Koen Heldens is a Dutch born

mix engineer A mixing engineer (or simply mix engineer) is responsible for combining ("mixing") different sonic elements of an auditory piece into a complete rendition (also known as "final mix" or "mixdown"), whether in music, film, or any other content of a ...

residing in

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Florida. Koen started his career in 2003 and rose to prominence in 2017 when he started working with the late

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with which he earned a

Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

for most streamed song in a single day for the

Billboard Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming ...

#1 single

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. Heldens has been nominated for a

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and has won an

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and a

Billboard Music Award The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by '' Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of ...

. Heldens has worked with

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, Lit Killah,

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, Rico Nasty,

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and

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Discography Highlights

Singles Mixed

Other charted songs

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Awards and nominations

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American Music Awards

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Billboard Music Awards

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External links

*http://www.mixedbykoenheldens.com/ *https://genius.com/artists/Koen-heldens *https://credits.muso.ai/profile/7a329c5c-a33b-46fa-9778-ffc11fd96ed2/credits *https://www.allmusic.com/artist/koen-heldens-mn0003695847

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heldens, Koen Dutch audio engineers People from Venray Living people Dutch musicians 1986 births

Discography Highlights

Singles Mixed

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

Guinness World Records

Grammy Awards

American Music Awards

Billboard Music Awards

BET Hip-Hop Awards

NAACP Image Awards

See also

External links

References