Koen Heldens

Photo: L.A. Marquez “Vomba”

BIOGRAPHY

Koen Heldens is an international multi-diamond, multi-billion times streamed and GRAMMY nominated mixing engineer hailing from the Netherlands and currently residing in Los Angeles, CA.

Heldens has mixed for some of the best artists in the world such as Kanye West, Trippie Redd, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, and Maluma, making significant contributions to their chart-topping singles and albums.

Among his impressive accolades, Koen received a prestigious GRAMMY nomination for his work on the "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Soundtrack." Moreover, his exceptional talent shone through when he won both an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award for his remarkable contributions to XXXTENTACION's debut album "17." And served as the mixing engineer behind XXXTENTACION's "SAD!"—a global No. 1 diamond-selling hit single from his No. 1 album "?" which is also Spotify's Most Streamed Hip-Hop Album. This outstanding achievement earned him a Guinness World Record for the "Most Streamed Track on Spotify in 24 Hours."

Koen's unparalleled talent and dedication to his craft have propelled him to the pinnacle of the music industry, with record sales surpassing 80 million and over 26 billion on-demand audio streams worldwide. His unique ear for sound and unwavering commitment to excellence continue to garner him immense admiration and respect from both artists and adoring fans. As Koen Heldens continues to push the boundaries of sound engineering, his impact on the music world remains an inspiring testament to the power of creativity and innovation.

1x GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™
Most Streamed Track in 24 Hours

1x GRAMMY AWARDS®
Nominee

1x AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD
Winner

1x BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD
Winner

2 DIAMOND
Certifications

42 PLATINUM
Certifications

7 GOLD
Certifications

FEATURED ARTISTS

  • Kanye West

  • Swae Lee

  • Maluma

  • XXXTENTACION

  • Lil Wayne

  • The Kid LAROI

  • Don Toliver

  • Tory Lanez

  • Roddy Ricch

  • Trippie Redd

  • Ryan Castro

  • Justin Quiles

  • FMK

  • Bryson Tiller

  • Rusherking

  • LIT Killah

  • KHEA

  • Lenny Tavarez

  • Rick Ross

  • Dalex

  • Lil Yachty

  • Santa Fe Klan

  • Ski Mask The Slump God

  • Joey Bada$$

  • Travis Barker

  • CNCO

  • Joyner Lucas

  • Lil Pump

  • Ingratax

  • Stefflon Don

  • Lil Skies

  • Kid Ink

  • DJ Scheme

  • YBN Nahmir

  • Rico Nasty

  • Danny Towers

  • Lecrae

  • DaniLeigh

  • Jasiah

  • Vybz Kartel

FEATURED DISCOGRAPHY

  • Trippie Redd - "A Love Letter To You 5"

  • XXXTENTACION - "SAD!"


    Guinness World Record for “Most Streamed Track on Spotify in 24 Hours”

    Billboard Hot 100 #1

  • XXXTENTACION - "Fuck Love (ft. Trippie Redd)"

  • Various Artists - "Spider Verse (Motion Picture Soundtrack)"


    62nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominee for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

    50th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Soundtrack/ Compilation

    Billboard Top Soundtracks #1

  • Trippie Redd - "A Love Letter To You 3"


    Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #1

  • YBN (Collective) - "YBN: The Mixtape"


    2019 BET Hop-Hop Award Nominee for Best Mixtape

  • XXXTENTACION - "whoa (mind in awe)"

  • DJ Scheme - "How U Feel (ft. Danny Towers, Ski Mask The Slump God & Lil Yachty)"

  • XXXTENTACION - "UP LIKE AN INSOMNIAC - Freestyle"

  • XXXTENTACION - "Jocelyn Flores"

  • Jasiah - "Breakshit"

  • XXXTENTACION - "I Don't Let Go"

  • XXXTENTACION - "?"


    Spotify Most Streamed Hip-Hop Album

    Billboard 200 #1

  • XXXTENTACION - "Hate Will Never Win"

  • XXXTENTACION - "17"


    2018 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album

    2019 Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album

    Billboard Top R&B Albums #1

  • XXXTENTACION X Lil Pump - "Arms Around You (ft. Maluma & Swae Lee)"


    Billboard Streaming Songs #1

  • XXXTENTACION - "SKINS"


    Billboard 200 #1

  • XXXTENTACION - "A Ghetto Christmas Carol"

PRESS

PRO AUDIO PLUGINS

Koen's exceptional skills lie in mixing some of the most popular and highly streamed albums in modern music. His vast experience and profound understanding of music enable him to construct the emotional foundation of each track. Moreover, Koen's extensive knowledge of the technical aspects and constraints of the plugins and DAWs he employs is unparalleled.

Koen's inventive ideas concerning process timing, channel linking, and side-chain filtering inspired the development team to create a groundbreaking tool. After countless hours of development and listening sessions, the team produced an exceptional compressor, the KH-COMP1, which also serves as the best compressor that Black Rooster Audio has ever developed.

Continuing the Koen Heldens Signature Series, we created the KH-EQ1: a professional studio EQ with a twist, featuring harmonic per-band saturation and an innovative, stepless Mid<->Stereo<->Side router.

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