   laurent garnier (born 1 february 1966, boulogne-sur-seine, france), also known as choice, is a french techno music producer and dj. garnier began dj-ing in manchester during the late 1980s. by the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, detroit techno, trance and jazz. he added production work to his schedule in the early 1990s, and recorded several albums. ==early influences== during the late 1970s, garnier discovered clubbing with his brother in paris, where his family lived. he loved disco but also listened to all other contemporary musical genres including reggae, funk, and punk. at the age of 16, garnier had started recording and mixing music on tape recorders. in 1984, garnier started working as a waiter for the french embassy in london.johnson, miles (2007) "profile - laurent garnier", the list, issue 591, 29 november 2007, retrieved 2012-03-16 he stayed there for a year and a half before moving to manchester in 1986. living in england he discovered the booming uk house scene and started djing. ==career== in 1987, he discovered the haÃ§ienda in manchester, and met mike pickering the resident dj. chicago house and detroit techno became popular, and garnier started mixing there under the name of dj pedro. in 1988, he went back to france to fulfill his military obligations. he also spent some time in new york where he met frankie knuckles. garnier shifted his attention back to france in the early 1990s, running the wake up parties at the rex club in paris for three years, while in 1992 he played a three-night long weekender set at the cork venue, sir henry's. he also mixed in clubs such as le palace or le boy, djing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. for the fnac label, garnier released "french connection" and the a bout de souffle ep. after that label went out 
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