Laurent grew up in a musical family and his passion for music started early.

He began learning piano at the age of 6, then expanded his range of skills by studying percussions: classic and contemporary first (timpani, vibraphone, etc.), percussions from various continents (Congas, Cajon, West African balafon), modern drums, chromatic balafon and the Hang.

In 2008, Laurent started studying vocal techniques to further develop his work in the band Mayaelo.

His curiosity and thirst for discovery allowed him to express himself through music without style boundaries. He feels aesthetics as color palettes and doesn’t hesitate to work with traditional, improvised, amplified, electronic, pop, experimental and classical music.

He enjoys combining all aspects of music, from singing to body percussion, using his eclectic background of musical capabilities to explore the possibilities to blend diverse flavours. Through an extensive variety of encounters throughout his life, Laurent has built a highly individual musical identity.

DEM, prizes, Diplômes d’Etat in musical training and percussion, certificate of aptitude for current amplified music validate his academic studies, but it’s outside the box that he prefers to act and create.

As a graduate of the French Conservatory system (gold medal and DEM) Laurent excels in scored music. Internships, master classes and travelling have prompted him to incorporate oral traditions and improvised music, so he has joyfully built bridges between different musical expressions.

The joy of sharing and a taste for novelty led him to travel and perform in groups with very varied compositions and to accompany other artists for their on-stage or studio projects.

This includes work with OLOJi, TwinPan, the Tempo Primo symphony orchestra, the Ars Nova brass quintet, Le grand Rateau big band, Morgane Ji, Mayaëlo, Bill Banquise, Dine et Deon, Cordéone, Olivier Carole Ensemble, Doro’t, Sale petit Bonhomme, Rauni, Siko, Imad Saleh, Nour , Bebey Youla, Alama Kante, Dave Golitin, Pablo Mendez, Matthieu Metzger, Thomas Grimmonprez and Christophe Lardeau amongst others.

Currently, he performs live in his solo “Unlimited”, Owa, and as a member of Labulkrack and Toma Sidibe.

You might have also discovered him opening for Ben l'Oncle soul, Lo'Jo, Faada Freddy, Susheela Raman, Sandra N'Kaké, Brigitte Fontaine, Mathieu Boogaerts ...