Biography
being influenced by frankfurt's electronic music scene and its legendary airport club "dorian gray", german sound mastermind DOUG LAURENT started deejaying back in 1985.
shown on many occasions behind the turntables, he pushed crowds worldwide to experience a variety of emotions with his progressive but melodic trance style.doug also established himself as the worldwide renown producer of more than 350 released tracks, represented by over 80 international labels (both major and independents).in 1986, he founded his first digital midi recording studio together with CHRIS HUELSBECK, who lateron became one of the world's leading game soundtrack composers for titles such as INDIANA JONES, RESIDENT EVIL and STAR WARS.
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risen from the underground, doug has created hit single productions for CULTURE BEAT ("inside out", "mr. vain recall"), LA BOUCHE, ALPHAVILLE and YELLO which marked his career throughout the last decade.doug as well teamed up for collaborations with BARTHEZZ, B.G. THE PRINCE OF RAP, BIZARRE INC, BONEY M., FUN FACTORY, FRONT 242, HYPERLOGIC, KIM SANDERS, KOSMONOVA, LE CLICK, LOFT, LOVE INC., NO MERCY, PANJABI MC, PEYOTE, PHARAO, RAUL, SASH!, SEAN PAUL, SHAGGY, SIN WITH SEBASTIAN, SNAP!, SPIKE, TALLA 2XLC, THE TWINS, VALERIE DORE, ZODIAC and many others.
after founding the "media park" with its 10 studios in 1992 nearby frankfurt, the "hypnotic" label in 1994 (first release "i'm rushin'") and the "house of faith" label in 1998, laurent has been hosting dj's and acts like ANGEL OF DEATH, CLUB INVADERS, DESKEE, DJ ROY DAVIS, DJ WAG & MISAR, JAY FROG / SCOOTER, KAI TRACID, LEGEND B, M@C & FROST, MIKADO, MISS SHIVA, MISS THUNDERPUSSY, PRO-ACTIVE, RAMIN, RENEGADE MASTER, STEVO, TRANCE ACTION, VEGA, WARMDUSCHER, YAKOOZA and Y.O.M.C.
besides going solo, doug laurent actually runs the acts AMMONIA, DE LOREAN feat. NINA, DEEJANE ALLSTARS, FEARSOME FOURSOME, FUTURE SHOCK, OVERDUB, PLANET TRAX, RAINMAKER, RECALL, SYSTEMATICS & TAURUS.his current 2004 major label projects are german popstars idol FABRIZIO (universal), former sweetbox singer TINA HARRIS (columbia), SHAHIN (featured by the prodigy & tim deluxe) and eastern europe supergroup COLONIA.
being very succesful in creating tribal / garage tracks as well, doug's label "risque recordings" is the home of all house acts like 54 feat. LAWSON, BIZARRE, CARY AUGUST, FAB, FANTASTIQUE, FOUNDATION, KENNE, HACIENDA BROS., JOCELYN BROWN, LA GUARDIA, , MINISTRY OF FUNK, TANIA EVANS and THEA AUSTIN, alongside productions for GLORIA GAYNOR, MICHAEL ZAGER, MICHELLE WEEKS, NICK STRAKER BAND, SABRINA JOHNSTON, STAXX, THE LAWYER and TONY DI BART.
in 2002 and 2003 doug laurent gave prove of his versatility again by releasing "TECHNO TRANCE ESSENTIALS" and "HOUSE ESSENTIALS" (distributed by ueberschall / best service), collections of each more than 2500 unique sounds from his archives, supporting his philosophy of constant innovation.these milestones are followed by his new sampling cd "LOOP ESSENTIALS" in early 2004, which includes more than 3500 amazing drum and rhythm loops.DVD projects, soundtracks and mixes in cinematic 5.1 surround sound are in progress !
doug laurent's year-long experience in licence-, catalogue- and publishing-deals and his network of partner offices in san francisco, montreal, london, vienna, tokyo and sydney made him become a supervisor for the compilation series DOUG LAURENT IN THE MIX, PARTY ESSENTIALS, LATINO MIX, EMPIRE, MASTERTUNES and EL DIVINO.
