Lenzman

Lenzman was the stage name of Dutch DJ and producer Teije van Vliet, from Leiden in the Netherlands. He drew on hip-hop, jazz, soul and funk, and described his drum and bass as soulful. His productions also featured vocal collaborators, including Dan Stezo and Steo. His sound was associated with liquid funk, and van Vliet spoke of bringing 1990s hip-hop influences into drum and bass. His associated collaborators included Nu:Tone, Total Science, S.P.Y and Calibre.

In 2014, Lenzman released his debut album, Looking At The Stars, on Metalheadz, where he was signed. His releases also appeared on Soul:r, Spearhead Records, Shogun Audio and C.I.A. In 2016, he founded The North Quarter, an Amsterdam-based label for his own music and work by other artists. The label’s first release was his All For You EP. Artists whose music it released included Redeyes, FD and Submorphics. His Metalheadz releases also included the Golden Age EP.

Lenzman worked with Redeyes on tracks including “High & Low,” “Gotta Change” and “Hold Tight Girl”; “High & Low” also appeared with “Thieves in the Night” on a 2009 single released by Integral Records. In 2016, his remix of Children of Zeus’s “Still Standing” won Best Remix at the Drum & Bass Arena awards. His later releases included the album Bobby in 2019 and A Little While Longer in 2021. In 2022, he released “MAZI” on Flexout Audio with Charli Brix and Slay. His 2024 releases included “After Hours” on FIVE ALLEY with Redeyes and “Echoes of November / The Messenger” on Rosebay Music with Submorphics. That year, he also released “Looking For Diversion (Lenzman & Duskee Remix)” on Shogun Audio with Duskee and Technimatic. In 2026, “Heart Is So Heavy” appeared on The North Quarter with Natacha Kanga, Pinty and Redeyes. Lenzman died on 11 July 2026 after living with kidney cancer.