Théo Lanau (born in 1990) is a French drummer, improviser and composer based in Brussels. In constant personal research, Théo Lanau ventures in all genres and aesthetics, with an open mind. He's thus active on the rock scene as well as jazz and alternative, with numerous bands such as Soror, Mobilhome, Echo Beatty, Amour Tempête, Limite, Amaury Faye Trio, Pétrole and Omega Impact, to name a few... He leads the band Le Grand Partir for which he composes and whose first EP was released in 2022 on Bêtes Records. Always eager to experiment, he  often participates in improvised music performances. Besides, he's one of the organizers of the Pool Sessions, a concert series of adventurous music in small spaces.

He played and/or recorded with Hélène Duret, Yannick Dupont, Vitja Pauwels, Bart Maris, Pak Yan Lau, Lynn Cassiers, Clément Nourry, Quentin Biardeau, Richard Comte, Hendrik Lasure, Camille-Alban Spreng, Benjamin Sauzereau, Manolo Cabras, Gábor Gadó, Péter Ajtai, Beñat Achiary, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Théo and Valentin Ceccaldi, Maxime Petit, Sam Comerford and Sylvain Darrifourcq, among others. Previously, he was notably part of the electro-pop band Bobun Fever, the improvised rock trio Roue Libre and the French-Indian project Spicy Frog.     He recorded for more than twenty albums, several of which were critically acclaimed. He performed in many countries in Europe, from Portugal to Poland but also in Cape Verde, Brazil, India, Tunisia and Canada.