Deniz "Koyu" Akçakoyunlu (born April 29, 1985, in Bochum) is a Turkish-German disc jockey and electronic dance music producer who specializes in progressive house and electro house.
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Career
He has collaborated with some of the most successful electronic dance music artists such as Alesso, Nicky Romero, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Galantis and Fedde le Grand and has released singles on Spinnin’ Records, Axtone, Protocol Recordings, Sony Music and more record labels. He has also delivered remixes for artists such as David Guetta, Zedd or Anitta. His success allowed him to play the main stages of popular festivals like Tomorrowland, Ultra Miami, EDC and Creamfields and landed him a residency at Wynn Las Vegas.
In 2012 he headlined his own bus tour alongside Danny Avila named ‘Generation Wild’ which included shows in 25 cities across North America within 4 weeks.
Formative Influence
In his teenage years he was influenced by anything electronic, ranging from trance to techno, underground to indie dance pop, disco house to electro house. Some of the artists he lists as early childhood inspirations are Daft Punk, Michael Jackson, Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder.
Discography
Singles
"Am I" (with Raiden)
"Stay Wasted" (featuring Richard Judge)
"Flavours" (with Nø Signe)
"Next To You"
"Go"
"Destiny" (with Nicky Romero featuring Alexander Tidebrink)
"Feel It" (with Magnificence)
"Enemy" (with Ralph Felix featuring Mph)
"Lost Soul"
"Automatic"
"Eclipse"
"Paradise" (with Nicky Romero featuring Walk off the Earth)
"Atlantis"
"Trippy" (with The Cliqque)
"15 Sleeps" (featuring RuthAnne)
"A Way Home" (with Don Palm)
"Roads" (vs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike)
"Don't Wait" (featuring Example)
"Never Alone" (with Thomas Gold)
"The Way Out" (featuring Amba Shepherd)
"Sonic"
"Lift" (with Don Palm)
"To The Sun"
"Goin' Down" (vs Twoloud)
Remixes
Gryffin featuring Maia Wright - "Body Back" (Deniz Koyu Remix)
Alesso - "Time" (Alesso and Deniz Koyu Remix)
Galantis featuring Max - "Satisfied" (Galantis and Deniz Koyu VIP Remix)
Ralph Felix - "No Excuses" (KO:YU and Ralph Felix Remix)
Anitta, Mc Zaac, Maejor Feat. Tropkillaz & DJ Yuri Martins – "Vai Malandra" (Alesso & KO:YU Remix)
"Aviators" ("Lift" Vocal Mix - with Don Palm)
Alesso - "I Wanna Know" (Alesso and Deniz Koyu Remix)
Nick Martin – "Red Lion" (Deniz Koyu Remix)
Pep & Rash – "Rumors" (Deniz Koyu Remix)
Eddie Thoneick – "Solar" (Deniz Koyu Edit)
Röyksopp and Robyn – "Do It Again" (Deniz Koyu Remix)
Krewella – "Live for the Night (Danny Avila & Deniz Koyu Remix)"
Miike Snow – "Pretender (Deniz Koyu Remix)"
Zedd featuring Matthew Koma – "Spectrum" (Deniz Koyu Remix)
Junkie XL featuring Isis Salam – "Off The Dancefloor (Deniz Koyu Remix)"
Fedde Le Grand – "So Much Love (Deniz Koyu Remix)"
David Guetta featuring Taped Rai – "Just One Last Time (Deniz Koyu Remix)"