The Avener

French producer and DJ The Avener plays Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on April 22, 2026. Behind the alias is Tristan Casara, a musician shaped by years at the piano before the clubs. He has built a sound where deep house meets pop contours, with folk and blues shades, and a knack for turning songs into melodic dance tracks. His take on Phoebe Killdeer’s The Fade Out Line became Fade Out Lines and brought him a wide audience, paving the way for the album The Wanderings of the Avener, then the follow-up Heaven.

On stage, The Avener moves like a DJ who thinks as a musician. A set that stitches together his reworks and remixes, cuts from The Wanderings of the Avener and Heaven, and newer material tied to Lunae Veritas. Beautiful with Bipolar Sunshine, Under The Waterfall with M.I.L.K. and other vocal-led tracks sit next to more instrumental passages, all driven by a steady pulse and warm, organic textures. A return to the source for Casara: dance music, groove, and a piano instinct that still shapes the drop and the melody.