| Oliver Heldens Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Date of Birth | February 1, 1995 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Oliver Heldens is a Dutch record producer, songwriter, DJ, actor, and record label owner. He is best known as a pioneer in the future house genre, bringing it to international prominence. His best-known singles were Gecko (Overdrive) (2013), Last All Night (Koala) (2014), The Right Song (2016), Fire in My Soul (2018), and Turn Me On (2019).
Born Name
Olivier J. L. Heldens
Nick Name
HI-LO, Oli H
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality
Education
He graduated from high school in 2014 and never went to college because he doesn’t believe in musical schooling.
Occupation
DJ, Record Producer, Record Label Owner, Songwriter, Actor
Family
- Father – He is an accomplished Hammond organ and piano player.
- Mother – Elaine Schaap (Oliver’s Financial Advisor And Manager)
- Siblings – Lars Heldens (Younger Brother). He also has a younger sister and another younger brother.
Manager
Oliver Heldens is represented by –
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (Talent Agent) in Los Angeles, California, United States
- Spin Artists Agency (Talent Agent) in Los Angeles, California, United States
- Milk & Honey Music (Manager) in Los Angeles, California, United States
- The Media Nanny (Publicist) in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre
Future House, Electro House, Tech House, Progressive House, EDM, Disco, Funk, Drum & Bass, Big Room House
Instruments
Digital Audio Interface, Keyboards
Labels
- Spinnin’ Records
- Musical Freedom
- FFRR Records
- Atlantic Records
- RCA Records
- Heldeep Records
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
80 kg or 176.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
He has Jewish ancestry on his maternal side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Distinctive Features
- Thick eyebrows
- Wide nose
Brand Endorsements
Oliver Heldens is an avid supporter of the Plastic Soup Foundation, which aims to reduce and eventually eliminate ocean pollution.
Religion
He is not religious.
Oliver Heldens Favorite Things
- Production Gadget (In 2016) – Pioneer DJM-450 Mixer
- Songs (In 2018) – Astral Projection by Enrico Sangiuliano, Oliver’s Remix of One Kiss by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
- Song (In 2019) – Nobody Else by Axwell
- DJ/Producers (In 2018) – Paul Nicholas Fisher, Zonderling
- DJ/Producers (In 2019) – UMEK, Wehbba, Enrico Sangiuliano
- Cuisine – Chinese/Asian
Source – DJ Mag, DJ Mag, Complex
Oliver Heldens Facts
- He played chess growing up and has “a full room of awards”.
- Early in his career, he was inspired by fellow Dutch DJs and producers, Fedde Le Grand and Sander van Doorn.
- Oliver revealed his best melodies came to him while he was bored at school or cycling home from school.
- Oliver did not focus on house music early in his career and preferred to do groovy/electro/dance/progressive songs. In 2014, DJ and producer Tiësto signed his track Koala (2014) to his Musical Freedom Label and re-released it with vocals, thus in a way forcing Oliver to change his priority.
- He founded a record label named Heldeep Records in 2015. His debut track on the label was titled Renegade Mastah, and released by HI-LO, a mysterious artist. Soon after, he revealed it was his alter ego and wanted to see how people would react if they didn’t know the artist’s true identity.
- He called his moniker HI-LO “his darker, edgy, stripped-back side” and the music he released “bassline driven and underground”. The moniker comes from his nickname “Oli H”, only reversed. Even his mom enjoyed his sets as HI-LO more than his Oliver Heldens sets because she “found herself in a trance and couldn’t stop dancing“.
- Oliver landed 7th spot on DJMag‘s list of “Top 100 DJs” in 2019.
- He stated that being a DJ was always the primary source of his joy, and producing, doing live performances, and signing other artists came secondary.
- Oliver has wondered whether there would be fewer deaths if MDMA and ecstasy were legal. He realized this would make the number of poorly-made drugs on the street drop significantly and thus save lives.
- Oliver is not the type of person that listens to entire albums. However, he can spend hours in a row discovering songs by underground artists.
- He had a pet guinea pig.
- If he had to plan the 1st date with a person he likes, Oliver would choose a trip to the zoo.
Featured Image by Oliver Heldens / Instagram
