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Biografie – Lars Leonhard
Lars Leonhard wurde 1973 in Hilden bei Düsseldorf geboren. Bereits in jungen Jahren entdeckte er seine Leidenschaft für elektronische Musik. Inspiriert von einflussreichen Künstlern wie Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream und Klaus Schulze entwickelte er früh ein Gespür für klangliche Tiefe, rhythmische Strukturen und atmosphärisches Sounddesign.
Seit Anfang der 1990er-Jahre produziert Lars Leonhard eigene Musik, zunächst experimentell, später mit zunehmend klarer künstlerischer Vision. Sein Stil bewegt sich heute zwischen Ambient, Dub-Techno, Downtempo und Deep House – Genres, die er auf einzigartige Weise miteinander verbindet. Charakteristisch für seine Kompositionen sind fließende Texturen, detailreiche Arrangements und eine meditative Klangsprache, die sowohl introspektiv als auch cineastisch wirkt.
Sein offizielles Debüt gab er 2010 mit der EP Infected auf dem Netlabel Deepindub Records. Es folgten zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen auf renommierten Labels wie BineMusic, Ultimae Records, Synphaera Records und Diametral Records. Seine Diskographie umfasst diverse EPs und Alben, die international Anerkennung fanden und ihn zu einem festen Bestandteil der globalen Ambient- und Dub-Techno-Szene machten.
Ein bedeutender Meilenstein in seiner Laufbahn ist die langfristige Zusammenarbeit mit der US-Raumfahrtbehörde NASA. Seit 2013 vertont Lars Leonhard wissenschaftliche Visualisierungen aus dem All – etwa Sonnenstürme, Planetenbewegungen oder kosmische Phänomene –, die mit Hilfe von Satelliten und Teleskopen aufgenommen wurden. Über 20 Videos dieser einzigartigen Kooperation wurden bislang auf YouTube veröffentlicht. Besonders der Track Thunderbolt entwickelte sich zu einem viralen Erfolg mit über 9 Millionen Aufrufen.
Neben seinen Soloarbeiten ist Lars Leonhard auch auf zahlreichen internationalen Compilations vertreten. Er gilt als vielseitiger Klangkünstler, dessen Musik regelmäßig in Kontexten zwischen audiovisueller Kunst, Wissenschaft und elektronischer Clubkultur eingesetzt wird.
Mit jeder neuen Veröffentlichung bleibt Lars Leonhard seiner künstlerischen Linie treu, ohne sich zu wiederholen. Seine Musik ist geprägt von einer tiefen Verbindung zu Raum, Zeit und Technologie – eine Verbindung, die über das rein Musikalische hinausgeht und eine Brücke schlägt zwischen Mensch, Maschine und Universum.
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Biography – Lars Leonhard
Lars Leonhard was born in 1973 in Hilden, near Düsseldorf, Germany. From an early age, he discovered his passion for electronic music. Inspired by pioneering artists such as Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, and Klaus Schulze, he quickly developed a sense for sonic depth, rhythmic structure, and atmospheric sound design.
Since the early 1990s, Lars has been producing and composing his own music—initially experimental, later with a steadily refined artistic vision. Today, his style moves fluidly between ambient, dub techno, downtempo, and deep house—genres that he skillfully fuses into a distinctive and immersive sound. His compositions are characterized by flowing textures, intricate arrangements, and a meditative sonic language that is both introspective and cinematic.
He made his official debut in 2010 with the EP Infected, released on the netlabel Deepindub Records. This marked the beginning of a prolific career that has included releases on respected labels such as BineMusic, Ultimae Records, Synphaera Records, and Diametral Records. His discography features a wide range of EPs and full-length albums, earning him international recognition as a leading figure in the global ambient and dub techno scene.
A significant milestone in his career is his long-term collaboration with the U.S. space agency NASA. Since 2013, Lars has been composing music for scientific visualizations of space phenomena—such as solar flares, planetary motion, and cosmic simulations—captured by satellites and telescopes. More than 20 of these audiovisual works have been published on YouTube. His track Thunderbolt became a viral success, garnering over 9 million views to date.
In addition to his solo releases, Lars Leonhard has contributed to numerous international compilations. He is regarded as a versatile sound artist whose music is frequently featured in contexts ranging from audiovisual art and scientific media to electronic club culture.
