A singer/songwriter sharing my perspective on life through my music :)

Management: james@snakehipsmusic.com

Booking Enquiries: 

lhughes@teamwass.com

amctaggart@tbaagency.com

O N . T O U R 

12.30 After Supper . Kurhaus . Scheveningen
12.31 NYE w/ Olivier Weiter All Night . Sieraad . Adam

2026

01.23 Haven . Byron Bay . (AUS)
01.24 Festival 23 . Melbourne (AUS) - canceled 
01.30 House of Conciousness . Other Side . A'dam
03.17  Time Off
04.02 Back ..
04.04 Ruis . Alkmaar
04.10 Gaskessel . Bern (CH) 
04.26 Kingsnight . Het Sieraad . Amsterdam
05.17 The Dansant. Villers Abbey (BE)
05.23 KSA Festival . Amsterdam
06.06 Free Your Mind Festival . Arnhem
06.27 Watt . Paal 69 . Zandvoort Beach 
07.25 Colourizon . Colorado Charlie . Scheveningen
08.07 Balance Festival . The Garden Tisno  (HR)
...



R E L E A S E D . O N 

This Never Happened | Colorize | Balance Music | DAYS Like NIGHTS | Purified | Warung | Einmusika | WEITER | Traum | Natura Sonoris | Parquet


B O O K I N G S

pete@jackmode.com

Co-Founder @de-after

Bookings: lenzdjbookings@gmail.com 
Promo: Soundcloud DM please :)


Lenz’s productive pursuit of music began when he discovered the unique lure of the underground. Illegal raves birthed his passion for techno, which eventually led to the Dutchman swapping the dancefloor for the booth as a DJ.

Stylistically, Lenz stands at odds with the current techno trends, opting to emphasise more nuanced sounds such as hypnotic patterns and dark atmospheres, whilst maintaining an energetic, high impact sound. His brand of driving, hypnotic techno has seen him become a regular throughout the entirety of the Netherlands, carving his teeth at events such as Intercell, Paradiso & Club Basis.

His track selection maintains a strong allegiance to the classic years of techno, often delving deep into the heavier releases of the 2000s era of techno. Layering multiple layers of driving, hypnotic grooves is his signature, presenting a percussive overload which sucks the dancer into another dimension.

Beyond DJing, Lenz is also a co-founder of the event collective De After, which has allowed him to further present his vision of the underground, starting with a sold out affair at Club Atelier, followed up with multiple editions at Noordwaards & Club RadioRadio.

PAST:

UPCOMING:
𝟢𝟦.𝟢𝟥.𝟤𝟧 ᴛʙᴀ, ᴀᴍꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
𝟥𝟢.𝟢𝟥.𝟤𝟧 ᴅᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ x ꜰɪʟᴛʀᴜᴍ, ᴀᴍꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
𝟤𝟧.𝟢𝟦.𝟢𝟧 ꜱᴘᴀᴛᴋᴀᴜꜰ, ᴀᴍꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ 
𝟣𝟩.𝟢𝟧.𝟤𝟦 ʜᴇᴀᴅʀᴜꜱʜ, ᴀᴍꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ

09.11.24 ᴄᴏʟʟɪꜱɪᴏɴ, ɢᴇɴɴᴇᴘ
01.10.24 ʜᴀᴢᴀʀᴅ, ʟᴇɪᴅᴇɴ
24.08.24 ᴠᴀʟᴛɪꜰᴇꜱᴛ , ᴀᴍꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
13.07.24 ᴛᴜɪɴғᴇᴇꜱᴛ ғᴇꜱᴛɪᴠᴀʟ, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
14.06.24 ʜᴇᴛ ᴅᴇꜱᴏʟᴀᴀᴛ, ʟᴇɪᴅᴇɴ
03.05.24 sᴘᴀ̈ᴛᴋᴀᴜғ, ɴᴏʙᴇʟ, ʟᴇɪᴅᴇɴ
27.04.24 ʙᴀᴜᴘʟᴀɴ ,ᴇɪɴᴅʜᴏᴠᴇɴ
20.04.24 ᴄʟᴜʙ 3 ,ʜᴀᴀʀʟᴇᴍ
09.03.24 ʙʀᴀɴᴅᴀʀɪs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs, ᴛᴇʀsᴄʜᴇʟʟɪɴɢ
02.03.24 ᴅᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ, ɴᴏᴏʀᴅᴡᴀᴀʀᴅs, ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ

