Iakovos Pavlopoulos
Iakovos Pavlopoulos was born in 1976 in Athens. He is a graduate of music technology, theory and harmony from the Philippos Nakas Conservatory, a branch of the Berklee Music College, and the National Conservatory (1997-1998, 2009-2011).
He studied drums with Giannis Kalkanis and jazz music with Christos Kotzinas (2002-2004). He studied music further at the KOOREN HUIS music school in The Hague, drums with Erik Ineke, Hans van Oosterhont and rhythm session with Alex Milo. He was a member of the Koorenhuis Big Band under Victor Borkrt (2006-2008).
In 2017 he attended the Dutch Impro Academy.
He was a co-founder of the company of cultural producers “I Trelli Rodia”.
During the last decade he has been working as a percussionist and sound designer for theatrical performances.
Indicatively, he has collaborated with: Thodoris Ambazis, Wang Xiaoying, Nikos Karathanos, Angelos Triantafyllou, Konstantinos Rigos, Dimitris Maramis, Giannis Kakleas, Stavros Gasparatos, Angela Bruskou, Om@dance, P. Tavernier, Giannis Vouros , Jenny Drivala, Nikos Kypourgos, Joalz, Leon Sega, Νefeli Stamatogiannopoulou, Mary Tsoni, Telemachos Mousas, Fenia Papadodima, George Palamiotis, Closer, Monsieur Minimal, Apollonas Retsos, Andrianos Nonis, Sequence Theory Project, M. Eugenia Demeglio, Thanos Polymeneas, ost ensemble, Ocean Hope, Nefelopetra, Modified Dogs, Chrysanthos Christodoulou, Takis Vassilakis, Yorgos Maraziotis.