With each new release, Lars Leonhard continues to evolve while staying true to his signature aesthetic. His music reflects a deep connection to space, time, and technology—a connection that transcends traditional genre boundaries and builds a bridge between human emotion, machine precision, and the vastness of the cosmos.
Music Releases
2010 | Infected (EP) Deepindub
2011 | Ping Pong Party (EP) Lars Leonhard, Fingers In The Noise – Glider Records
2011 | Atropurpureum (EP) Clear Recordings
2011 | Tibouchina / Pacific Ocean (EP) Klangschleife Records
2011 | 1549 (Full Album) BineMusic
2012 | A Split Second (EP) Deepindub
2012 | No Comment (EP) Format: Vinyl, 12″ BineMusic
2013 | Lars Leonhard + Shebuzz – Supererde / Grasses oft the Past (12″, Limited Edition, Yellow Clear) DimbiDeep Music
2013 | Lars Leonhard & Beat Ride – STATION 12 (EP) Back Room Records
2013 | Lie To Me (EP) Diametral Records
2013 |Stella Nova (EP) Ultimae Records
2013 | Lars Leonhard + Alvina Red – Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons (Full Album) BineMusic
2013 | Three Wise Monkeys (EP) Dreiton Records
2014 | Burning Clouds (EP) Ultimae Records
2014 | Dark Tales From The Woods (Full Album) Self-released
2015 | Deep Venture (Full Album) Self-released
2015 | Passenger at Night (Full Album) BineMusic
2016 | Evanescent (EP) Self-released
2016 | Isolated Landscapes (EP) Self-released
2016 | Erstwhile (Full Album) Self-released
2016 | Orange Dawn (Full Album) Self-released
2017 | Matthias Springer / Lars Leonhard – Episode Three. Turmfalke – TURMFALKE003, Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition
2017 | Slow Down (EP) Self-released
2017 | Interstellar (Full Album) Self-released
2018 | Felicity (Full Album) Self-released
2018 | Patterns in Nature (Full Album) Lars Leonhard + Roman Ridder / Self-released
2018 | Adrift in Time (Full Album) Self-released
2018 | Above and Below (Full Album) Self-released
2019 | AEON (Full Album) Self-released
2019 | Pathway (Full Album) Self-released
2019 | Orbit (Full Album) Self-released
2020 | Spaceflight (Full Album) Synphaera Records
2020 | Planetary Nebula (Full Album) Self-released
2020 | Solar Observer (Single) Self-released – produced for NASA`s video: A Decade of Sun
2021 | Night Sky (Full Album) Self-released
2022 | Gravity (Full Album) Self-released
2022 | Geometric Shapes (Full Album) Self-released
2023 | Eclipse (Full Album) Self-released
2024 | Reflections (Full Album) Self-released
Various Artists – Compilations
Trackname: Citylights , BineMusic Presents Various Artists | 2010 (2×12″, Compilation. 2010
Trackname: Falling Leaves , Various Artists – Tranzmitter Compilation (Volume 4) 2012
Trackname: Always On My Mind, Various Artists – Compilation Vol. 1, Klangschleife, 2012
Trackname: Not Another Hero, Various Artists – Welcome To Neverland. Spaceal Orbeats Records, 2012
Trackname: Over And Out, Various – Various Artists #1, Rohs! Records, 2013
Trackname: Slow Motion, Mahiane – Oxycanta III , Ultimae Records, 2013
Trackname: Deeper Direction – Nova (15) – Passages, Ultimae Records, 2014
Trackname: DüsselDub, Various – Hall Of Dub Compilation Vol. 1, Compilation – Deeptakt, dtcomp001, 2014
Trackname: Frost, Various – Enfold 01 , Ultimae Records, 2014
Trackname: Mountain View, Various – Lavaland Subspiele Records, 2015
Trackname: Stratus, Various – Compilation Vol. 2, Klangschleife, KS010, 2015
Trackname: Bonjour Caresse, Various – 5 Years Of Diametral, Diametral, 2015
Trackname: Lucid Dreams, Ambientium – Digiseeds, Ultimae Records, 2015
Trackname: Passenger At Night, Various – Klassik Lounge Nightflight Vol.8, (2×CD, Compilation, Lemongrassmusic, LGM209, Vol.8, 2016
Trackname: Anchorage, Various – Grenzwellen Fünf, (Compilation) Grenzwellen, GW 6, 2019
Trackname: Connection Reset, Various – 10 Years Diametral Records (2×CD, Compilation, Limited Edition) Diametral, DMTRL10Y, 2020
Trackname: Raytracing, Various – Gemstones IV, Cyclical Dreams, 2023
Cooperations with the American space agency NASA
2013/ NASA | Video title: Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun – Music: „Thunderbolt“ by Lars Leonhard.
