Laurent Véronnez
Encyclopedia
Laurent Véronnez or is sometimes referred to by, L-vee for short. Is a Belgium
-based progressive trance music artist. He has created more than 500 tracks for more than 35 projects. His work is most notable under his alias Airwave.
, Belgium
, it was at age 7 where he first discovered Electronic music, which led him to release his first single at age 18 on the Bonzai label. He lived in Brussels
until he was 20 years old, experimenting with computers and synthesizers at his home. After sending his first demonstration to Lightning Records – the original home of the Bonzai
label, he became one of the main artists of the new age in electronic music.
and Magnetix
, he had his first breakthrough with the first release of Fire & Ice, produced together with DJ Fire. He decided to move to Antwerp so he could concentrate more on his productional work. L-Vee is possibly also best known for his collaborations with Georges Petkidis (Planisphere) & Jurgen Leyers (Fire & Ice), and with Ludovic Meyer's under Cape Town, which they both released a web album in 2008 called Aviateur. He became a professional artist using Airwave as a main project carrying his producers name known as L-Vee. One of his most notable remixes was of Seven Cities
by Solar Stone under V-One in 1999, which was released by Hooj Choons. He was also commissioned to make remixes for the likes of Yves Deruyter
, Da Hool
, Aurora, Blue Alphabet, Push
and Jones & Stephenson.
After the disappearance of his main label home Lightning Records, he is back to being a co-owner and A&R for Banshee Worx, the newly formed record label together with DJ/producer star Yves Deruyter and Fly (owner of Bonzai) and Marnik (A&R + international from the former Lightning Records).
to FSOL or great producers like Jarre, Orbital
, Oliver Lieb
and one of his admirations BT
and Sasha. He defines his own musical style as "pure
electronic dance music with a sniff of electronica and trance and progressive sounds" through discovering and being inspired by his musical heroes and being guided by his record label Bonzai, whom he calls "the Gods of music and technology".
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
-based progressive trance music artist. He has created more than 500 tracks for more than 35 projects. His work is most notable under his alias Airwave.
Early life
Born in 1977 in BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, it was at age 7 where he first discovered Electronic music, which led him to release his first single at age 18 on the Bonzai label. He lived in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
until he was 20 years old, experimenting with computers and synthesizers at his home. After sending his first demonstration to Lightning Records – the original home of the Bonzai
Bonzai Records
Bonzai Records is a Belgium-based record label specializing in techno, rave, trance, hard trance music.It was formed by DJ Fly, Yves Deruyter and Franky Jones in the back of record-shop The Blitz in Belgium in 1992 as a sublabel to Lightning Records, which went bankrupt in March of 2003 and was...
label, he became one of the main artists of the new age in electronic music.
Career
After the first small successes with PLG, North Pole, MonteraMontera
A montera is the hat traditionally worn by many males and females in the folk costumes of the Iberian peninsula.It has come to name also but not exclusively the ones used by bullfighters, introduced to the ritual event in 1835 by Francisco 'Paquiro' Montes as accompaniment to the traje de luces, or...
and Magnetix
Magnetix
Magnetix was a magnetic construction toy consisting of a combination of plastic building pieces containing embedded neodymium magnets, and steel bearing balls which can be connected together to form various geometric shapes and structures...
, he had his first breakthrough with the first release of Fire & Ice, produced together with DJ Fire. He decided to move to Antwerp so he could concentrate more on his productional work. L-Vee is possibly also best known for his collaborations with Georges Petkidis (Planisphere) & Jurgen Leyers (Fire & Ice), and with Ludovic Meyer's under Cape Town, which they both released a web album in 2008 called Aviateur. He became a professional artist using Airwave as a main project carrying his producers name known as L-Vee. One of his most notable remixes was of Seven Cities
Seven Cities (song)
"Seven Cities" is a musical single by Solarstone released in 1999. The single is considered to be a Balearic trance anthem. The vocals for the original single was done by Elizabeth Fields. The original version contains a sample of the track Tintinnabulum by Adiemus...
by Solar Stone under V-One in 1999, which was released by Hooj Choons. He was also commissioned to make remixes for the likes of Yves Deruyter
Yves Deruyter
Yves Deruyter is a Belgian DJ and artist famous for his work on Bonzai Records.-DJ-ing:Yves Deruyter started his DJ career in 1985 and has played in Belgian clubs such as Globe, Barocci, Cherrymoon, Extreme, Carat, BBC, and La Rocca. In 1991, like so many DJs, he also started an artist career....
, Da Hool
Da Hool
Frank Tomiczek , better known as Da Hool, is a German DJ and producer. It was in Bottrop that he first honed his skills as a DJ, and by 1990 was an acclaimed performer in his native country....
, Aurora, Blue Alphabet, Push
Mike Dierickx
Mike Dierickx , formerly known as Dirk Dierickx, and most commonly recognized under the aliases M.I.K.E., Push or Plastic Boy, is a Belgian DJ. Best known for the song "Universal Nation", he has also released other singles including "The Legacy" and "Strange World"...
and Jones & Stephenson.
After the disappearance of his main label home Lightning Records, he is back to being a co-owner and A&R for Banshee Worx, the newly formed record label together with DJ/producer star Yves Deruyter and Fly (owner of Bonzai) and Marnik (A&R + international from the former Lightning Records).
Influences
Laurent has been influenced by the roots of electronic music, since the early beginning, from KraftwerkKraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
to FSOL or great producers like Jarre, Orbital
Orbital (band)
Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
, Oliver Lieb
Oliver Lieb
Oliver Lieb is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as, trance, house, and techno. He has also produced tracks for other artists...
and one of his admirations BT
BT (musician)
Brian Wayne Transeau is a classically trained and Grammy-nominated American music producer, composer, audio technician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter better known by his stage name, BT. He is an artist in the electronic genre...
and Sasha. He defines his own musical style as "pure
electronic dance music with a sniff of electronica and trance and progressive sounds" through discovering and being inspired by his musical heroes and being guided by his record label Bonzai, whom he calls "the Gods of music and technology".
Personal life
He is currently married to Melody E. van Noppen, which he named a song in her name in 2002 (Melody).Discography
- Believe (2002)
- I Want to Believe (2004)
- Trilogique (2006)
- Touareg (2008)