Biography

Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995), better known by his stage name Oliver Heldens, is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. His 2013 song "Gecko" caught the attention of fellow Dutch DJ Tiësto, who signed him to his label, Musical Freedom, and released the track with vocals from British singer Becky Hill on 23 June 2014 as “Gecko (Overdrive)”. Heldens also has a weekly podcast titled Heldeep Radio, which has been ongoing for over 2 years.In 2015, he began producing bass house songs under the alias HI-LO, which comes from 'Oli H' in reversed form. Under his alias, Heldens has produced ten singles, including "Crank It Up", "Renegade Mastah" and "Wappy Flirt", releasing the later two on his label Heldeep Records. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre alongside Tchami and Don Diablo.