Leniz

Querijn van Bijsterveldt, known professionally as Leniz, is a Dutch producer and DJ from Nijmegen working in drum and bass, principally liquid drum and bass / liquid funk. Born in 2002, he began composing at age 12 and adopted the stage name Leniz in 2017.

Leniz’s early start in composition led quickly to releases: he has put music out on Liquicity, Goldfat, Galacy and Fokuz. Those label credits anchor his public catalogue and document his development from a teenage composer into a published producer. He also performs DJ sets and has played at Liquicity Festival and in cities including London, Prague, Antwerp and Heidelberg.

Musically, Leniz operates in the melodic, polished end of liquid drum and bass. Across his releases you can hear an emphasis on clear melodic motifs and chord work, atmospheric pad layers and a focused low end. His productions favour tight drum editing and concise arrangements that keep the track moving while leaving space for pads and leads; the result is a liquid-funk palette that leans on smooth sub-bass, crisp high-frequency detail and roomy reverbs on atmospherics. On label releases for Liquicity and Fokuz the mixdowns present a controlled stereo image and punchy transient definition in the breaks, traits listeners will recognize from his tracks.

As a performer Leniz brings those studio choices to his DJ sets: selection skews toward melodic rollers and liquid cuts, with transitions that maintain the same clarity and headroom he builds into his productions. His presence at Liquicity Festival and club shows in multiple European cities demonstrates both a label-rooted release strategy and an active live profile.

Public detail about Leniz’s personal influences is limited; instead, his connection to labels such as Liquicity, Goldfat, Galacy and Fokuz — and to festival stages like Liquicity Festival — offers the clearest window into his sound and trajectory from Nijmegen into the broader liquid DnB scene.