05/10/23 ᴏᴀᴛʜ, ᴄʟᴜʙ sᴍᴇᴅᴇʀɪᴊ, ᴛɪʟʙᴜʀɢ
23/09/23 ʜᴇᴀᴅʀᴜsʜ, ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅɪsᴏ ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
01/09/23 ᴄʟᴜʙ ʙᴀsɪs  ᴜᴛʀᴇᴄʜᴛ
20/08/23 ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ, ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
11/08/23 ᴛᴜɪɴ ғᴇᴇsᴛ, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
23/06/23 ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏ ᴛᴜɪɴ, ʙᴏᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴠᴇɴ
16/06/23 ᴏᴇʀᴏʟ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ, ᴛᴇʀsᴄʜᴇʟʟɪɴɢ
11/06/23 ʙʀᴀɴᴅᴀʀɪs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs, ᴛᴇʀsᴄʜᴇʟʟɪɴɢ
03/06/23 ғɪɴɢᴇʀᴘʀɪɴᴛ, ɴɪᴊᴍᴇɢᴇɴ
23/05/23 ᴅɪɴsᴅᴀɴsᴅᴀɢ, ɢʀᴏɴɪɴɢᴇɴ
01/04/23 ɢʜᴇᴛᴛᴏ, ɢʀᴏɴɪɴɢᴇɴ
18/03/23 ғɪɴɢᴇʀᴘʀɪɴᴛ,  ɴɪᴊᴍᴇɢᴇɴ
04/03/23 ᴄʟᴜʙ sᴘᴏᴄᴋ, ʙʀᴇᴅᴀ
25/02/23 ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴇ 12, ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ , ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
25/02/23 ғɪɴɢᴇʀᴘʀɪɴᴛ, ᴇᴅᴇ
18/02/23 ᴛᴜɪɴ ғᴇᴇsᴛ, ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
20/01/23 ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴᴛᴀɢᴇ , ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ

16/12/22 ᴀᴛᴀᴛ, ɢʀᴏɴɪɴɢᴇɴ
02/12/22 ʙᴀᴜᴘʟᴀɴ, ᴇɪɴᴅʜᴏᴠᴇɴ
12/11/22 ғᴜʟʟ sᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴜᴍ, ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
24/09/22 ᴄʟᴜʙ sᴇᴠᴇɴ, ᴠᴇᴇɴᴇɴᴅᴀᴀʟ
17/09/22 De After, ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
27/08/22 Graan Rave, Groningen
27/08/22 De Werkplaats, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
29/07/22 ᴄʟᴜʙ sᴘᴏᴄᴋ, ʙʀᴇᴅᴀ
09/06/22 ᴛᴏᴇᴋᴏᴍsᴛᴍᴜᴢɪᴇᴋ, ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
03/06/22 ᴋᴇʟᴅᴇʀɢᴇᴅʀᴀɢ, ɴɪᴊᴍᴇɢᴇɴ
20/05/22 ᴀɴᴛɪᴠɪʀᴜs, ᴇᴅᴇ
13/05/22 ᴅʀʟᴅ ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ, ʀᴏᴛᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
23/04/22 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏғ ᴘᴏsʏᴅᴇɴ, ʙᴀʟᴋ
02/04/22 ғᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀʀᴄᴇʟᴏɴᴀ, ɢʀᴏɴɪɴɢᴇɴ
11/03/22 ᴄʟᴜʙ sᴘᴏᴄᴋ: ᴅᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴅs, ʙʀᴇᴅᴀ
05/03/22 ʙᴏᴏsᴛʙᴜssᴇɴ: ʟᴇɴᴢ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇs, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ

30/10/21 Boostbussen: I'm On A Boat, Amsterdam 
29/09/21 De Loods, Breda
07/08/21 BoostBussen: Lenz Invites, Leeuwarden

