Vangelis Fampas was born in Athens. He studied classical guitar from a very early age with his father Dimitri Fampas. Since the age of 16 he has been involved with composing and performing. From 1979 to 1995 he lived in New York, where he attended graduate school as he simultaneously worked full time as a composer for theater and TV. He received an MA from CUNY and he continued towards a DMA from SUNY. He has been a composer in residence with the Greek theater of NY and an associate composer for CBS and PBS programs.
He has scored a good number of theater productions, fiction film, documentary, and commercial film (300+). He produces fiction & documentaries for the past 15 years. He is a member of the Hellenic Film Academy and a board member of Autodia Royalties Collection Agency of Greece.