ACT # SONG TITLE
007 001 my name is bond
2 FLY 002 abracadabra
3D'S DREAM MACHINE 003 just an illusion
3RD DIMENSION 004 breakout
3RD DIMENSION 005 one million light years
54 FEAT. LAWSON 006 sky high
A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE 007 just round (remix)
ADRENALINE 008 are you ready
ALPHAVILLE 009 big in japan (remix)
ALPHAVILLE 010 fools
AMMONIA 011 hymn
AMY 012 live your dream
AMY 013 the rhythm
ANNABELL KAY 014 let it shine (remixes)
APIDYA 015 level 4
B.G. THE PRINCE OF RAP 016 can’t love you (remix)
B.G. THE PRINCE OF RAP 017 rockabit (remixes)
BABY E 018 baby talk
BARTHEZZ 019 on the move (remix)
BASS GENERATOR 020 bass generator
BASS INC POWER SYSTEM 021 hound dog
BIZARRE 022 love bizarre
BIZARRE 023 the big black
BIZARRE 024 the party
BIZARRE INC 025 playing with knives (remix)
BLUESIANA X 026 black means blues
BLUSHED 027 2 little 2 late
BONEY M 028 daddy cool
BONEY M 029 hooray ! hooray ! (carribean medley)
BONEY M 030 rasputin
BONEY M 031 rivers of babylon
BONEY M 032 sunny
BOYS NEXT DOOR 033 just another dream
BUGS BUNNY 034 tazmania
CANDY 035 hero
CANDY 036 holiday
CANDY 037 holiday 2002
CANYON CLUB 038 indians
CAPOEIRA FAMILY 039 zum zum zum
CARDENIA 040 funkytown
CARY AUGUST 041 ALBUM - THE CLUB HITS
CARY AUGUST 042 alive
CARY AUGUST 043 all along the watchtower
CARY AUGUST 044 bizarre love triangle
CARY AUGUST 045 blue monday
CARY AUGUST 046 get it on
CARY AUGUST 047 get off my cloud
CARY AUGUST 048 heartbreaker
CARY AUGUST 049 relax
CARY AUGUST 050 under my thumb
CARY AUGUST 051 without you
CASINO feat. VONDA 052 boom boom boom
CASINO PRES. #1 IMPERSONATOR 053 don’t be cruel
CLUB TUNES 054 vol.1 (double cd compilation)
COLONIA 055 a little bit of ooh lalalala
CULTURE BEAT 056 adelante
CULTURE BEAT 057 anything (remixes)
CULTURE BEAT 058 crying in the rain
CULTURE BEAT 059 crying in the rain (remix)
CULTURE BEAT 060 got to get it (remix)
CULTURE BEAT 061 insane
CULTURE BEAT 062 inside out
CULTURE BEAT 063 inside out (remix)
CULTURE BEAT 064 mr vain recall 2003
CULTURE BEAT 065 mr. vain (remixes)
CULTURE BEAT 066 mr. vain (us-mix)
CULTURE BEAT 067 out of touch
CULTURE BEAT 068 take me away (remix)
CULTURE BEAT 069 under my skin
CULTURE BEAT 070 under pressure (queen dance trax)
CULTURE BEAT 071 world in your hands (remix)
DARIA 072 far away
DARWIN 073 the living goes on
DE LOREAN 074 by satellite
DE LOREAN 075 something i should know
DE LOREAN 076 tomorrow’s yesterday
DEEJANE ALLSTARS 077 ALBUM
DEEP PASSION 078 don't go breaking my heart
DEFCON 5 079 ground zero
DEPUTIES OF LOVE 080 deputy of love
DEPUTIES OF LOVE 081 deputy of love (remixes)
DEPUTIES OF LOVE 082 i feel good
DEPUTIES OF LOVE 083 love’s gonna get you
DEPUTIES OF LOVE 084 yo rock the house
DEPUTIES OF LOVE FEAT. SUITE E 085 love me tender
DESKEE 086 hot temptation
DESKEE 087 let there be house
DESKEE 088 let there be house 2004
DESKEE 089 ska train
DESKEE 090 world domination
DEVOTION 091 crazy lover
DIAMOND LIFE 092 come on (go with me)
DJ FEAT. DANIEL LOPES 093 kiss on my list
DJ MEMBRANE VS RUDE DEE 094 cc rider
DJ ROY DAVIS 095 macho mozart
DJ TIESTO 096 the tube (remix)
