Daniel Denis

Biography

Belgian drummer and composer Daniel Denis, born in 1953, is the founder and constant leader of Univers Zéro, the dark chamber rock group at the heart of the Rock in Opposition movement. A former member of Arkham who also played concerts with *Magma*, he has led Univers Zéro through two incarnations since 1974, and recorded several albums as a member of Present and Art Zoyd. During the band's 1987 to 1999 hiatus he released two solo albums, 'Sirius and the Ghosts' and 'Les Eaux troubles', built from synthesizers, percussion and players drawn from the Univers Zéro circle.