Vic Ja4 — also known as Victor Alarcón or simply V.J. — is a Peruvian-born songwriter, guitarist, and singer whose music blends heartfelt storytelling with acoustic influences. Originally from the coastal city of Ilo, Peru, Alarcón founded the band MD-1O3 (Musical Disease) alongside Chilean drummer Mauricio Ignacio Morales-Portilla (“Nasho”) and bassist Karlos Rosales-Alarcón.

After Karlos’ departure, Alarcón began collaborating with producer H. Zacher at Grooveloft Media & Musikproduktion in Leichlingen, Germany. The band later evolved with bassist-vocalist Michael Mitschelin and Huutokilpailu artist Jan Grünheidt, but shifting circumstances inspired Alarcón to pursue a more personal artistic direction.

In 2018, he began recording his debut acoustic album with Zacher and percussionist/drummer Lester Alfonso Narváez. The result, Aurora Boreal (2019), introduced listeners to Alarcón’s intimate sound and poetic lyricism.

On March 3rd, 2020, Alarcón traveled to the Finnish Arctic to film the music video for Aurora Boreal. Just days later, the global COVID-19 outbreak left him unexpectedly stranded. His unique situation drew international media attention, with interviews featured in Reuters and Rolling Stone Magazine. Before returning to Germany, Alarcón also filmed Llamada Perdida (“Missed Call”), a song inspired by the pandemic, portraying life in self-isolation inside an Arctic forest hut.