Deepend

Dutch DJ/producer

Deepend

Origin| Roermond, Netherlands
Genres|

* Deep house

Occupations|

* DJ
* record producer

Instrument| Digital audio workstation
Years active| 2012–present
Labels|

* Spinnin'
* Ultra
* Universal Republic
* Armada
* PIAS
* Copenhagen
* The Bearded Man

Members| Falco van den Aker
Past members| Bob van Ratingen

Falco van den Aker, professionally known as Deepend is a Dutch DJ/producer. He gained international recognition after his remix of Matt Simons' "Catch & Release" peaked at number one in five countries and the European Airplay charts.[1] The DJ racked in over 250 million Spotify plays and 80 million YouTube streams for the remix.[2][3][4] Deepend was originally a duo consisting of van den Aker and fellow Dutch producer Bob van Ratingen; van Ratingen left in 2018 and van den Aker now uses the Deepend name as a solo project.[5]

## Career

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Deepend's remix of Matt Simons' "Catch & Release" song has become the second most played song on Dutch radio in 2016.[6][7][8]

They released a collaboration via Spinnin' Records with Sam Feldt titled "Runaways" which featured vocals from Teemu.[9][3][10] A remix pack for the song was later released featuring remixes from Jay Hardway, M-22, Muzzaik & Stadiumx, eSquire, Jonathan Pitch, Afreaux and Wild Culture.[1]

## Discography

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### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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[11] | AUT
[12] | BEL
[13] | HUN
[14] | GER
[15] | POR
[16] | SLK
[17] | SPN
[18] | SWE
[19] | SWI
[20]
"LCD"
(featuring Lauren) | 2012  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album singles
"Turn It Back"
(featuring Phable) | 2014  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)"
(by Matt Simons) | 2015  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2  |

* BEA: Platinum[21]
* BVMI: Platinum[22]
* FIMI: Gold[23]

"I'm Just a Skipping Stone"
(with Claire Guerreso) | 2016  | —  | — | 2
[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"I'm Intoxicated"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Runaways"
(with Sam Feldt featuring Teemu) | — | — | 17
[25] | — | — | — | — | — | 89
[26] | —  |
"Every Little Thing"
(featuring Deb's Daughter) | 2017  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Woke Up in Bangkok"
(with YouNotUs featuring Martin Gallop) | 2018  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48
[27] | —  |
"Could Be Love"
(with Joe Killington) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82
[28] | —  |
"Only Love"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"One Thing Left To Do"
(featuring Hanne Mjøen) | 2019  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Be Yours"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"My Heart (NaNaNa)"
(with YouNotUs featuring Faulhaber) | 2020  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Skinny Dip (Komodo)"
(featuring Philip Strand) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Lonely"
(featuring Malou) | 2021  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Beautiful"
(with Griff Clawson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"All Good"
(with Julian Perretta) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Take It Easy"
(with David Benjamin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"I Hate Everyone But You"
(with Phil Soda) | 2022  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Good News"
(with Lucas Estrada and Philip Strand) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Keep It Rough"
(with Wedont) | 2023  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Close Friends"
(with Svnsets) | 2024  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Remixes

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[29]

Year  | Title  | Original artist(s)

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2012  | "Need U" (Deepend Ibiza Sunset Mix) | Funkda
2014  | When You Call (Deepend Remix) | July Child
2015  | Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)[30] | Matt Simons
Anymore (Deepend Remix) | Alphabet
(featuring Arc)
Solid Ground (Deepend Remix) | Alex Vargas
Dream (Deepend Remix) | Autograf
2016  | Heatwave (Deepend Remix) | Robin Schulz
(featuring Akon)
I Hate U, I Love U (Deepend Remix)[31] | Gnash
(featuring Olivia O'Brien)
2018  | Fading (Deepend Remix) | Alle Farben
(with Ilira)
Viens on s'aime (Deepend Remix) | Slimane
2019  | So am I (Deepend Remix) | Ava Max
2020  | I'm Not Worth It (Deepend Remix)  | NEFFEX

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sam Feldt & Deepend's 'Runaways' (The Remixes) Out Now". Broadway World. November 22, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
2. ^ Deepend. "Deepend Bio". Deepend. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
3. ^ a b "Sam Feldt & Deepend's 'Runaways' feat. Teemu Out Now". Broadway World. October 7, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
4. ^ "Tomorrow's Hits: Bishop, Phases & Matt Simons". Billboard. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
5. ^ https://nl.linkedin.com/in/bobvanratingen [self-published source]
6. ^ "Deepend remix van Matt Simons meest gedraaide NL productie". Radio.NL (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
7. ^ "Matt Simons: Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)". bigFM (in German). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
8. ^ De Limburger, Redactie. "Dj-duo uit Roermond scoort eerste internationale hit". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
9. ^ Bein, Kat (6 October 2016). "Sam Feldt Teams With Deepend & Teemu For Guitar-Laden 'Runaways': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
10. ^ Einck, Henry. "Musikvideo » Sam Feldt & Deepend feat. Teemu - Runaways". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
11. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
12. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
13. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.[dead link]
14. ^ lightmedia.hu. "Single (track) Top 40 lista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.

15. ^ GmbH, musicline.de / PhonoNet. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
16. ^ "Portugal Digital Songs : Jun 11, 2016 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
17. ^ "IFPI SR Hitparáda - RADIO TOP 100 201643". ifpicr.cz. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10.
18. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". www.spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
19. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". 2015-12-26. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2017-02-06.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
20. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
21. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
22. ^ "GOLD/PLATIN/DIAMOND- Auszeichnungen in Deutschland" (PDF)" (PDF). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. August 2016.
23. ^ "FIMI - Certificazioni - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
24. ^ "Claire Guerreso & Deepend - I'm Just A Skipping Stone". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
25. ^ "Sam Feldt & Deepend feat. Teemu - Runaways". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
26. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
27. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
28. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
29. ^ "Deepend". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
30. ^ Music Video - Matt Simons - Lose Control, retrieved 2017-02-06
31. ^ Solanke, Abiola. "Ayo Jay: Singer's 'Your number' makes it to New York Times' Best Songs of 2016 - Buzz - Pulse". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-06.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz