LESKY

LESKY often arrives with a groove and stays until the record is finished. Born in Leipzig, he’s now based in Cologne after several years in Tbilisi. He’s happiest trading ideas with other musicians and seeing where they lead. Sometimes it’s warm lo-fi, sometimes jazztronica, sometimes a song taking shape around a voice. He brings a beatmaker’s ear to his work as an executive producer, shaping the sound and arrangement, then seeing it through the final mix and master. His projects have gathered around 200 million streams. The catalogue includes Meraki and Mesame, his collaboration with Waywell, both released on vinyl through Melting Pot Music, alongside “Aloe” on Blue Note and Astralwerks’ Bluewerks series. Away from the studio, there’s a serious interest in clothes and an equally serious gym habit. The two occasionally disagree about sleeve width.