The Water Engine: Editorial Alvi Books

Ares Van Jaag is at the same time, artistic name as composer and pseudonym as writer of the prolific editor José Antonio Alías García. He was born on March 28, 1967 in the city of Badalona (Spain). At 15, his first Mike Oldfield album falls into his hands and he is amazed at his music. From that moment he redirects his studies to the field of electronics and begins to rediscover the music, sometimes making his own instruments, 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 plunging 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 does not start recording until 1999, the year in which his emotional and economic stability allow him to install a complete studio in his own home. A year later he began timidly editing his songs in mp3 format on the Internet. It was the year 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 great online labels of the moment. Van Jaag's restless mind has been moving him through very different interests and interests throughout his life. This has made him a perfect "learner of everything, but also a teacher of many disciplines", a quality that gives him a particular multifaceted capacity in many professional and personal aspects. He has written several books and has collaborated in many other writers. He currently serves as editor and directs the London publishing house Alvi Books, Ltd.