DORIAN GRAY 097 erdbeermund
DOUBLE 098 captain of her heart 2004
DOUBLE M FEAT. SOPHIE 099 friday nite (remixes)
DOUG LAURENT 100 ALBUM - DOUG LAURENT CLASSICS
DOUG LAURENT 101 ALBUM - IN THE MIX
DOUG LAURENT 102 dj tools intro
DOUG LAURENT 103 i’m rushin’
DOUG LAURENT 104 i’m rushin’98
DOUG LAURENT 105 the dream
DR. DREAM 106 fly so high
DREAM WEAVER BROS. 107 are you lonesome tonight
DROSTE 108 oh marc ich hoer dich
DUBRIDER VS EL VISTA 109 jailhouse rock
DUTY OF THE BEAST 110 duty of the beast
EL DORADO 111 morena
EL NOVA 112 a song for you
EL NOVA 113 new sensation
EL RITMO 114 el ritmo
ELLE EKLAND 115 respect love
ELLE EKLAND 116 russian roulette
EMPIRE 117 empire anthem
E-TRAIN 118 cocaine
F1 119 the race must go on (remixes)
FAB 120 ALBUM
FAB 121 all night passion
FAB 122 feel good
FAB 123 inside out
FAB 124 ride like the wind
FABRIZIO 125 i'll never get over you
FABRIZIO 126 ti sento
FANTASTIQUE 127 on the radio
FARAY 128 back to back
FEARSOME FOURSOME 129 miami
FEARSOME FOURSOME 130 supernature
FEARSOME FOURSOME 131 suspicious minds
FELGUERA GARCIA 132 amore
FIESTA LOCA 133 fiesta loca
FIRST CLASS @ MGM 134 heartbreak hotel
FLADENBROT 135 was guckst du lan ?
FLIP MACHINE 136 football’s coming home 2003
FLIP MACHINE 137 teddybear
FLIP MACHINE feat. LAMONT 138 manamana
FOUNDATION 139 ALBUM - FOUNDATION CLASSICS
FOUNDATION 140 fresh
FOUNDATION 141 get up (september)
FOUNDATION 142 let's groove 2003
FOUNDATION 143 somebody's watching me
FOUNDATION 144 studio 54
FREAKMATIQUE FEAT. XL-VIS 145 a little less conversation
FREESTYLE FANATIC 146 how do ya feel ?
FREESTYLE FANATIC 147 the final frontier
FREESTYLE FANATIC & DA GENIUS 148 burnin up
FRONT 242 149 headhunter 2000
FUEGO 150 esta noche (this is your night)
FULL SPEED 151 star (remix)
FUN FACTORY 152 party with fun factory (remix)
FUTURE SHOCK 153 and the beat keeps goin’ on
FUTURE SHOCK 154 different reality
FUTURE SHOCK 155 the force will be with you
FUTURE SHOCK 156 the murderer
GAIL DUNCAN 157 good times
GILLA 158 tu es (remix)
GLORIA GAYNOR 159 perfect world (remix)
GRAPHIXX 160 neverending story
HACIENDA BROS. 161 ay ay ay
HACIENDA BROS. 162 shake your body
HELENA PAUL 163 the bell rings
HYPERLOGIC 164 only me
ILLUSION feat. DANY 165 never gonna let you go
INFINITY 3 166 stay
JAVALIN PELAO 167 un poquito
JB 168 the power
JET STAR 169 chirpy chirpy cheep cheep (remix)
JOAN FAULKNER 170 groove me
JOAN FAULKNER 171 if i try
JUANA 172 dream dimension
JUANA 173 dream dimension’94
JUANA 174 the music
KENNE 175 be your lover
KENNE 176 dj new york city
KENNE 177 everybody happy
KENNE 178 intro
KENNE 179 take me back
KENNE 180 this is your night
KENNE 181 true faith
KENNE 182 you can dance
KEVIN DUVAL 183 love x 2
KIM SANDERS 184 roll with it
KIM SANDERS 185 tell me (that you want me)
KING JUNIOR 186 ALBUM - TRIBUTE TO THE KING
KING JUNIOR 187 fever
KING JUNIOR 188 rubberneckin
KOOLCUT 189 gangsta’s paradise
KOOLCUT 190 paradise
KOSMONOVA & TANIA EVANS 191 singin‘ in my mind (remix)
LA BOUCHE 192 all i want
LA BOUCHE 193 be my lover (remix)
LA BOUCHE 194 i love to love (remix)
LA BOUCHE 195 in your life
LA BOUCHE 196 s.o.s.
