Polivios is a Toronto-born, Athens-based composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in authentic historical,world music and electronic hybrid scoring for film, games, and media. With AAA game credits and performance collaborations with Grammy-nominated Carnatic master Chitravina Ravikiran, he brings rare depth to dramatic storytelling through music. Initially establishing himseld as an award winning guitarist, Polivios has performed concertos (Aranjuez, Giuliani, Rodrigo) with orchestras across North America and Europe. Since then his training spans multiple traditions: Early music and historical instruments, Carnatic music with Ravikiran in India, Byzantine chant with Dmitris Manousis, Turkish/Arabic Maqam with Christos Tsiamoulis and Haig Yazdjian, and early music with Peter Croton (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis). He studied vocal performance in Toronto (Royal Conservatory), Basel, Hamburg (with renowned pedagogue Jürgen Schriefer), and composition with Samuel Andreyev. Fluent in classical, electronic, and hybrid production, Polivios performs on original 17th-19th century instruments from his personal collection and coordinates elite musicians worldwide. His multilingual capabilities and deep engagement with poetry, philosophy, and dramatic narrative inform his approach to scoring—treating music as essential storytelling vehicle for stage and screen. Available for film scoring, game audio, chamber music, large-scale dramatic works. SPECIALIZATIONS: - Film & Game Scoring - Historical Period Music (Authentic Instruments) - World Music Fusion (Carnatic, Byzantine, Maqam, Flamenco) - Electronic & Hybrid Production - Orchestral Composition - Music for Drama & Storytelling SERVICES: - Complete scoring (composition, performance, production) - Historical authenticity consultation - Rare instrument recordings (historical instruments. Medieval to Present e.g. theorbo, lutes, oud, 19th-century guitars) - Coordination of elite international musicians - Greece-based production (premium quality, competitive rates)

Polivios

Polivios is a Toronto-born, Athens-based composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in authentic historical,world music and electronic hybrid scoring for film, games, and media. With AAA game credits and performance collaborations with Grammy-nominated Carnatic master Chitravina Ravikiran, he brings rare depth to dramatic storytelling through music. Initially establishing himseld as an award winning guitarist, Polivios has performed concertos (Aranjuez, Giuliani, Rodrigo) with orchestras across North America and Europe. Since then his training spans multiple traditions: Early music and historical instruments, Carnatic music with Ravikiran in India, Byzantine chant with Dmitris Manousis, Turkish/Arabic Maqam with Christos Tsiamoulis and Haig Yazdjian, and early music with Peter Croton (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis). He studied vocal performance in Toronto (Royal Conservatory), Basel, Hamburg (with renowned pedagogue Jürgen Schriefer), and composition with Samuel Andreyev. Fluent in classical, electronic, and hybrid production, Polivios performs on original 17th-19th century instruments from his personal collection and coordinates elite musicians worldwide. His multilingual capabilities and deep engagement with poetry, philosophy, and dramatic narrative inform his approach to scoring—treating music as essential storytelling vehicle for stage and screen. Available for film scoring, game audio, chamber music, large-scale dramatic works. SPECIALIZATIONS: - Film & Game Scoring - Historical Period Music (Authentic Instruments) - World Music Fusion (Carnatic, Byzantine, Maqam, Flamenco) - Electronic & Hybrid Production - Orchestral Composition - Music for Drama & Storytelling SERVICES: - Complete scoring (composition, performance, production) - Historical authenticity consultation - Rare instrument recordings (historical instruments. Medieval to Present e.g. theorbo, lutes, oud, 19th-century guitars) - Coordination of elite international musicians - Greece-based production (premium quality, competitive rates)

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Polivios is a Toronto-born, Athens-based composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in authentic historical,world music and electronic hybrid scoring for film, games, and media. With AAA game credits and performance collaborations with Grammy-nominated Carnatic master Chitravina Ravikiran, he brings rare depth to dramatic storytelling through music.

Initially establishing himseld as an award winning guitarist, Polivios has performed concertos (Aranjuez, Giuliani, Rodrigo) with orchestras across North America and Europe. Since then his training spans multiple traditions: Early music and historical instruments, Carnatic music with Ravikiran in India, Byzantine chant with Dmitris Manousis, Turkish/Arabic Maqam with Christos Tsiamoulis and Haig Yazdjian, and early music with Peter Croton (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis). He studied vocal performance in Toronto (Royal Conservatory), Basel, Hamburg (with renowned pedagogue Jürgen Schriefer), and composition with Samuel Andreyev.

Fluent in classical, electronic, and hybrid production, Polivios performs on original 17th-19th century instruments from his personal collection and coordinates elite musicians worldwide. His multilingual capabilities and deep engagement with poetry, philosophy, and dramatic narrative inform his approach to scoring—treating music as essential storytelling vehicle for stage and screen.

Available for film scoring, game audio, chamber music, large-scale dramatic works.

SPECIALIZATIONS:

  • Film & Game Scoring
  • Historical Period Music (Authentic Instruments)
  • World Music Fusion (Carnatic, Byzantine, Maqam, Flamenco)
  • Electronic & Hybrid Production
  • Orchestral Composition
  • Music for Drama & Storytelling

SERVICES:

  • Complete scoring (composition, performance, production)
  • Historical authenticity consultation
  • Rare instrument recordings (historical instruments. Medieval to Present e.g. theorbo, lutes, oud, 19th-century guitars)
  • Coordination of elite international musicians
  • Greece-based production (premium quality, competitive rates)
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