2013/ NASA | Video title: First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013 Music: „Long Range Cruise“ by Lars Leonhard, courtesy of the artist and BineMusic.
2013/ NASA | Video title: Peer into a Simulated Stellar-mass Black Hole. Music: „Lost in Space“ by Lars Leonhard.
2013/ NASA/ESA/Goddard Space Flight Center | Video title: Five Days of Flares and CMEs. Music: „Stella Nova“ by Lars Leonhard, courtesy of the artist and Ultimae Records.
2014/ NASA | Video title: Colliding Comets Hint at Unseen Exoplanet. Music: „Halos“ by Lars Leonhard, courtesy of the artist and Ultimae Records.
2014/ NASA | Video title: Twisting Solar Eruption and Flare . Music: „No Comment Before Sunset“ by Lars Leonhard, courtesy of the artist and BineMusic.
2015/ NASA | Video title: Supercomputer Shows How an Exoplanet Makes Waves . Music:“Deep Layer“ by Lars Leonhard.
2015/ NASA | Video title: Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K) Music tracks in the order they appear from the album „Deep Venture“. „Northern Stargazer“ ,“Negative Thermal Expansion“, „Photophore“, „Osedax“, „Retroreflector“. All tracks written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2016/ NASA | Video title: 3D 4k for STEREO’s 10th Anniversary. Music: „Soothing“ and “Serendipity“ from Erstwhile. All tracks written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2017/ NASA and ESA | Video title: Spacecraft Track a Solar Storm Through Space. Music: „Comely“ from Felicity; Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2019/ NASA | Video title: Take a Spin With NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Music credit: “Phenomenon“ from Above and Below Written and produced by Lars Leonhard
2019/ NASA | Video title: Dive Into TESS’s Southern Sky Panorama. Music: „Above Clouds“ from Above and Below. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2020/ NASA | Video title: A Decade of Sun. Music: „Solar Observer“ written and produced for this video by Lars Leonhard.
2020/ NASA | Video title: TESS’s Northern Sky Vista. Music credit: „Strolling“ from Above and Below. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2020/ NASA | Video title: Echoes of the Universe’s Creation. Music: „Pulse and Glow“ from Adrift in Time, written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2021/ NASA | Video title: The Doubly Warped World of Binary Black Holes. Music credit: „Gravitational Field“ from Orbit. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2021/ NASA | Video title: Active October Sun Releases X-Class Flare. Music: „Immersion“ from Above and Below. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2022/ NASA | Video title: NASA’s Black Hole Orrery. Music: „Event Horizon“ from Gravity. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2022/ NASA | Video title: A Week Filled with Flares. Music: „Rhombus“ from Geometric Shapes. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2023/ NASA | Video title: 133 Days on the Sun. Music (in order): Concave Hexagon, Heptagon, Tetrahedron, Triangular Prism, Square-based Pyramid, Irregular Quadrilateral, Equilateral Triangle, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron, all from „Geometric Shapes“ written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2023/ NASA | Video title: Narrated Tour of Fermi’s 14-Year Gamma-Ray Time-Lapse. Music credit: „Expanding Shell“ written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2024/ NASA | Video title: NASA`s SDO Captures a February Solar Flare Triple Play. Music: „Serene Reverie“ from Reflections. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.
2024/ NASA | Video title: A Week of Rapid-Fire Solar Flares. Music Credit: “Halos” from the album Burning Clouds. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard. Music Credit: “Halos” from the album Burning Clouds. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard. C&P 2014 Ultimae—Ultimae.com
To mark this special occasion, the video will be shown in the solarium at the NASA Goddard Visitor Center.