Laurent Dury

French new age composer Laurent Dury -- who uses live instrumentation (including piano, horns, strings, and woodwinds) in his music in addition to synthesizers -- began his career in England, writing songs for the Oxford Press as well as for British television. After he returned to France in 1998, Dury signed to Origins/Terra Humana and soon released his debut, Sophrologie, Vol. 1: Conscience et Harmonie. In 2000 Zen Vol. 1: Chin Den Chin came out, which was followed by five releases the next year, including Le Jardin d'Alice and Les Trésors d'Ali. In 2003, his song "Silk Road...