Ioannis Kourtis is born in Thessaloniki in 1973. In 1982, he follows harmony’s and classical guitar’s lessons at Delidimos Conservatory of Thessaloniki. In 1986, he also begins violin’s lessons. In 1991, he obtains the harmony’s diploma of the conservatory. One year after, he is accepted at Ionian University in the music department. From 1994 until 1996, he is member of the symphonic orchestra of Corfu as a second violin and he is also teacher of classical guitar and harmony in the municipal music school of Filiates in Epirus. From the beginning of his musical career, Ioannis Kourtis is interested in composition. Even if he is a young composer, some of his works have already been played in public. In September 2000, he obtains his master of music (option composition) of the Ionian University. In February 2001, he was finalist of the film music composition competition of Lunéville (France) and in December 2002 he was member of the panel of jury in the International Festival of Cinema and Technology in Paris. In France since 1999, he is in relation with different orchestras and ensembles and he is member of S.A.C.E.M.