Sophocles Papavasilopoulos has written music for a variety of venues and media including theater, opera, film, video, dance, video games, television, and the concert stage. His concert music has been presented by ensembles such as Alarm Will Sound, International Contemporary Ensemble, Arditti String Quartet, Non-Zero, Avalon String Quartet, and Avian Orchestra as well as by the renown Greek clarinetist Lefteris Bournias. His music has been featured at such New York venues as Weill Recital Hall, Tonic, Merkin Concert Hall, Galapagos, HERE Art Center, the Flea Theater, and the Skirball Center and has also been heard at the Seoul Museum of Art in Korea. He received his BM from Oberlin Conservatory where his chamber opera "Poohsticks" was produced. "Soft for Digging," a film directed by J.T. Petty featuring Sophocles's music, has been presented at Sundance as well as numerous other festivals world-wide. His video game music credits include a variety of PC/Mac and GameBoy games for such clients as Mattel, Acclaim, Infogrames, and Simon & Schuster. His music has appeared on The Men's Room for Spike TV. He is the recipient of a 2005 MacDowell Residency and MacCracken and Langley fellowships. He is co-founder, along with Sheila Callaghan, of the band If I Told Napoleon. He is currently pursuing a PhD in composition at New York University.