Biography of Najem Sworb |  | | Real name / | Laurent pasquier |
Electronic music composer born in 1974, living in Strasbourg, France.
Dj since the mid nineties and participated to the growth of his local musical scene by broadcasting music on radio and organizing parties with fellow dj Syrob (who's now running Copilote Recordings). He connected with local artists from the area of Clermont-ferrand, an industrial city build on a former volcanic area.
He started making music in 2002.
In 2003 he moved to Strasbourg, where he started connecting with local djs and developped the local scene.
From Detroit to Berlin, London to Cologne, Chicago to Sheffield, many artistic scenes and many composers have influenced him, in the field of electronic music: Jeff mills, Carl Craig, Maurizio, Wolfgang Voigt, and Autechre to name a few.
First releases in 2007 on RUR, a rare offshoot label of Ai records, and then Hydrocarbon Ep, on Ai itself. Since then his music has also been released on Emerged plate, Métis recordings, and did a remix on Days of being wild.
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