Régis Campo was born and raised in Marseille where he studied composition with Georges Boeuf at the Conservatory of Marseille. He then entered the Conservatoire de Paris in the classes of Alain Bancquart and Gérard Grisey, where he obtained his first composition prize in 1995. In 1992, he studied with Edison Denisov who considered him as “one of the most gifted of his generation.” Campo's style, often described as playful and colorful, departs from the great aesthetic trends of the late twentieth century with regard to emphasis on melodic invention and tempos of great vitality.
From 1999 to 2001 he was resident at the Villa Medici. In Europe and in about thirty countries all over the world, many different artists have played his compositions.
His work has received numerous awards including the Gaudeamus Prize (1996), the Special Award Young Composers (1996), the Dutilleux Prize (1996), SACEM prices Hervé Dujardin (1999) and Pierre Cardin (1999) The Institute of France, the SACEM Prize for Young Composers (2005), the “Georges Bizet” Prize of the Institute of France (2005) as well as the Prize of the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation (2014).
As Composer in Focus in the season 2020/21 Régis Campo composes two new works for the musicians of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart which will be first premiered in the 7th Symphony Concert and the 7th Chamber Concert.