Deniz Koyu is a Turkish electronic dance music producer & DJ who was born in Germany.

His course to become a musician was set at the tender age of five when he began to learn the piano. It didn’t take long until he discovered his enthusiasm for synthesizers and drums, getting inspiration from artists such as Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, Kraftwerk or Cassius. It is no surprise he followed suit, spending his pocket money on all the second-hand synths and drum machines he could find. Through his teenage years, Deniz spent his days DJing and editing his favourite tracks using small tape recorders and sampling what he could.

In 2011 Deniz’ single releases “Tung” and “Hertz” on Flamingo Recordings and his remixes for James Blunt’s “Dangerous” and Kaskade’s “Turn It Down” evolved into huge house anthems at clubs and festivals around the globe, and were played extensively by the likes of Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, Fedde Le Grand, Avicii & many more.

Come 2012 and MTV added Deniz to their “EDM Rookies To Watch” list, calling him “a blazing new talent” and putting him in the company of the likes of Alesso, Zedd, R3hab and Nicky Romero. Following this he was hand-picked by Axwell to play at the world premiere of Cosmic Opera in New York and also performed at Ultra Music Festival Miami and got confirmed for his first-ever Sensation White and Mysteryland appearances.

Production-wise Deniz kicked off 2012 with a remix for Fedde Le Grand’s “So Much Love”, a heavyweight collaboration with Fedde and Johan Wedel on “Turn It”, and his uber-hit single “Bong” on Refune Records. Next up came “Follow You” with Wynter Gordon on Big Beat Records, remixes for Zedd, Miike Snow and Digitalism’s all time classic “Zdarlight”.

With a fully busy schedule which includes playing sold-out shows all across the world, his bi-weekly “Bongbastic” radio show and an amazing string of new releases lined up for the next months, there is certainly no stopping Deniz now.

Stay tuned and ready yourselves to witness Deniz Koyu live at MTV India‘s MTV Bloc Party. Until then check out what Nikhil Chinapa has to say about Deniz!