Minos Matsas (composer)

Minos Matsas, composer, is the grandson of Minos Matsas, a Greek lyricist and music industry executive.

He received degrees in Music from the Athens Conservatory, Juilliard school and Columbia University. In 1994 working as a producer at EMI he started his own label "Messogios" (Μεσόγειος - Greek for "Mediterranean") and launched his own career as a composer. In 1996 he opened Odeon Studios, a state of the art studio complex, which he still manages.

His works include music for films, theater, dance, animation, popular songs and orchestral music. His CDs have been released by EMI, His Master's Voice and Sony Music. His works have been performed at the National Theater of Greece, the Athens Concert Hall, the Palace Theater and Lincoln Center.

In 2003, his New York debut at Lincoln Center included a performance of his original score Diary of a Lost Girl. In May 2003, Mr. Matsas music was performed at the Metropolitan Opera of New York to accompany the film The Parthenon, directed by the Academy Award winner Costa Gavras.

Mr. Matsas is currently based out of Los Angeles where he is credited for having recently scored several independent feature films.

References

• Minos Matsas, the composer website