Deniz Koyu
Birth name Deniz Akçakoyunlu Also known as KO:YU Born (1985-04-29 ) 29 April 1985 (age 38) Bochum , North Rhine-Westphalia , GermanyOrigin Turkish Genres Progressive house , electro house Occupation(s) Musician, DJ, record producer Instrument(s) Keyboards, mixer , synthesizer Years active 2007–present Labels Protocol Recordings, Spinnin' Records , Axtone Records, Refune Records, Flamingo Recordings, Recovery House, Netswork Records
Musical artist
Deniz "Koyu" Akçakoyunlu (born April 29, 1985, in Bochum )[1] is a Turkish -German disc jockey and electronic dance music producer who specializes in progressive house and electro house . He has collaborated with some of the most successful electronic dance music artists such as Alesso ,[2] Nicky Romero ,[3] Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ,[4] Galantis [5] and Fedde le Grand [6] and has released singles on Spinnin’ Records ,[7] Axtone ,[8] Protocol Recordings ,[9] Sony Music [10] and more record labels. He has also delivered remixes for artists such as David Guetta ,[11] Zedd [12] or Anitta . His success allowed him to play the main stages of popular festivals like Tomorrowland ,[13] Ultra Miami, EDC and Creamfields [14] and landed him a residency at Wynn Las Vegas .[15]
In 2012 he headlined his own bus tour alongside Danny Avila named ‘Generation Wild’ which included shows in 25 cities across North America within 4 weeks.[16]
In his teenage years he was influenced by anything electronic, ranging from trance to techno, underground to indie dance pop, disco house to electro house .[17] Some of the artists he lists as early childhood inspirations are Daft Punk , Michael Jackson , Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder .[18]
^ Deniz Koyu Discography at Discogs
^ "TIME - Alesso & Deniz Koyu Remix" . Spotify .
^ "Paradise - Nicky Romero, Deniz Koyu" . Spotify .
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Deniz Koyu - Roads" . YouTube . Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
^ "Mama Look At Me Now - Galantis, Deniz Koyu" . Spotify .
^ Archive-Adam-Stewart. "Fedde Le Grand Talks Remix Anthems, 'Dark Light Sessions' " . MTV News . Retrieved 21 February 2020 .
^ "Spinnin Records: Releases - Tung" . Archived from the original on 21 February 2020.
^ "Axtone - Releases" . Beatport . Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
^ "Protocol Recordings - Featured Artists: Deniz Koyu" . Archived from the original on 21 February 2020.
^ "Interview Deniz Koyu" . Archived from the original on 11 April 2019.
^ "Just One Last Time - Deniz Koyu Remix" . Spotify .
^ "Zedd - Spectrum (Deniz Koyu Remix)" . Spotify .
^ "Tomorrowland Set Deniz Koyu" . YouTube . Archived from the original on 9 January 2020.
^ "Deniz Koyu Tour Dates" . Archived from the original on 21 February 2020.
^ "Wynn Residency" . Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
^ "Deniz Koyu - Danny Avila - Generation Wild Tour" . Resident Advisor . Retrieved 21 February 2020 .
^ Archive-Adam-Stewart. "Deniz Koyu Talks Quick Rise Into EDM's Elite" . MTV News . Retrieved 21 February 2020 .
^ "ticketarena.co/interview-Deniz-Koyu" . Archived from the original on 27 August 2019.
^ "Ultratop.be - Denis Koyu" . ultratop.be . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ "Am I - Single by Deniz Koyu & Raiden on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ "Stay Wasted (feat. Richard Judge) - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ Fabrick, Mark (22 September 2020). "Deniz Koyu returns to STMPD with new festival track 'Flavours' " . Your EDM . Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ Fabrick, Mark (28 June 2020). "Deniz Koyu drops pop infused summer single 'Next to You' " . Your EDM . Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020 .
^ "Go - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved 4 June 2020 .
^ "Destiny (feat. Alexander Tidebrink) - Single by Nicky Romero & Deniz Koyu" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ "Feel It - Single by Deniz Koyu & Magnificence on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved 7 April 2020 .
^ "Enemy (feat. MPH) - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 9 November 2019 .
^ "Lost Soul - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 13 September 2019 .
^ "Automatic - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 18 March 2019 .
^ "Eclipse - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 15 January 2019 .
^ Bein, Kat (27 September 2018). "Nicky Romero, Deniz Koyu & Walk Off The Earth's 'Paradise' Pops: Exclusive" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018 .
^ "Atlantis - Single by Deniz Koyu on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ "Trippy - Single by KO:YU & The Cliqque on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "Body Back (The Remixes) [feat. Maia Wright] - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 11 February 2020 .
^ Stone, Katie (3 May 2019). "Alesso and Deniz Koyu drop 'Time' remix" . EDM.com . Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
^ "Satisfied (feat. MAX) / Mama Look At Me Now [Remixes Part 1] - EP by Galantis on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 28 August 2018 .
^ "No Excuses (KO:YU & Ralph Felix Remix) [feat. Anton Ewald] - Single by Ralph Felix on Apple Music" . iTunes Store . Retrieved 2 September 2018 .
^ "Spotify - Anitta, Mc Zaac, Maejor Feat. Tropkillaz & DJ Yuri Martins – "Vai Malandra" (Alesso & KO:YU Remix)" . Spotify .
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