Theodoros Karkatselas was born in Larissa, where he studied piano and advanced music theory. He continued at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University (with a major in composition), where he became acquainted with the work of Iannis Xenakis and turned to electronic music. His works have been performed in concerts and festivals in Greece, Europe and America. His first completed work, Sting, won prizes in the International Electroacoustic Composition Competition-Música Viva (Portugal, 2011) and Luigi Russolo International Sound Art Competition (Spain, 2012).