Originally from Malta and currently based in Berlin, Laren is the Head of Product at Beatport, focusing on developing products that will define the future of DJing. Since joining Beatport, he has worked closely with the DJ community to create a streaming solution that DJs, in all stages of their career can plug into their workflow.
Prior to joining Beatport, Laren has over 15 years of DJ experience and over 4 years as the A&R manager of Conjured Records, a label he co-founded with an ethos to discover new talent and help them develop their skills. Laren is currently in the final year of a BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering from Point Blank Music School and is a regular host of several radio shows.
Beatport is the worldwide home of music for DJs, producers, and their fans. Founded in 2004, the Beatport family of companies includes Beatport, the preeminent store for electronic music DJs, Beatsource for the open-format DJ community, and Loopmasters, Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique for music producers.
The global DJ and producer community has an array of high-quality audio products to choose from, including: full song downloads, exclusive content from leading labels, a streaming music service seamlessly integrated into DJ software and hardware (LINK) and exclusive soundpacks and plugins. All of the content is expertly curated on a weekly basis by a global team that helps define DJ culture. Beatport has offices in Berlin, Brighton, Denver and Los Angeles.