26/09/20 ʟᴇɪᴘᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴀ’s, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
12/09/20 ʙᴏᴏsᴛʙᴜssᴇɴ, ᴀᴍsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ
28/08/20 ɢᴜᴜʀ, ʙʀᴇᴅᴀ
14/08/20 ʙᴏᴏsᴛʙᴜssᴇɴ, ғʀᴀɴᴇᴋᴇʀ
02/08/20 ʟᴇɪᴘᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴀ’s, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
26/07/20 ʟᴇɪᴘᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴀ’s, ʟᴇᴇᴜᴡᴀʀᴅᴇɴ
03/07/20 ʙᴏᴏsᴛʙᴜssᴇɴ, ғʀᴀɴᴇᴋᴇʀ

Booking & Inquiries: lenzdjbookings@gmail.com
Promo/Demo: Promoslenz@gmail.com

It was in 2011 that Dutch pair Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets quickly broke through in the electronic music scene. Since then they have become known for their widescreen approach to making and playing club-ready grooves. From deep to disco, tech to soul, they join the dots between the past and the present with their own sense of storytelling and do so in clubs around the world, as well as in their studio. House might be the root of the Dam Swindle sound, but it takes nourishment from a much wider world of music. 

Still now, their breakthrough tunes such as ‘The Wrap Around’ and ‘The Break Up’ receive countless plays on dancefloors all over the world and the duo has made timeless music such as their 2023 disco-house bomb ‘ That’s right’ and 90’s throwback banger ‘Allright – just a tribute’ that became one of the hits of the 2024 festival summer. Dam Swindle has built a trademark sound, while still evolving and maturing their craft in various musical niches. Their landmark 2018 album High Life shows a broad musicality from the duo and this is even more so on their highly anticipated 2025 long player ‘Open’.  ‘Open’ features countless collaborations with high-profile artists such as Dutch pianist Joep Beving and New York-based Ethiopian vocalist Haile Supreme, and sees the duo flex their sound from ambient electronica to synthwave, hiphouse and more. 

Since 2013, the pair has also established their record label Heist Recordings as one of the key independent labels for underground dance music, while also releasing music on other underground mainstays such as Aus Music and Classic Music Company. Heist is more than just a label, though - it is a breeding ground for talents old and new; somewhere talent is nurtured and allowed to develop. Label showcases and special projects such as the yearly Roundup EP; where all artists from the past 12 months remix each other after a random selection process, furthers the family vibe and helps Heist stand out from crowd. Artists such as Cinthie, DJ Sneak, Crackazat, Tesfa Williams, Makèz, Pépé Bradock, Matthew Herbert, Ge-Ology, Byron the Aquarius and many more have all contributed, proving that it is a place for unrestrained creatives to be free with their own sonic visions. The label looks as good as it sounds, too, thanks to visual artist Bas Koopmans's standout artwork designs. 
 
Proof of Dam Swindle's widescreen approach to production is their long and talented list of collaborators, which includes the likes of acclaimed musician Tom Misch, US talent Seven Davis Jr., instrumental collective Jungle by Night, plus Marc de Clive-Lowe, Jitwam and Lorenz Rhode. Next to their own originals, a broad spectrum of artists have asked Dam Swindle for some of their special remix magic: on labels like Strut and Soundway they have reworked the legendary Pat Thomas, aka the ‘Golden voice of Africa,' and gave his single ‘Yamona’ a contemporary electronic edge, as well as The Mauskovic Dance Band’s track ‘Space Drum Machine’ and plenty more artists like Kerri Chandler, Mayer Hawthorne and Tom Misch. As their talent for bridging genres from all over the world continues to attract global attention, high-profile projects keep rolling in from all points on the musical globe. 

Dam Swindle are famously avid collectors of both old and new records, and it shows in their DJ sets, which keep you on your toes as they move freely through the broad world of house music with skillfully blended moods of soulful techno, acid, breaks, disco and more, all to create those special moments that crowds never forget. It is for that reason that their name has become a real stamp of authority and invention in the dance music world. Whatever they do, then, this pair do with irresistible charm.

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