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First Broadcast: 01 Sep 2009 21:59

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LAURENT SCHARK HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG MUSICIAN SPIRIT, SINCE HIS EARLIEST DAYS. He started practising piano since he was 5 years old, as his main instrument, then followed Dj decks years after. His set is strongly influenced by Funk and Disco (like Kool & The Gang, Stevie wonder, and other famous references taken from the "Black Music"). Year after year, his set has turned into a complete live act, where CD, Vinyl, and hardware, keyboards, making it a unique performance, with a hardly stamped LS signature.

Laurent Schark is also a great radio Dj. He began his radio experience on national and local FM stations, back in 1998, mainly in south of France. He now offers a weekly "Laurent Schark Selection" show broadcasted on many FM and Web stations all over the world. In 2004, he started a brand new show on Radio Paté, called "PATE PARADISE". In less than a year, the show is listened on the web, on a globe scale, by many thousands of fan listeners. This is a very uplifting show with a lot of fun, and "avant-garde" live set, broadcasted from the London studios.

Laurent Schark is of course a gifted Producer Dj and talented remixer with a worldwide impact and recognition. He started Djing in France, in the middle of the 90s, and his Production quickly followed the momentum. With his friend Midknight, he created the "GrooveMasters" band. This duet quickly gains people ears on radio first, then in clubs, especially with their first hit remixes of Say Say Say (Micheal Jackson & Paul McCartney) , and One Night In Bangkok (Murray Head), during the 2005 Miami Winter Music Conference. The success was immediate, and many remixes started to invade radios and clubs in France, and abroad.

In 2006, Laurent Schark gets his title into the Top 5 best French Remixers during the contest organized by the magazine ONLY FOR DJS. Many projects raised since then, including his remix of So Magic (Dexter Connection - Ulitmate Sound Production), broadcasted on international FM radios. The same year he founds his first recording company with his dedicated friend MidKnight (EVOLUSOUND RECORDS), and starts his album project Move On, released end of the year with 3 singles.

He gave birth to a second label in 2008, with his partners Frank Savannah, and Stone Willis, DOMINIUM RECORDINGS. In August, he produced a 10-track CD (Laurent Schark remixes, part of the double CD "the Plan"), published by Night Dance Records, and a single with Felko, singer from the famous Gibsons Brothers band.

LATE 2008, THE TALENT OF LAURENT SCHARK IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED DURING THE MMA MUSIC AWARDS, WITH HIS SINGLE CHEMISTRY FEATURING JODIE COOPER (BEST PERFORMANCE ACT 2008).

His remixer talent is confirmed with his remixes of Keep on Rising (Ian Carey), or Heard It All Before (Soul Avengerz), and Laurent is now regularly contacted by Dj and labels across Europe and North America. His fantastic collaborations with famous singers including Carol Jiani, Jodie Cooper, Jeri Lee, The Flirtations, Joanna Rays, or Evelyn Thomas, are real finger licking pleasure.

There's no doubt regarding the Laurent Schark touch that you'll notice in his music, remixes, and dj sets, on the House Music scene. His new album project "LOVE SCIENCES" the release of which is planned for Fall 2010, is also very expected

Listen to the Laurent Schark Selection every Friday at 13:00 (repeated at 10:00 Saturday) UK time on Energy FM.