Liza 'N' Eliaz

Liza Néliaz (26 February 1958 – 19 February 2001), known by her stage name Liza 'N' Eliaz, was a Belgian hardcore techno producer and disc jockey. Described as a "spiritual leader" in the free party movement in France, she was a DJ noted for her skill and use of four turntables.

Biography Liza 'N' Eliaz was born on 26 February 1958 in Ostend to a family of musicians. she began by studying classical music, and played piano with her grandfather, who was conductor of the municipal orchestra of her town. From piano, she moved to keyboard by joining Belgian rock and new wave groups.

Liza 'N' Eliaz's musical career began in the 1980s when she became a member of several Belgian groups, including The Honeymoon Killers, Divorce and Krise Kardiak. Liza subsequently settled in Finistère, where she reinvented her musical career. During this period she was inspired to start to DJ herself and was an immediate success.

Liza 'N' Eliaz died of lung cancer in 2001 in Antwerp.

Discography

Albums

1993: Jet Propulsion Mix 1995: At the Bunker, Berlin 1996: Live At Neuro Act 2 (with DJ Kristian; West Records) (live album)

Singles and EPs

1991: Initial Gain (Atom Records) 1992: The Wane In Spain (Atom Communications) 1994: Killerbees on Acid (Loop Records) 1994: Quantized Particles (with Loren.X.) (Subliminal Records) 1995: Energy Boost (with DJ Dano ) ( Mokum Records ) 1995: Untitled (with LKJ Sisters) (RPG-7) 1996: CTRL3 + Operation (with Laurent Ho) (pth007) 1996: Pawlow (with DJ Dano) (Mokum Records) 1998: Voyager Loops (Provision Records) 2000: Voyager Loops 2 (Provision Records)