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LIQUID TRANCE // LEINENDER'S MOODY MERLOT

A Bordeaux Backbeat
Bordeaux is one of the oldest cities in France and famous for the wines it exports worldwide. However, a new product has recently begun to flow out of this port town. This is not a product of merlot - but a product of music. French born DJ and producer Leinender is a multi-faceted musician. He has carefully fermented and aged his music with moody, melancholy melodies, and pulsating percussion. Through trial and error Leinender has developed the perfect flavor in his music. It is a sort of "Liquid Trance". Along the way, he has quickly risen to be one of the top Trance DJs in France and has given Bordeaux a backbeat.

An Artist Emerged
Leinender began his interest in music at a very early age. 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. In an instant, Leinender knew what he wanted to do in life and he began to imagine himself as a DJ. He loved to listen to the DJs on the radio, but he could hear the untapped potential within the Dance genre. Leinender wanted to do it differently - do it better - and take it all to a new level. It was fate that he managed to get his hands on Music Softwares and immediately began to experiment with creating remixes. He says, "At first my goal was remixing only, but I started creating my own melodies eventually. They were unstructured, and I never managed to get the sound I wanted - it was always some type of compromise in my mind". However, Leinender would soon hone his melodic skills, and gain more experience...an artist was emerging.

Transcribing Emotion
Leinender's music comes from emotion deep within. His compositions are based on characters and storylines that he develops within in his mind. He will imagine a story or character that is very sad or perhaps oppressed. This method of composition leads to a melody lead-line that is filled with mood and melancholy. While most of his tracks are 'club' tracks, under closer examination, there is always something unique within the melodies that overlay the tracks. His melodies are simple, repetitive, and addictive. Even without lyrics, his tracks still tell a story and show he has a gift of transcribing emotion into music.

Fire, Ice and Frozenforce
Near the end of 2006, Leinender created his own label called Frozenforce. It would be through this new label in 2007 and 2008, that he would release two EP/singles: "Wastefullness" and "Sight of the Unseen". "Wastefullness" would go onto be 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 TheDJlist.com. Recently, Leinender 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. This single would be a collision of the icy sounds of Leinender and the fiery fury of D.R.U.N.K.E.N.

Drink it Down
Leinender's projects continue with a creative fervor. Currently, he is working on a new album that will push his musical horizon. Leinender says, "I'm a huge fan of Classical and Metal in general, and this upcoming album will show a new side of my personality." The new album will be something deeper, and Leinender will once again be pushing the limits of Trance. This is nothing new for him as he is a perfectionist, seldom satisfied, and always ready to take it a step further. He produces a unique blend of Trance. Unlike a true merlot, served at room temperature, his "Liquid Trance" is always served cold, full of emotion, and dripping with imagery. His work is an addictive trip into his musical mind. How ironic that flowing out of the wine country of Bordeaux, France is a musical liquid--uncomplicated, icy, yet full of flavor. This indeed is Leinender's moody merlot. Drink it down!