Antonis Rouvelas was born in Papadianika (Greece) in 1987 and since 2012 he
lives in Graz, Austria. He holds a PhD in multimedia composition from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Department of Music Studies, focusing on the interaction between sound, video, and light. He also holds a Master Degree from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (supervisor: Beat Furrer) and a Bachelor Degree in Music Composition from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Department of Music Studies (supervisor: Dimitri Papageorgiou).
As composer he has has been performed and received commissions by numerous ensembles and organizations such as the Athens State Orchestra, the ensembles Musikfabrik, Schallfeld, DissonArt, Airborne Extended, Between Feathers, the organizations European Recorder Players Society, Open Music, New Greek Composers nowadays, the associations die Andere Saite, aXe, etc. Antonis Rouvelas has been selected for composition competitions, call for scores, closedtype seminars and scholarships such as: 5th PanHellenic Composition Competition in memory of Dimitris Dragatakis (2nd prize, 2012), Tellogleion Arts Institution (scholarship, 2013), Composer Collider Europe (ensemble Musikfabrik, 2017), Microfest competition (Prague, 2019), BMKÖS scholarship Arbeitsstipendium (2021), BMKÖS scholarship Startsstipendium (2022) etc. In 1st July's week 2023 Antonis was indicated as the ARTface of the week for the state of Styria.He has composed multimedia performances, chamber music, music for theater, electronic and improvised music. Part of his compositions is published by the online platforms Babelscores and escholarship.
Light design and operation is a later but rapidly developed skill of Antonis. Starting in 2022, he was commissioned and designed more than 30 productions, among others the multimedia performances Seems like a portal, Synesthetika, Alive and Qu4D, the theater production Traum:A:Welt and Pandora ausgebuxt and the festivals BrückenBauen and EnjoyFest. Since 2026 Antonis is the chairman of the association NOW!Oper der Gegenwart, an organization for multimedia performances.
Antonis performs modal music on plucked string instruments since very young age, starting from Greek traditional and folk music and expanding later in the musics of the East. Currently he is performing with multiple music groups based in Graz, while he is the chairman of the association for eastern oriented music Echos, organizing and leading various cultural and educational projects. Antonis is also experienced in free improvisation performance, on various instruments.