hi, i'm Areo.
Hey there - glad you stopped by!
Of course, the best way to catch my vibe is to listen to my music. Nevertheless, if you're still curious, stick around — I'm happy to share more about myself.
My name is Alexander Bagdahn, and I'm a German Aerospace Engineer and Scientist (with a focus on mathematics) working in the Flight Systems and Planetary Infrastructures departments at the German Aerospace Center.
Besides my profession, I have a deep urge to express myself via art.
Thanks to my parents, I connected to musical experiences from an early age on. Both of them are guitarists, who guided me towards this instrument since my first days. I finally got my first guitar when I was four years old and have been playing it ever since. Until today I'm totally in love with the guitar, I even earned my first money teaching it to other students during high school.
The urge to connect people via music developed even further when I unintentionally became the music enthusiast and curator for my friends during our first parties. Known as DJLX within my group of closest friends, I started trying to translate songs with the mindset "Which song suits and lifts the vibe even further?". After several years of developing these skills, it wasn't enough for me anymore - and I started making my own music under the artist name lx (you might guess where it is derived from, haha).
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After several releases with record labels like "Eyes on You Records", "Deep Sounds", "Chinchilla" and "Your Secret", I arrived at a point where I wanted to take a step further.
I created my project Areo.
Crafting a sonic landscape described as warm as Frank Ocean and uniquely playful as Calvin Harris, my sonics live within the cosmos of Pop and Deep House. My compositions translate my intricate vision of rhythm and harmony into captivating records that aim to uplift, inspire, and move my audience. With a vibe that seamlessly merges soul and dancefloor, my music electrifies with euphoria, infused with a dash of rave-inspired energy that keeps audiences hooked and surprised. Due to the sublime vibe, I'd like to say that my music smells like freshly ground coffee beans .
One day I randomly came up with the name Areo and it didn't get out of my head. At this time, I read a book called “Utilitarianism” by John Stuart Mill, did some web research and found an article about “Areopagitica”, a short treatise by John Milton from 1644 which is about opposing censorship or in other words about freedom of expression.
That coincidence with “Areo” was like an eye opener, that's when I knew that I'd like to stay with this artist name if I ever gonna change it.. and here, we are.