Biography
French born DJ and producer Leinender is a multi-faceted musician. Consistently ranked among the top DJs in France, Leinender has a made a name for himself with his original production style – cold and dark. Recognized by the world’s best DJs, his productions has been widely played all around the world – from national radio airplay in Europe to Asian nightclubs to open air festivals in Europe/US – everybody had to encounter the “Leinender sound”!
As a live performer, Leinender never deceives – he started djing on vinyl and matured his style over the years while he kept on trying new technologies to improve his performances. He explains:
When I started back in the days I was just playing any records I had, mixing one track into another – simple beatmatching. Now, it became much more than that; it’s about selecting the right tracks at the right time. Nowadays technology has made djing ridiculously easy, anybody can press a button to sync two track and call himself a DJ. I think we need to see the performance as a whole and offer something more than just basic beatmatching, something original and coherent – and that’s the direction I’m working in...
Known for his banging techno-trance sets, he has developed his very own recognizable style. Leinender is the type of DJ that can always surprise you, only one thing is sure – he will rock the place!
As a child in the early 1990s, Leinender was both immersed and amazed by the sounds of the eurodance rage blaring over the local radio stations. The rich sounds of synth, bass and melodic hooks urged the muse inside him. He started composing music only at the age of 13, with no prior background in music. At the age of 16 he became actively involved in the industry and co-founded “Parallel” along with Bordeaux-based Axel Vega, with whom he organized regular tech-house nights in local venues, incorporating innovative DJ Set, Live Performance and live musicians on stage. Later Leinender got more involved in the Trance scene and joined Technotiempo, the major player in the Franco-Spanish trance-progressive scene – promoting events in the majors clubs of the area (south of France – North of Spain). In 2005 he signed his first release “Setith Club” with Music Plus, which was licensed and distributed all over Europe. Shortly after in 2006 he was signed on the Horn and Bass main artist roster, with whom he performed live in many concerts and massive open air events. It’s with Horn and Bass that he released his second EP “Corrupted” which was the first to break European’s border and receive international exposure on the trance scene. Following on the success of “Corrupted” he decided to launch his own record label Frozenforce as a support for his own production.
It would be through this new label in 2007 and 2008, that he would release two singles; “Wastefullness” and “Sight of the Unseen” – two small dancefloor rockets played all around the world. The CD release of “Sight of the Unseen” went sold out in only a month! While “Wastefulness” went straight on top of the charts and was reviewed in OnlyforDJ's- the top Electronic music magazine in France. In 2008, Leinender continued to “freak out” his fans while climbing the charts to the very top of the MySpace trance and gothic charts for French artists. He is also rated as one of the top DJs in France on the web site The DJ List. He embarked on a new single “Alley Cats” which is a collaborative work with Techno DJ and producer D.R.U.N.K.E.N from Miami, Florida. Leinender also remixed the single “Redemption” of French producer Law, and produced Vincent Licata’s acclaimed trance anthem “Phase Eleven”. He later remixed Swedish artist Cryonik with “Soulcure[d]” in 2009.
In 2010 Leinender released the single “Soundforgers” – a real dancefloor destroyer with a cold taste of minimal trance, which received massive support worldwide. His latest work is his critically acclaimed album Epiphaneia; reflecting a complete evolution in his creative musical process. The twelve tracks are an anthology, an ensemble. Leinender explains:
I wrote the tracks as an author would write chapters in a book. As far as the title, “epiphaneia” is a Greek word meaning manifestation. Each track is a story, an experience, an emotional vision quest leading to a manifestation of understanding.
Epiphaneia becomes something much deeper as Leinender continues pushing the limits of Trance – both as a producer and as a live performer. With a unique blend of trance - Cold, Dark, Different – Leinender won’t let you indifferent; his music will freeze your heart…
