RIP Lenzman

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Not sure how many of you are aware of Lenzman but he was a top tier dnb producer who sadly passed away a few days ago. He was a bit of a titan, sort of in that mythical realm of producers and all it takes is typing Lenzman on any of your social feeds to understand why. He's released on dozens of highly regarded dnb labels and his discography is outstanding, every release is quality with zero filler. He also founded his own label, The North Quarter, which is also one of my favorite dnb labels because the quality of releases is beautifully curated and always on a different level.

I'm mentioning him for several reasons. He was one of my favorite dnb producers and a lot of how I think about structure in a tune and creating a vibe is influenced by his music. I lose track of how many incredible tunes he's made over the years but if I could recommend two of my all time favorite releases hes put out, they would be Looking At Stars and The Golden Age EP. Worth picking up because they are fantastic and even over a decade after their release, I still listen to them regularly.

For anyone thats interested in his approach to production, check out this video that was released today on Sample Genie:

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Also, he shares some valuable insight at the beginning of the tutorial, something I absolutely agree with and practice myself, which is his approach to curating sketches. In his words:

*"If you make a basic sketch and select your best work from those sketches at a later time, you're eliminating a lot of pressure from yourself, because you're not investing a great deal of time just to get an idea down. To me, it's all about getting ideas down quickly and leaving them be, so you can detach yourself. Getting rid of pressure and trying to create a carefree environment in the studio is really where it's at. *People put a lot of pressure on themselves when they're writing music, or doing art in general, and whatever you can do to eliminate that is great. It's also a way of being efficient with your time. Say a whole track takes you about 10 hours to finish, whereas a sketch could be done in about an hour, maybe less. You could write 10 ideas in about the same amount of time as finishing one track. I'd much rather have 10 ideas for tracks where I can select the best ones than invest 10 hours of my time and have one tune that might not be the best, idea-wise, at least."

I also want to share of a few of his tracks below. Even if they may not be your vibe, I think just listening to them will give you an impression of just what an incredible producer he was.