Lens was born close to Brussels, and was raised alone by her mother - her father “was not really there”. Because he was also an orphan living with his aunt and feeling lonely, I really knew what that was like.” I’m the same age, so I grew up with the characters. For me, in my childhood, it gave me so much. “I got emotional, walking around, because I was like, ‘Oh my God, I feel like I’m in a Harry Potter movie’. The Scottish capital also brings about a glimpse into her childhood by way of its connections to a famous fictional character, in the process revealing a lot about the formative struggles she faced growing up. Edinburgh, she enthuses, “is so beautiful”.
One thing she likes to do when on the road is to take the time to walk around the city she’s visiting. Her uncanny ability to see the positives in every situation has been hard-earned from an early age. Speaking to her at length over the course of the morning, it’s obvious that her good fortune is actually the result of extreme determination and hard work, and the fortitude to keep going despite even the toughest obstacles life has put in her way. Her success has been so swift it’s as though she came out of nowhere, and Lens has faced plenty of unfair criticism in that regard. With a staggeringly large fan base and a never-ending string of high-profile bookings that see her constantly touring the globe, it’s no exaggeration to say that Lens is one of big-room techno’s most unstoppable phenomenons.įrom her breakout moments, which saw her garner support from the likes of Richie Hawtin (“Best hypnotic intense set I've heard in years,” he tweeted by way of endorsement, back in 2017), to her early productions being picked up by Pan-Pot and championed by Maceo Plex and Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens’ rapid ascent to techno royalty has seemed almost preordained. The Lenske label boss and founder of the renowned EXHALE parties has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the past few years. Looking at her career trajectory alone, there are certainly plenty of reasons to be cheerful. It quickly becomes apparent that, whatever the situation, Amelie Lens is an optimist. “This is the most nerve-wracking thing I’ve done in a long time,” she says. Settled into a padded sofa in the hotel’s quiet café area, Lens is dressed in her customary head-to-toe black, but in sunny contrast she’s warm and welcoming, even as she confesses that she’s more nervous about the interview than her upcoming set. We’re in Edinburgh, chatting ahead of her set at the techno-loaded Terminal V festival later this evening. It’s bitterly early on a busy touring weekend when DJ Mag meets Amelie Lens.
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