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Laurent Veronnez aka Airwave aka many many other guises was born in
Brussels in 1977, he is a naturally gifted artist and this
manifested in him at the age of just 7. Influenced by the 80’s and
90’s sounds and by greats such as Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre,
Orbital, Oliver Lieb and BT, he honed his skills in music knowledge
and technology. Laurent would then see demos picked up by the
infamous Bonzai imprint in 1996 and the stunning Airwave - I want
To Believe was released. In 1998 this was picked up by many top
DJ’s including Sasha and Oakenfold and later on by an up and coming
DJ, Tiesto. Airwaves sound was and still is prominent in the UK and
Dutch trance scene and this has helped a host of today’s top DJ’s
be where they are now. His infectious music spread further in 1999
to Germany, Italy and the world and now Airwave is a very popular
name on the EDM scene with a huge, loyal fanbase. Versatility and
great skill in the studio led to many collaborations including with
his friend Jurgen Leyers with Fire & Ice and E.N.E.R.G.Y.,
Georges Petkidis on Planisphere and Marnik Braeckevelt with
Antidote. The list continues with many other greats including Yves
Deruyter, M.I.K.E., Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Tale, Marcus Schulz and
John 00 Fleming, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Breaking
boundaries and turning his hand to many genres of music Laurent has
as many as 500+ productions and remixes under his belt. Laurent
then started to develop his DJing and live performances and has
played in some big venues, Slinky, Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, The
Gallery, 1015, Dopler in Bratislava, and many others back in the
day. In 2000 he embarked on a new wave of performance with gigs all
over the world in England, Scotland, Japan, Korea, New Zealand,
Canada, Netherlands, Spain, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, South
Africa, with totally improvised keyboards while DJing and the
Triloset was born and continues to this day. Fast approaching 20
years in the business, Laurent can never be pigeon-holed to one
genre as his impressive list of albums will attest. His first album
Believe in 2002 performed very well and this was to do well again
in the 2004 album I Want To Believe. Trilogique soon followed and
it is now that Laurent’s passion starts to come through in a big
way. Released first in 2006 this album contains three parts,
bringing the audience three different tastes of electronic music
into one single package, Trilogique would go on to be a huge
success reaffirming Laurent’s position in EDM. Many more albums
followed and each have made their mark on the world. Time saw him
finally running Bonzai Records with his long time partners and
friends, and also expanding his knowledge of acoustics in order to
develop his career as a producer and as a sound designer among
others. Laurent runs a monthly radio show called Progrez where he
showcases a wide range of music, this is followed religiously by
his army of fans the world over. Music that is full of emotion,
special and unique with expressed feelings, many have claimed it
has changed their lives for the better. When there are discussions
on greats of EDM the name Airwave/Laurent always crops up. He has a
deep respect among his peers for his beliefs on the industry and he
speaks honestly about how he feels and where he sees his musical
vision take him. One of the most gifted artists of our time and
with a passion still very strong we are sure to see a lot more from
this man. Laurent’s works under many of his guises can be found at
all good download stores and a comprehensive list of his various
aliases can be found at Bonzai Music artist pages or Discogs.
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