Falco van den Aker, professionally known as Deepend is a Dutch DJ/producer. He gained international recognition after his remix of Matt Simons' "Catch & Release" peaked at number one in five countries and the European Airplay charts.[1] The DJ racked in over 250 million Spotify plays and 80 million YouTube streams for the remix.[2][3][4] Deepend was originally a duo consisting of van den Aker and fellow Dutch producer Bob van Ratingen; van Ratingen left in 2018 and van den Aker now uses the Deepend name as a solo project.[5]
Deepend | |
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Origin | Roermond, Netherlands |
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Occupation(s) |
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Instrument | Digital audio workstation |
Years active | 2012–present |
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Members | Falco van den Aker |
Past members | Bob van Ratingen |
Career
editDeepend's remix of Matt Simons' "Catch & Release" song has become the second most played song on Dutch radio in 2016.[6][7][8]
They released a collaboration via Spinnin' Records with Sam Feldt titled "Runaways" which featured vocals from Teemu.[9][3][10] A remix pack for the song was later released featuring remixes from Jay Hardway, M-22, Muzzaik & Stadiumx, eSquire, Jonathan Pitch, Afreaux and Wild Culture.[1]
Discography
editSingles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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NL [11] |
AUT [12] |
BEL [13] |
HUN [14] |
GER [15] |
POR [16] |
SLK [17] |
SPN [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] | ||||
"LCD" (featuring Lauren) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Turn It Back" (featuring Phable) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)" (by Matt Simons) |
2015 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | ||
"I'm Just a Skipping Stone" (with Claire Guerreso) |
2016 | — | — | 2[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I'm Intoxicated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Runaways" (with Sam Feldt featuring Teemu) |
— | — | 17[25] | — | — | — | — | — | 89[26] | — | |||
"Every Little Thing" (featuring Deb's Daughter) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Woke Up in Bangkok" (with YouNotUs featuring Martin Gallop) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 [27] |
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"Could Be Love" (with Joe Killington) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 [28] |
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"Only Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"One Thing Left To Do" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Remixes
editYear | Title | Original artist(s) |
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2012 | "Need U" (Deepend Ibiza Sunset Mix) | Funkda |
2014 | When You Call (Deepend Remix) | July Child |
2015 | Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)[30] | Matt Simons |
Anymore (Deepend Remix) | Alphabet (featuring Arc) | |
Solid Ground (Deepend Remix) | Alex Vargas | |
Dream (Deepend Remix) | Autograf | |
2016 | Heatwave (Deepend Remix) | Robin Schulz (featuring Akon) |
I Hate U, I Love U (Deepend Remix)[31] | Gnash (featuring Olivia O'Brien) | |
2018 | Fading (Deepend Remix) | Alle Farben (with Ilira) |
Viens on s'aime (Deepend Remix) | Slimane | |
2019 | So am I (Deepend Remix) | Ava Max |
2020 | I'm Not Worth It (Deepend Remix) | NEFFEX |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sam Feldt & Deepend's 'Runaways' (The Remixes) Out Now". Broadway World. November 22, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ Deepend. "Deepend Bio". Deepend. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ a b "Sam Feldt & Deepend's 'Runaways' feat. Teemu Out Now". Broadway World. October 7, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Tomorrow's Hits: Bishop, Phases & Matt Simons". Billboard. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ https://nl.linkedin.com/in/bobvanratingen [self-published source]
- ^ "Deepend remix van Matt Simons meest gedraaide NL productie". Radio.NL (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Matt Simons: Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)". bigFM (in German). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ De Limburger, Redactie. "Dj-duo uit Roermond scoort eerste internationale hit". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ Bein, Kat (6 October 2016). "Sam Feldt Teams With Deepend & Teemu For Guitar-Laden 'Runaways': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ Einck, Henry. "Musikvideo » Sam Feldt & Deepend feat. Teemu - Runaways". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.[dead link]
- ^ lightmedia.hu. "Single (track) Top 40 lista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ GmbH, musicline.de / PhonoNet. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Portugal Digital Songs : Jun 11, 2016 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "IFPI SR Hitparáda - RADIO TOP 100 201643". ifpicr.cz. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". www.spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". 2015-12-26. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
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- ^ "GOLD/PLATIN/DIAMOND- Auszeichnungen in Deutschland" (PDF)" (PDF). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. August 2016.
- ^ "FIMI - Certificazioni - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Claire Guerreso & Deepend - I'm Just A Skipping Stone". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Sam Feldt & Deepend feat. Teemu - Runaways". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Deepend". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ Music Video - Matt Simons - Lose Control, retrieved 2017-02-06
- ^ Solanke, Abiola. "Ayo Jay: Singer's 'Your number' makes it to New York Times' Best Songs of 2016 - Buzz - Pulse". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-06.