Jonny L, the stage name of British drum and bass producer Jon Lisners, first made his name with the 1992 rave single Hurt You So before moving into drum and bass in 1995 with I’m Leavin’. He signed to XL Recordings early in his career, releasing the album Sawtooth in 1997 and Magnetic in 1998; his 1997 single Piper was a hit. His 1993 single Ooh I Like It also came out on XL Recordings. He has also released music as Mr L and was one half of the UK garage duo True Steppers. Lisners was born in November 1970.
With True Steppers, Lisners co-wrote and produced Buggin and Out of Your Mind, featuring Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham. He also co-wrote and produced Who Do You Think You Are and Do It Till We Drop for S Club’s 2002 album Seeing Double. That year, Jonny L released Synkronize / Phreak on Metalheadz, followed by the Piranha Records album 27 Hours a Day in 2003. He later released music on Hospital Records and Spearhead Records, in addition to work associated with XL Recordings and Metalheadz.
In 2007, Lisners began the Lo-Rider project with vocalist Paul Cumberbatch, also known as Paul Vibe; its singles included Skinny and Watch Me. He contributed 1 N 2 to Hospital Records’ compilation Sick Music 2 and made Moon for Sick Music 3. Jonny L released In a Jungle on Spearhead Records in 2013 and started the digital drum and bass label 23:22 in 2015. His releases have also been associated with Shogun Audio and Soul In Motion Records, where his 2026 single Politix came out.