Ares Van Jaag is both the stage name as a composer and a pseudonym as a writer of the prolific editor José Antonio Alías García. He was born on March 28, 1967 in the city of Badalona (Spain). At the age of 15, Mike Oldfield's first album fell into his hands and he was amazed by its music. From that moment on he reoriented his studies towards the field of electronics and began to rediscover music, sometimes making his own instruments, just as he did with his first electric guitar. At 17 years old he falls platonically in love with a girl who will never take him into consideration, and after falling into a great depression he finds refuge in his own music, although that experience will haunt him for years. His first compositions date from that time, however, he did not begin recording until 1999, the year in which his emotional and economic stability allowed him to install a complete studio in his own home. A year later he timidly began to edit his songs in mp3 format on the Internet. It was 2001 when he released his first single, and a year later his first and only LP, "Lapses", signing a contract with Vitaminic, one of the major online record labels of the moment. . Van Jaag's restless mind has moved him towards very disparate hobbies and interests throughout his life. This has made him a perfect "jack of all trades, but also a master of many disciplines", a quality that gives him a particular multifaceted ability in many professional and personal aspects. He has written several books and has collaborated on many others by other writers. He currently works as an editor and directs the New York publishing house Alvi & Books, LLC.
