Ariel Parra, a.k.a. A.r.e.s. is an Argentine musician, composer, producer and DJ born in Neuquén (a province located in the West). His first contacts with music were through groups such as Nirvana, Radiohead, Pearl Jam and other bands with Grunge roots and Punk Rock. He has been also influenced by the Bristol Trip Hop music with bands such as Massive Attack and Portishead. He never had a limit on the musical styles he encountered and he has embraced Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Wagner, etc.He began composing and performing music in the year 2001, when his first alternative rock band Negative Effect gave some significant shows while accumulating experience in recording and in the creation and composition of live performances. They recorded a 4 track demo named Dummies