous theatre and dance groups including The Dutch National Ballet, Theatergroup 'Hollandia' and Theatergroup 'De Appel'. He won the Gaudeamus Foundation Composition Prize for spi. a conspiracy cantata (2000).

Selected works: walking under ladders for trombone and string trio (1990), no one's filming for accordion, violin, piano and double-bass (1990), lethe for two flutes and guitar (1991), pocket icon for string quartet (1991), blindspot for three saxophones, accordion, piano, guitar and bass guitar (1991), four maggots for viola and double-bass (1992), trace for violin and piano (1993), zeimbekiko 1918 (version 95) for soprano saxophone, electric guitar, double-bass and tape (1995), from an inquisitor's manual for mezzo-soprano and 15 instruments (1996), on zeno for tenor saxophone, two electric guitars, piano, percussion and electronics (1997), spi. a conspiracy cantata for two voices, piano, shortwave radio and electronics (1999), tettix for voice, drum machine and insect sounds (1999), sea song for tape (1999), pneuma for bassoon, piano and cello/tape (1999), affectio for voice, harpsichord, electronics and installation (2000), tinkling for piano, recorders, soprano saxophone, trombone, voice, percussion, electric guitar, violin and double-bass (2000), strobo for six percussionists (amplified glass panes, strobe lights, live electronics; 2001), chaoids for saxophone/flute, violin and percussion (2001), scape for orchestra, video and tape (2001); incidental music for the theatre, dance and film music.

tettix. An electronic garden of Eden - a drum machine calls out to its fellow 'rhythmic machines' in nature: homoptera - hymenoptera - orthoptera - heteroptera - creating a simple song which is an embodiment of a warm summer afternoon, a song of mating and territorial definition.
'Tettix' is a Homeric word for 'cicada'.
The piece began its life as music for a dance piece by the choreographer Karl Jay Lewin, performed in London in November 1999.
A concert version was made for the voice of Ayelet Harpaz, and was premiered in the Bellevue Theatre in Amsterdam in April 2000.
The work is also available on cd (Unsound 001).
Yannis Kyriakides