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                                ** Biography **

AES DANA aka Vincent Villuis, composer and sound designer, Dj and co-owner of 
Ultimae records. Electronic activist since teenagehood, he was also one of the 
founding members of ASURA. Bass player and singer in several coldwave and 
industrial bands, he then moved on to composing with machines. 

Specialised in sampling and layering of accoustic sounds digitally transmuted, 
Vincent Villuis creates a music which offers multiple listening possibilities.
AES DANA brings a fusion between the British Progressive feel and the traditional 
American Space Music; with sounds anchored in the psychedelic realm freely 
flowing into a morning downtempo trance, tribal or smashed rhythms.

So far he has produced 4 solo albums, participated to about 3 dozen compilations 
and collaborated on two albums with Swedish artist Magnus Birgersson under 
moniker H.UV.A.NETWORK. We expect his next album [ Perimeters ] to be released 
in 2010.

In 2009, Vincent Villuis composed soundtracks for Science Fiction movie 
"The Passport" (Amund Lie) and "Atrophy Bank" (Sam Asaert) which should come 
out late 2009. In June 2009 was released his latest album [ Leylines ] which 
received many excellent feedbacks from the electronic scene and from the 
beyond audience.

The album was ranked top 10 sales electronic music on Itunes USA and Top 5 
on emusic.

In 2009, Vincent Villuis becomes sponsored artist by TC Electronics.
As the conceptor of the Fahrenheit Project compilation, he is working on the 
last chapter of the series prior to re-releasing the whole collection as a 
deluxe edition.

Vincent Villuis is Official Resident for the Dominicains of Haute Alsace for 
2009-2010 and currently works on compositions for a multi-diffusion installation.