Oliver Heldens

Oliver Heldens
Birth name Olivier Heldens
Born February 1, 1995
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genres
  • Future House, Deep House
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • Musician
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website oliverheldens.tumblr.com

Oliver Heldens (born Olivier Heldens; February 1, 1995) is a Dutch music producer[1] from Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[2] His 2013 song, "Gecko", caught the attention of Tiësto, who signed him to his label;[3] Musical Freedom- and released the track with vocals from British singer Becky Hill on June 23, 2014.[1] Heldens also has a weekly podcast titled Heldeep Radio.[4]

Career

2013–present: Breakthrough

Heldens began his professional music career when he signed to Spinnin' Records in 2013. His first releases on the label include "Stinger" and "Thumper" which features DJ Jacob van Hage. Later collaborations include "Panther" with 'Robby East' which was released on the Oxygen label on the December 2, 2013. The single "Gecko" was released in the same month on DJ Tiesto's Musical Freedom record label and peaked at number 1 on the DMC Magazine Buzz Chart and was named "Essential New Tune" by BBC's Pete Tong on January 31, 2014.[5]

In January 2014, Heldens launched his Heldeep Mixtape on his official SoundCloud page, creating extended mixes which incorporate different genres of electronic dance music including different types of deep house and tech house. The first mixtape included his remix of label mate, Martin Garrix's "Animals" which was largely well received by the press who described the new version as, "leaving us with a completely new anthem with a notable melody left intact."[6]

Heldens also released a remix of Robin Thicke's "Feel Good" in 2014 and tours the summer festival and night club circuit with appearances at EDC, Amnesia Ibiza, Tomorrowland, Departures Ushuaia Ibiza, Creamfields, Electric Zoo Festival, Veld Music Festival and Stereosonic.

July 2014 sees Heldens release his new single Koala, followed by a vocal version in October with singer KStewart titled Last All Night (Koala). Last All Night (Koala) entered the British Singles Chart on the week ending December 20, 2014 at number 5, making it Heldens' 2nd top-five single in the UK.

Meanwhile, Oliver Heldens enters the DJ Mag Top 100, making his debut at number 34. He receives praise from British radio DJ Pete Tong, who calls him 'one of the producers of the year' and invites him to play an Essential Mix in his show. Music recognition app Shazam already saw 'Koala' grow out to one of the most popular searched dance records; the company predicted Heldens will probably make it to the next level of DJ stardom in 2015.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Oliver Heldens - Last All Night (Koala)
  • Released: December 7, 2014
  • Label: FFRR
  • Formats: Digital download
Oliver Heldens - Koala
  • Released: August 4, 2014
  • Label: Spinnin' Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Oliver Heldens - Gecko
  • Released: December 30, 2013
  • Label: Musical Freedom
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NLD
[6]		 AUS
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 BEL
(FL)
[9]		 FRA
[10]		 GER
[11]		 SWE
[12]		 SWI
[13]		 UK
[14]
"Stinger"[15] 2013 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Juggernaut"[16] — — — — — — — — —
"Striker"[17] — — — — — — — — —
"Triumph"[18]
(with Julian Calor)		 — — — — — — — — —
"Buzzer"[19] — — — — — — — — —
"Onyva"[20]
(featuring Alvar and Millas)		 — — — — — — — — —
"Javelin"[21]
(with Martin Mayne)		 — — — — — — — — —
"Panther"[22]
(with Robby East)		 — — — — — — — — —
"Gecko" 2014 32 — — 46 73 — — — —
"Gecko (Overdrive)"
(featuring Becky Hill)		 48 71 35 — — 23 55 23 1
"Koala" 23 — — 33 — — — — —
"THIS"[24]
(with Sander van Doorn) 		— — — — — — — — —
"Pikachu"[25]
(with Mr. Belt and Wezol)		 — — — — — — — — —
"Last All Night (Koala)"
(featuring KStewart)		 — — 67 — 132 53 — — 5
"You Know"[26]
(with Zeds Dead)		 2015 — — — 106 — — — — —
"Melody" — — — 91 — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Year Title Artist
2013 "Animals" Martin Garrix
2014 "Feel Good" Robin Thicke
"Latch" Disclosure
"A Sky Full of Stars" Coldplay
"Can't Stop Playing" Dr. Kucho! & Gregor Salto
"A Lot Like Love" The Voyagers
"Light Years Away" Tiësto (featuring DBX)
2015 "Return of the Mack" Lady Bee (featuring Rochelle)
"Outside" Calvin Harris (featuring Ellie Goulding)

Upcoming releases

Oliver Heldens & Shaun Frank feat. Delaney Jane - Shades

Oliver Heldens - Bunnydance [Spinnin' Records] (Out on May 18th, 2015)[27]

Oliver Heldens - ID (Heldeep Radio #044)

References

Notes

A ^ Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Added 50 position to actual Ultratip position.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill – 'Gecko (Overdrive)' (Official Video) Video". Capital Xtra. May 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ↑ "INTERVIEW: OLIVER HELDENS MAKES A SPLASH". DJZ. February 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". May 30, 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". June 25, 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ http://www.djz.com/news/interview-oliver-heldens-makes-a-splash/
  6. ↑ "Discografie Oliver Heldens". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1274 (Week Commencing 28 July 2014)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Discographie Oliver Heldens". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Discografie Oliver Heldens". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Discographie Oliver Heldens". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Oliver Heldens (Single)". officialcharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Discography Oliver Heldens". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Discography Oliver Heldens". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Oliver Heldens Featuring KStewart" (SELECT "ALBUMS" TAB). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "'Stinger – Single' van Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "'Juggernaut – Single' van Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "'Striker – Single' van Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "'Triumph – Single' van Julian Calor & Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "'Buzzer – Single' van Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "'Onyva (feat. Alvar & Millas) – Single' van Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "'Javelin – Single' van Oliver Heldens & Martin Mayne". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "'Panther – Single' van Robby East & Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Certified Awards" (ENTER "OLIVER HELDENS" INTO THE "KEYWORDS" BOX, THEN SELECT "SEARCH"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "'This – Single' van Sander van Doorn & Oliver Heldens". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "'Pikachu – Single' van Oliver Heldens & Mr. Belt & Wezol". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  26. ↑ "Zeds Dead, Oliver Heldens – You Know [SPINNIN' RECORDS]". Beatport. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Oliver Heldens - Facebook". Facebook.