Firebeatz Explained

Firebeatz
Origin:Tilburg, Netherlands
Instrument:Keyboards, turntables, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Apple Mac
Occupation:DJs, producers
Years Active:2008–present
Associated Acts:METAFO4R, Nicky Romero, Sander van Doorn, DubVision, Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Calvin Harris, Chocolate Puma, Lucas & Steve, KSHMR
Current Members:Tim Benjamin Smulders
Jurre van Doeselaar

Firebeatz is a Dutch DJ and music production duo consisting of Tim Benjamin Smulders[1] (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈtɪm ˈbɛɲamɪn ˈsmʏldərs/; born 14 August 1985) and Jurre van Doeselaar (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈjʏrə vɑn ˈdusəlaːr/; born 7 July 1987). The duo formed in Tilburg in 2008, and gained fame in the EDM scene through their dance floor hits like "Dear New York", "Here We F*cking Go" and "Helicopter". The duo has since worked with well-known artists such as Calvin Harris, Tiësto and Martin Garrix.[2]

Music career

Tim and Jurre met at the School of Arts in Tilburg, the Netherlands and discovered a similar interest in music.[3] Their chemistry prompted them to form Firebeatz in 2008.[4] Their early releases, "Funky Shit", "Where's Your Head At", "Miniman", "Dear New York" and "Here We F*cking Go" ranked highly on the Beatport dance charts.

Their collaboration with Chocolate Puma, "Just One More Time Baby", aired on BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong's show and received good audience feedback.[5] The track went on to top the Beatport House chart for many weeks. "Dear New York", a collaboration with Schella, also became one of their biggest hits and reached No. 2 on the Beatport Main Top 100.[6]

In 2013, Firebeatz continued the momentum with "Gangster" which reached the Beatport Top 20. Subsequently, they released a collaboration with Bobby Burns in "Ding Dong" on Tiësto's Musical Freedom label. "Yeahhhh" was released on Calvin Harris's Fly Eye Records and the duo was invited to make an exclusive remix of Calvin Harris and Ayah Marar's collaboration, "Thinking About You". Their track "Wonderful" gained support by established DJs such as Afrojack, Chuckie, Sander van Doorn, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Thomas Gold and R3hab.

"Max Ammo", released December 2013, reached the Beatport Top 20.[7] Their collaboration with Martin Garrix, "Helicopter", achieved No. 1 on Beatport,[8] as well as charting in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Guitar Track", a collaboration with Sander van Doorn was released in March 2014 after it was initially previewed with their identities hidden.[9] In June 2014, Firebeatz worked alongside Tiësto and Ladyhawke to release "Last Train", which was featured on Tiësto's fifth studio album, A Town Called Paradise. The duo also featured on Calvin Harris's fourth studio album Motion with the collaborative track, "It Was You", in November 2014.

Firebeatz also successfully managed to diversify and cross over to other genres by collaborating with artists such as Pitbull, James Blunt, Ian Carey, Snoop Dogg, Freestylers, Flo Rida, Timbaland, Fatman Scoop, Alex Gaudino, Wynter Gordon, Bingo Players and Sean Paul. The latter two collaborations reached Beatport's Main Top 15.

In 2018, Firebeatz and DubVision formed the supergroup METAFO4R, and performed together for the first time at EDC Las Vegas 2018.[10]

Discography

Singles

Charted singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NLD[11] BEL[12] FRA[13]
"Helicopter"
(with Martin Garrix)
201459
[14]
3398rowspan="2"
"I Can't Understand"
(with Chocolate Puma)
66
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Non-charting singles

