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Having mastered the art of modern production, Belgium’s Olivier Grégoire hasbecome one of the world’s most renowned dance music artists, with a bevy of high-profile releases under his various pseudonyms. You may know him as Kolombo, thehouse player with a discography that charts esteemed imprints like Kompakt, Turbo,Diynamic, Noir Music, Suara, Snatch!, Sweat and most recently Dirtybird, with thesummer 2018 single “It’s Gettin’ Hot.” Though he’s also made waves as the LouLouPlayers with his partner Jerome. Together they’ve toured the world, and launched theLouLou Records imprint, a house label with several releases from Kolombo and thePlayers.With shows at Belgium’s Tomorrowland, all across America, in Russia, Australia,and in the hip party capital of Berlin, the past few years have seen Kolombo’s starcontinue to rise as a DJ almost everywhere. But especially in South America, wherehe regularly plays major festivals and clubs. Grégoire’s relationship with the famedBrazilian open-air venue Warung has quickly grown, and 2019 will see the release ofsomething very special on the Warung Recordings label, along with another outing onDirtybird.Last but certainly not least, Grégoire is also part of the highly touted Mugwumpoutfit, a leftfield house duo launched with Belgian dance music pioneer GeoffroyMugwump in 2008. Together, their recordings have landed on electronic music’smost discerning labels, including DJ Hell’s Gigolo, as well as Kompakt, R&S,Cocoon, !K7, Throne Of Blood, Misericord, International Feel, Permanent Vacationand Endless Flight.It’s apparent that Kolomobo’s work ethic, consistency, and spirit of open-mindedcreativity have been the key ingredients for his success so far, and they all butguarantee his future will burn brightly for many years to come.

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