Dimitris Varelopoulos was born in Athens. Establishing member of the band "Checkmate in two flats", he plays Greek island lute, guitar and he's a singer and a composer. His musical collaborations feature: Orfeas Peridis, Dionysis Savopoulos, Melina Kana, Melina Aslanidou, Nikos Grapsas and more... He has also worked as a producer and arranger with extended discography. Currently he is working as a lute tutor at the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia - Greece. In year 2000 he co-founded "IHOTRON", the overarching company for Ihotron Recording Studio and Ihotron Productions.
