BIOGRAPHY:After his first appearences on stage in 1993 in various punk/rock local formations (The Obnoxious, Machine Gun...), Laurent learned more towards 60's and 70's rock in several groups, REUG (Progessive compositions), NO BREAK (blues/rock covers) , TROUBLE AFFAIRE (rock/fusion compositions), SPASSIBA (acoustic pop/rock covers)... which helped him to forge his style and took him around the North of France and to Paris.
Working on his writing experience, doing stage and studio work, this period developed his musical skill and personality which helped him to constitute his actual sound.
Joining PIMENTO in april 2002, coincided with his wish to get back to his blues/rock roots and to invest himself in song writing with Carol-Ann-Croft.
Laurent's influences are varied, ("... from punk to blues ... anyone who can make a guitar sound good " ) we can still say that amongst those who gave him the itch to play are Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher, The Black Crowes, Slash, SRV, Keith Richards ... for the most famous ...
SPECIAL DATES:- Aug 2006 - Support to The FLESHTONES and JAMIE CLARKE's PERFECT ( Ex POGUES ) , at the "Ségoufielle Rock n' Blues Festival" (near TOULOUSE) .
- Oct 2005, playing with RHYS CHATHAM for the "Nuit Blanche" in PARIS
(Sacré-Coeur) over 74 000 people !!!
- Jan 2005, Support to CHUCK BERRY at The "ZENITH" in Rouen ,France
- May 2004, Release of FIGHTING MONSTERS (PIMENTO), produced by Larry Martin (Luther Allison ,Champion Jack Dupree, Screamin'Jay Hawkins ...).
- May 2003, participation of the "Tribute to...Dominique Laboubée, The DOGS " (Exo7, Rouen)
- Springtime 2003, participation of the compilation album, tribute to The RAMONES "Ramones addicts".
- November 2002, Support to LITTLE BOB (Exo7, Rouen)
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