EDM with meaning. Speaking with Lindz West, the lead of Lz7, changed our perspective on music. On surface value, how can a band that produces club bangers change lives?
Lindz spoke with Erazer Mag before opening for Jason Derulo’s ‘The Last Dance’ tour in the Bournemouth International Centre. Lz7 has developed a close working relationship with Jason and his team over the years. Lindz told us about a time when he recorded five to six songs for their 2019 album ‘These Are Better Days’.
We asked Lindz why he thinks they were asked to be part of the UK leg of the tour. Lindz said,
“We’ve kept those relationships up, like all the way from tour managers, to backstage, to you know, Jason as well. This tour came up for Europe, and I texted the manager through our agent, and I just said Do you reckon we could do the UK as well? We’d love to, it’s home ground.” To which the manager responded, “For you guys, it’s wide open, jump on”.
Lindz went on to explain that they had built a positive reputation with the team by sticking to their word, being punctual, and doing a fantastic job of warming up the crowd.
“If I were Jason Derulo, I would pick someone like us to come and open for us. Who do you trust?”
Aside from opening for world-wide celebrities, Lz7 also make change with their music. Their first gig was in a young offenders unit. Lindz explains how he was sceptical at first about performing in front of 250 young offenders:
“I know I look like Chef Ramsey’s little brother, so I am sitting there, my hands go green, and I’m like aghh this is going to bomb”. As soon as the music comes on, two lads jump up at the back and say, “This is sick!”
Lindz explains how another lad comes past him at full force. Lindz said,
“I thought he was going to jaw me on the way past, but he runs and backflips off the wall,” he then recalls backflipping with the guy.
Reflecting on this gig, Lindz spoke with a young offender who told him, “When we were trapped for 23 hours, your music turned us into 12-year-old boys, you could do that.”
For Lz7, the grind will not stop following the tour. Lindz explained that messages have been rolling in:
“So many people have dm’d saying I’d come to a whole show of that, when’s the next?” Giving the band an idea of a tour-wrapped event.
By the end of March, they’re hoping this show will come to life. Shortly after this, they will continue their Illuminate High Schools tours, focusing on sharing music with meaning. Anti-bullying, mental-health, and youth suicide – all things they hope to combat with their music. Then, in the summer, they will be performing at a wide range of festivals.
Lz7 is one to watch, with heavy bass and significant meaning. Lz7 is a band trying to change the world with their music.
