&Less The endlessness in life, passion and achievements: that’s what Niels Hendriksen wants to convey with &Less as an artist. Sharing opportunities, expressing through music and moving each other while equaling at the same time. &Less converts feelings into music, while sculpting new ones as a broadcast of sound waves and flourishing emotion. You – the reader, listener and audience of &Less – are very important. Without audience there’s no one to listen, no one to tell this stories to. Your enthusiasm works infectuous and reinforces on an inspirational level. Thank you for being part of this, let’s make it a mindblowing journey. From twigs to electronics By the age of two, Niels picked up two twigs and started playing ‘violin’. While convincingly calling “Look dad, I want to play violin!”, an infinite passion for music revealed itself. Not much later the real violin fiddling started, with double bass and bass guitar sequentially. While being part of the Noordhollands Jeugdorkest (NHJO) and Nederlands Studenten Orkest (NSO), Niels played in all major Dutch concert halls, he even went on a tour through Europe. Together with Berend Pilon (Faasse), Niels performed as a violist in an exclusive during an underground rave. After that he gradually started playing and producing electronic music. Solo, but also as a duo: The Wolf Upstairs, a collaboration with the earlier mentioned DJ and producer Faasse.