LA BOUCHE 197 sweet dreams (remix)
LA GUARDIA 198 you are (my shining star)
LACARA 199 everytime we touch
LADY BUNNY 200 fxxx with you
LAS VEGAS 2000 201 viva las vegas
LE CLICK 202 tonight is the night (remix)
LE JARDIN 203 i love music
LE JARDIN FEAT. PRELUDE 204 cant help falling in love
LIFEBALL 205 hi life (remix)
LIGHTS OF EUPHORIA 206 macht oder liebe
LIGHTS OF EUPHORIA 207 serenade
LOFT 208 don’t stop me now (remixes)
LOS GOMEZ 209 arriba
LOS GOMEZ 210 vamos a la playa
LOVE IN MOTION 211 fame
LOVE IN MOTION 212 sexual fantasy
LOVE INC 213 in a galaxy
LUXOR VS XENON 214 blue suede shoes
MC SUPREME 215 the spirit
MELANIE THORNTON 216 on the run
MICHAEL ZAGER 217 let’s all chant (remix)
MICHELLE WEEKS 218 hope
MINISTRY OF FUNK 219 1999
MINISTRY OF FUNK 220 gonna party
MIRAGE 221 on & on
MOJITO BAND 222 bailando salsa
MOONWALKER 223 spaceman
MORGANO 224 crash
MUNDSTUHL 225 adler auf der brust
MYSTERIA 226 bazar
MYSTERIA FEAT. MARTINE 227 neverending story
NATIVE VISION 228 easy life
NATURAL EFFECT 229 gimme your love
NEIN ENGEL 230 planet radio single
NICK STRAKER BAND 231 a walk in the park
NIMMZWEI 232 mr. pharao
NINA 233 mind over matter
NO MERCY 234 more than a feeling
NO MERCY 235 where is the love
ONCE AGAIN 236 cosmic feelings (remixes)
OVERDUB 237 freedom is indivisible
OVERDUB FEAT. DOUG LAURENT 238 it began in africa
OVERDUB feat. TANIA EVANS 239 inside out
PABLO PEREZ 240 ai no corrida
PANJABI MC 241 jaaran kolo sik
PANJABI MC FEAT. JAY-Z 242 mundian to bach ke
PARTY NATION 243 machine gun
PARTY NATION 244 number one
PEARL 245 summer holiday (remix)
PEARL FEAT. MINOU 246 kissing like a virgin
PERPLEXER 247 acid folk (remix)
PEYOTE 248 i will fight no more (remix)
PHARAO 249 world of magic (remix)
PIZARRO 250 barbados
PLANET TRAX 251 airwalker
PLANET TRAX 252 do what you like
PLATINUM BOYS 253 in the ghetto
POINT ONE 254 high steppin’
POINT ONE 255 trip like that
PRESHUZ T. 256 girl talk
PUBLIC ART 257 i wanna feel the music
PUBLIC ART 258 river
PUBLIC ART 259 river 2 (remixes)
RACHEL PANAY 260 you make me feel
RAINBOWS SOUNDTRACK 261 samplemania
RAINMAKER 262 eternal fire
RAINMAKER 263 secrets of asia
RAINMAKER 264 the rainmaker
RAINMAKER 265 we can fly
RAQUEL 266 contigo a mi lado
RAQUEL GOMEZ 267 hush hush
RAQUEL GOMEZ 268 solitaire
RAUL 269 prohibida
RAUL 270 susana
RENEGADE MASTER 271 disco fans
RENEGADE MASTER 272 promised land
RENEGADE MASTER 273 renegade master
RE-QUEST 274 mental atmosphere
RICK LENZI 275 all shook up
RIO MAGIC 276 elemento #5
RIO MAGIC 277 tonight tonight!
