Koen Heldens is a Dutch born[1] mix engineer[2] residing in Miami Florida. Koen started his career in 2003 and rose to prominence in 2017 when he started working with the late XXXTentacion[3] with which he earned a Guinness World Records for most streamed song in a single day for the Billboard Hot 100 #1 single Sad!.[4][5] Heldens has been nominated for a Grammy Award[6] and has won an American Music Award[7] and a Billboard Music Award.[8] Heldens has worked with Kanye West, Maluma, Trippie Redd, Swae Lee, Khea, Lit Killah, Dalex, Don Toliver, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Tory Lanez, Kid Ink, Elley Duhé, Lil Pump, Lil Yachty, Rico Nasty, Vybz Kartel, Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don and Ski Mask The Slump God.[9][10]
Koen Heldens | |
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.jpg) Koen Heldens (shot by @vombagram) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Venray, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Mixing engineer, producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | www |
| Title | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | ARG | CAN | FRA | UK | NZ | SWE | GER | ||||
| "Jocelyn Flores" XXXTentacion | 2017 | 19 | — | 10 | — | 14 | 38 | 39 | 4 | 7 | — |
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17 |
| "A Ghetto Christmas Carol" | —[11] | —[12] | — | — | — | — | —[13] | — | — | — |
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A Ghetto Christmas Carol E.P. | |
| "Up Like An Insomniac - Freestyle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Fuck Love (ft. Trippie Redd") | 2018 | 28 | 3 | - | - | 31 | 70 | 89 | 19 | 35 | - | 17 (XXXTentacion album) | |
| "Sad!" | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
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? | |
| "Arms Around You (ft. Swae Lee & Maluma") | 28 | 2 | - | 14 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 16 | non-album single | ||
| "Royalty (XXXTentacion song) (ft. Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don & Vybz Kartel)" | 2019 | — | —[14] | — | — | — | — | — | —[15] | — | — | Bad Vibes Forever | |
| "How You Feel? (ft. Danny Towers, Lil Yachty & Ski Mask the Slump God)" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Family" |
| "Breakshit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"WAR" | |
| "Angst" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | non-album single | |
| "Tu Nicht So" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | "Badmómz." | ||
| "Strip" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | non-album single | ||
| "Rosenkrieg" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | "No Rich Parents" | ||
| "Oh, Digga" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Nese Don" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Mit Mir" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |||
| "2Sad2Disco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | "2Sad2Disco" | ||
| "Vodka" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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| "Thunfisch & Weinbrand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| "Sport" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
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| "Feuer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | ”Kinder der Sonne” | ||
| "Vorbei" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | |||
| "Sterne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |||
| "Narben" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | |||
| "Bein Chula" | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Kippe Im Wind" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | "Champions Club" | |
| "Keine Tränen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | "Survival Mode" | ||
| "Ain't Safe (ft. Don Toliver" | 98 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | non-album single | ||
| "Sigue La Fiesta"
Justin Quiles, Dalex, Santa Fe Klan |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fast X Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Took My Breath Away (ft. Skye Morales)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | A Love Letter to You 5 | ||
| "Last Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | |||
| "Left 4 Dead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap | ||||
| "Whoa (Mind In Awe)" XXXTentacion |
2018 | 37 | 3 | — |
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Skins (XXXTentacion album) |
| "I Don't Let Go" XXXTentacion |
51 | 17 | 22 |
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| "One Minute (ft. Kanye West & Travis Barker" XXXTentacion |
62 | — | 23 | |||
| "Staring At The Sky" XXXTentacion |
68 | — | 12 | |||
| Publication | Country | Song | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinness World Records | World Wide | XXXTentacion “Sad!” | Most Streamed Song in a Single Day[16] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (soundtrack) | 62nd Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated | [17] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 (XXXTentacion Album) (as mixer) | Favorite Album – Soul/R&B | Won | [18] |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (soundtrack)(as mixer) | American Music Award for Top Soundtrack | Nominated | [19] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 (XXXTentacion Album) (as mixer) | Top Album – R&B | Nominated | [20] |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (soundtrack) (as mixer) | Top Soundtrack | Nominated | [21] |
| ? (XXXTentacion album) (as mixer) | Top 200 Album | Nominated | ||
| ? (XXXTentacion album) (as mixer) | Top Rap Album | Nominated | ||
| 17 (XXXTentacion album) (as mixer) | Top R&B Album | Won | ||
| Sad! (as mixer) | Top Streaming Song (audio) | Nominated | ||
| Sad! (as mixer) | Top Streaming Song (video) | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | YBN: The Mixtape (as mixer) | BET Hop-Hop Award for Best Mixtape | Nominated | [22] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (soundtrack) (as mixer) | 50th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Soundtrack/ Compilation | Nominated | [23] |