Anastasis Sarakatsanos was born in Athens. He studied folk music and cultural anthropology in Greece and later in the United Kingdom. His studies focused on mixed composition techniques – theater, film music, and music for media. Since 2006, he has worked as a music director and teacher for various theater productions in Greece, UK, and the Netherlands. Sarkatsanos has also worked as an academic advisor on music and television production, and lectured on composition and music technology. Since 2015 he has lived in Amsterdam, developing his work in music, storytelling and theatre, as a musical director, writer, performer and host.