Vanilla Ace

Vanilla Ace is the London-based project of Sam Young, a DJ and producer who began releasing music in 2012. Young also operates under the aliases Sam Young, Ultragraphic, and Sammy Deuce, with his debut release appearing in September 2012. Since establishing the Vanilla Ace moniker, he has maintained consistent output with 51 releases spanning over a decade of activity through 2025.

His productions traverse tech house, deep house, nu disco, house, and indie dance territories, appearing on labels including Kittball, Erase Records, Simma Black, Nervous Records, and SAFE MUSIC. Vanilla Ace's sound encompasses both the driving energy characteristic of tech house and the more relaxed grooves of deep house and nu disco. His releases on Nervous Records connect him to the label's house music heritage, while his work with Kittball and Simma Black positions him within the contemporary European house scene. The breadth of his label roster reflects his versatility across house music's various subgenres.