Auan has no history, Auan simply is.
(Translation: i can't be arsed typing out a history here. I'm a bedroom musician, how interesting could it possibly be?)
I don't play live, nor do I plan to. I have tremendous fear of audiences, plus i don't think my music would translate well to a live setting.
I listen to a lot of experimental stuff, definitely of a more hardcore slant. As long as we're name-dropping, then namely Venetian Snares, Doormouse, Hellfish & Producer, Squarepusher, Photek, Aphex Twin and Klute.
I hardly use any hardware, other than a MIDI controller keyboard and knob box. As far as software goes, I use Cubase VST and various plugins. NI Battery is the only real recurring one.