Toufektsis (*1966, GR) studied piano and music theory as well as surveying engineering in Thessaloniki, then composition with Gerd Kühr in Graz. He is a founding member of the ensemble artresonanz and member of the composers’ association die andere saite. He had works commissioned by the State of Styria, the ensemble artresonanz, the ensemble zeitfluss, the City of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra and his works have been performed in Vienna, Graz, London, Bremen, Zagreb, Athens, and Thessaloniki. Since 1999 he teaches harmony and music theory at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. From 2007–08 he was composer in residence at the Institute of Electronic Music (IEM) in Graz and from 2011-2014 he took part in an international research project “Point/Patterns of Intuition” at the IEM.