Koen Heldens
Koen Heldens is a Dutch-born international multi-platinum, American Music Award- and Billboard Music Award-winning mixing engineer.
Early life and education
Originally from the Netherlands, Heldens began music school at the age of 6, attended the Venray School of Music, and accelerated through his teenage years as a music producer and classically trained pianist.He moved to Los Angeles at 19 to start a career in the music business.
Career
Heldens started his career in 2003, and rose to prominence in 2017 when he started working with the late XXXTentacion, with whom he earned a Guinness World Record for most streamed song in a single day for the Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "Sad!"Heldens has worked with Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Joe Budden, Missy Elliott, Fat Joe, Rihanna, J-Lo, Run DMC, Dr. Dre, Dreezy, En Vogue, Kid Ink, Lecrae, Sizzla, Timbaland, TLC's T-Boz, and Wiz Khalifa.
Heldens has been nominated for a Grammy Award, and has won an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award.
He is often called upon to teach and speak on panels for music companies such as the National Association for Music Merchandisers and Avid's Pro-Tools. He also reviews plugins and new technologies for "quality and accuracy" for various companies.