RISQUE 278 lift you up
RISQUE pres. JOCELYN BROWN 279 black skinned, blue eyed boys
SABRINA 280 boys 2003
SABRINA JOHNSTON 281 satisfy my love (remixes)
SABRINA PADULA 282 say you love me
SAHARA 283 always on my mind
SAM 284 boys
SAMPLING CD 285 HOUSE ESSENTIALS
SAMPLING CD 286 LOOP ESSENTIALS
SAMPLING CD 287 TECHNO TRANCE ESSENTIALS
SAMPLING CD 288 VOCAL ESSENTIALS
SAPHIRA 289 golden cage
SASH! 290 i believe (remix)
SASH! 291 just around the hill (remix)
SCORPIO VS DJ COBRA 292 only one
SEAN PAUL 293 beware
SECOND LIFE 294 reality
SFL 295 paint it black
SHADES 296 heaven’s gate
SHADES 297 nightmoves
SHAHIN 298 laila
SHAHIN 299 yeh rog
SHINEQUA 300 abc of love
SIERRA 301 half life
SIERRA 302 pharao
SILENCE 303 i feel
SIN WITH SEBASTIAN 304 golden boy (remixes)
SLAM 305 back to music (remix)
SNAP 306 exterminate (remix)
SPIKE 307 respect (remixes)
STAXX 308 joy (remixes)
STRANDGUT 309 wo bist du ?
SYSTEMATICS 310 emotional violence
T.ONE 311 somewhere out there
T.ONE 312 tom’s diner
TALEESA 313 i found luv
TALLA 2XLC 314 what time is love
TANIA EVANS 315 come into my life (strength to carry on)
TANIA EVANS 316 mr. vain
TAURUS 317 freedom
TAURUS vs LAURENT 318 bladerunner
THE CONDUCTOR 319 feeling this way (remix)
THE FREE 320 loveletter from space (remix)
THE LAWYER 321 i wanna mmh
THE LODGERS 322 moments in love
THE TWINS 323 ballet dancer (remix)
THEA AUSTIN 324 looking at the space
THIRD WORLD FEAT. SHAGGY 325 reggae party
TINA HARRIS 326 apartment 424
TINA HARRIS 327 can i be your sunshine
TINA HARRIS 328 do you love me
TINA HARRIS 329 do you really want to hurt me
TINA HARRIS 330 everything's gonna be alright 2004
TINA HARRIS 331 i feel you feeling me
TINA HARRIS 332 I'll do 4 u
TINA HARRIS 333 intro
TINA HARRIS 334 love makes the world go round
TINA HARRIS 335 lullaby for j k j
TINA HARRIS 336 my first love
TINA HARRIS 337 on my mind
TINA HARRIS 338 ooh baby
TINA HARRIS 339 who's that guy
TINA HARRIS 340 you are never alone
TONY DI BART 341 the real thing
TRITON 342 world domination
UNIQUE II 343 free (remix)
UTOPIA 344 station 2045
VALERIE DORE 345 the night 2003
XENON 346 another life
XENON 347 firewalker
YELLO 348 on track
YELLO 349 to the sea (remix)
ZODIAC 350 begehrenswert (remix)
ZORRO BRAVO 351 si si si
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