Hans Vermeulen was born on 21 december 1961 in Torhout. He studied at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where he earned first prizes in solfège (1980), written harmony (1981), music history (1983), counterpoint (1983) and fugue (1984). He also won the Lunssens Prize for harmony and the Koenigsberg Prize for music history. He completed his piano studies with A. De Groote. In 1989, as a student of Rafaël D’Haene, he graduated with a diploma from the Muziekkapel Koningin Elisabeth for composition (magna cum laude). In that same year he also won the Cera Youth and Music Prize. His works have been premiered by the BRT Orchestra (former name for the Flemish radio orchestra), the RBTF Orchestra (Francophone radio orchestra), the National Orchestra of Belgium, the chamber orchestra Prima la Musica and the Flemish Symphony Orchestra. As a teacher, Vermeulen has also been long associated with a number of Flemish conservatories (Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent) and has undertaken intense studies of computer applications for music. At present he works for the nature organisation De Wielewal, composing in his free time.