Firebeatz is a Dutch DJ and music production duo consisting of Tim Benjamin Smulders (; born 14 August 1985) and Jurre van Doeselaar (; born 7 July 1987). The duo formed in Tilburg in 2008, and gained fame in the EDM scene through their dance floor hits like "Dear New York", "Here We F*cking Go" and "Helicopter". The duo has worked with well-known artists such as

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and

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Music career

Tim and Jurre met at the School of Arts in

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, the Netherlands, and discovered a similar interest in music. Their chemistry prompted them to form Firebeatz in 2008. Their early releases, "Funky Shit", "Where's Your Head At", "Miniman", "Dear New York" and "Here We F*cking Go" ranked highly on the

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dance charts. Their collaboration with Chocolate Puma, "Just One More Time Baby", aired on

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's show and received good critiques. The track went on to top the

House chart for many weeks. "Dear New York", a collaboration with Schella, also became one of their biggest hits and reached No. 2 on the Beatport Main Top 100. In 2013, Firebeatz continued the momentum with "Gangster" which reached the

Top 20. Subsequently, they released a collaboration with Bobby Burns in "Ding Dong" on Tiësto's Musical Freedom label. "Yeahhhh" was released on Calvin Harris's Fly Eye Records and the duo was invited to make an exclusive remix of Calvin Harris and

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's collaboration, "Thinking About You". Their track "Wonderful" gained support by established DJs such as

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, Chuckie,

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and

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. "Max Ammo", released December 2013, reached the

Top 20. Their collaboration with

, "

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", achieved No. 1 on

, as well as charting in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Guitar Track", a collaboration with

was released in March 2014 after it was initially previewed with their identities hidden. In June 2014, Firebeatz worked alongside

and Ladyhawke to release " Last Train", which was featured on Tiësto's fifth studio album, ''

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''. The duo also featured on

's fourth studio album ''

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'' with the collaborative track, "It Was You", in November 2014. Firebeatz also successfully managed to diversify and cross over to other genres by collaborating with artists such as

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, Bingo Players and

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. The latter two collaborations reached

's Main Top 15. In 2018, Firebeatz and

DubVision DubVision is a Dutch DJ duo from The Hague consisting of brothers Victor (born 1989) and Stephan Leicher (born 1981) signed to the labels Spinnin' Records, Armada Music and Axtone. Biography Stephan and Victor's parents pressured the duo to l ...

formed the supergroup METAFO4R, and performed together for the first time at EDC Las Vegas 2018.

Discography

Singles

Charted singles

Non-charting singles

= As lead artist

= *2012: Firebeatz & Schella — Dear New York pinnin'*2014: Firebeatz — Bombaclat ree*2017: Firebeatz — Ignite ree*2017: Firebeatz and

Lucas & Steve Lucas & Steve is a Dutch DJ duo formed by Lucas de Wert and Steven Jansen from Maastricht. History The duo was formed in 2010 and joined Spinnin' Records in December 2014. They released many singles on the sub-label Spinnin' Deep. In 2014, t ...

— Show Me Your Love pinnin' Premium (Spinnin')*2017: Firebeatz — Till The Sun Comes Up gnite (Armada)*2017: Firebeatz and Apster — Let's Get Wild gnite (Armada)*2017: Lucas & Steve and Firebeatz — Keep Your Head Up pinnin'*2017: Firebeatz — Burn It Down gnite (Armada)*2018: Firebeatz and Peppermint — Everything gnite (Armada)*2018: Firebeatz and Madison Mars — Rock Right Now gnite (Armada)*2018: Firebeatz — Remember Who You Are gnite (Armada)*2018:

Chocolate Puma Chocolate Puma are a DJ and music production duo from Haarlem, North Holland, consisting of René ter Horst ("DJ Zki") and Gaston Steenkist ("Dobre"). Their stage names include "Zki & Dobre", "The Good Men", and "The Goodmen". Zki & Dobre have ...

and Firebeatz — Blackout usical Freedom*2018: Firebeatz and Yozo — Rock to the Rhythm rmada*2019: Firebeatz and Schella — Through My Mind rmada*2019: Firebeatz and Schella & Pexem — Bounce eldeep (Spinnin')*2019:

and Firebeatz — Blowback oorn (Spinnin')*2019:

Nervo Nervo (stylised as NERVO) are an Australian DJ duo comprising twin sisters Olivia and Miriam Nervo (born 18 February 1982). After signing with Sony/ATV Music Publishing at 18 years of age, the sisters pursued careers as songwriting partners and ...

and Firebeatz — Illusion pinnin' Records*2019:

Oliver Heldens Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...

, Firebeatz and Schella — Lift Me Up eldeep (Spinnin')*2019: DubVision and Firebeatz — Lambo tmpd*2020: Chocolate Puma and Firebeatz — Soul Fifty pinnin' Records*2020: Firebeatz - Bad Habit pinnin' Records*2020: Firebeatz and

Plastik Funk Plastik Funk are a music duo consisting of Rafael Ximenez-Carrillo and Mikio Gruschinske who teamed up with Tujamo and Sneakbo for their single " Dr. Who!", which peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. Background Plastik Funk were formed ...

- High Enough pinnin' Records*2020: Firebeatz - Sinfonia Della Notte eldeep (Spinnin')*2020: Firebeatz featuring Brooke Tomlinson - Never Enough pinnin' Records*2020: Firebeatz - Instant Moments pinnin' Records*2020: Firebeatz - Let's Get Down pinnin' Records*2021: Firebeatz - Show The Way eldeep (Spinnin')*2021: Firebeatz and Arengers featuring S.e.n - Way Down pinnin' Records*2021: Firebeatz - Resurrect gnite Records*2022: Firebeatz and Dubdogz - Give It Up pinnin' Records

= As METAFO4R

= *2018: Best Part Of Me pinnin'*2019: Rave Machine pinnin'*2020: Grollow pinnin' Records

Remixes

*2012:

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— "

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" (Firebeatz Remix) CA Records*2012:

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- Suit and Tie (Firebeatz Remix) CA Records*2013:

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

Will.i.am William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas. ...

— "It Should Be Easy" (Firebeatz Remix) ony Music Entertainment*2013:

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(Firebeatz Remix) he Island Def Jam Music Group*2014:

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(Firebeatz Remix) usical Freedom Records*2016:

- Stay A While (Firebeatz Remix) mash The House*2019: Funkstar De Luxe — " Sun Is Shining" (Firebeatz Remix) rmada Music*2019:

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence", "Wolves", "Friends", " Happier", and " Alone" have been certified multi-platinum in several ...

and

Kane Brown Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American singer. Brown first came to the attention of the public through social media. He released his first EP, titled '' Closer'', in June 2015, and followed it with a new single, " Used to Love ...

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References

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