Australis is the name of more than one artist. 1) an American electronic new age music project 2) death metal 1) Australis was founded in 2004 by multifaceted Peruvian-born composer/producer Oscar Aguayo, although this name is often used to refer to him directly too. Under the wider New Age genre, Australis' music has been labeled as Ambient, World, Electronic, Ethnic, Neo-Classic and even Soundtrack. In subjective terms it has also been described as melodic, intense, contagious and emotional.