As lead artist
As METAFO4R

Remixes

Notes and References

  1. Moroi . K. . Sato . T. . 1975-08-15 . Comparison between procaine and isocarboxazid metabolism in vitro by a liver microsomal amidase-esterase . Biochemical Pharmacology . 24 . 16 . 1517–1521 . 10.1016/0006-2952(75)90029-5 . 1873-2968 . 8.
  2. Anderson . T. R. . Slotkin . T. A. . 1975-08-15 . Maturation of the adrenal medulla--IV. Effects of morphine . Biochemical Pharmacology . 24 . 16 . 1469–1474 . 10.1016/0006-2952(75)90020-9 . 1873-2968 . 7.
  3. Web site: Raving Raeanne catches up with Firebeatz | Elektro . 2014-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301203934/http://www.elektrodaily.com/interviews/2013/11/raving-raeanne-catches-up-with-firebeatz/ . 1 March 2014 . dmy .
  4. Web site: Weekend Picks: DJs and a foreign film . The Daily Aztec . 2013-09-25 . 2016-07-19.
  5. Web site: Claudio . Amanda . Chocolate Puma & Firebeatz — Just One More Time Baby . Dancing Astronaut . 2012-06-12 . 2016-07-19.
  6. Web site: Nicole Mastrogiannis . INTERVIEW: Firebeatz | iHeartRadio . News.iheart.com . 2013-10-07 . 2016-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305061258/http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-465498/interview-firebeatz-11717469/ . 5 March 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Hadley . Joseph . Firebeatz - Max Ammo [Doorn Records |publisher=Dance Rebels |date=2013-12-16 |accessdate=2016-07-19].
  8. Web site: Martin Garrix & Firebeatz - Helicopter [Out Now] |website=Youredm.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-19].
  9. Web site: Renée . Go Bazooka: Interview with Firebeatz . Turn Up The Bass . 2016-07-19 . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222113519/http://turnupthebass.net/2014/05/28/interview-with-firebeatz/ . dead .
  10. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: DubVision & Firebeatz to debut their new supergroup, METAFO4R, tonight at EDC Las Vegas. Goldenberg. Ross. 2018-05-18. Dancing Astronaut. 2018-05-25.
  11. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416074651/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+&+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s . 2014-04-16. Hung. Steffen. dutchcharts.nl. 2016-12-22.
  12. Web site: Discografie Firebeatz. ultratop.be. 2016-12-22.
  13. Web site: Discographie Firebeatz. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. Web site: Dutchcharts.nl – Martin Garrix & Firebeatz – Helicopter. Single Top 100.
  15. Web site: Blackout - Single by Chocolate Puma & Firebeatz on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2018-09-24.
  16. Web site: Rock to the Rhythm - Single by Firebeatz & Yozo on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2018-11-15.
  17. Web site: Firebeatz and Schella Reimagine "The Bomb!" by The Bucketheads in 'Through My Mind' . EDM.com staff . 2019-02-15 . EDM.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190223054750/https://edm.com/music-releases/firebeatz-schella-the-bomb-bucketheads-through-my-mind . 2019-02-23 . 2019-02-23.
  18. Web site: Bounce - Single by Firebeatz, Schella & Pexem on Apple Music . . 2019-05-16.
  19. Web site: Blowback - Single by Sander van Doorn & Firebeatz on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2019-07-25.
  20. Web site: Illusion (feat. KARRA) - Single by Firebeatz & Nervo on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2019-09-11.
  21. Web site: Oliver Heldens and Firebeatz present ideal shuffling soundtrack, 'Lift Me Up' . Yi . Benjamin . 2019-09-17 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215071502/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/oliver-heldens-and-firebeatz-present-ideal-shuffling-soundtrack-lift-me-up/ . 2019-12-15 . 2020-01-02.
  22. Web site: Lambo - Single by DubVision & Firebeatz on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2020-01-02.
  23. Web site: Soul Fifty - Single by Chocolate Puma on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2020-01-17.
  24. Web site: Bad Habit - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2020-03-13.
  25. Web site: High Enough - Single by Firebeatz & Plastik Funk on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-05-22.
  26. Web site: Sinfonia Della Notte - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-06-28.
  27. Web site: Never Enough (feat. Brooke Tomlinson) - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-09-11.
  28. Web site: Instant Moments - Single by Firebeatz on iTunes . Apple Music . 2020-11-08.
  29. Web site: Let's Get Down - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-12-24.
  30. Web site: Show The Way - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-01-05.
  31. Web site: Way Down (feat. S.E.N.) - Single by Firebeatz & Arengers on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-10-10.
  32. Web site: Resurrect - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-10-29.
  33. Web site: Give It Up - Single by Firebeatz & Dubdogz on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2022-03-30.
  34. Web site: Supergroup METAFO4R Arrives With First Single "Best Part Of Me" . O'Keefe . Ariana . 2018-08-31 . The Nocturnal Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902055533/http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/supergroup-metafo4r-arrives-with-first-single-best-part-of-me/ . 2018-09-02 . 2018-09-02.
  35. Web site: Rave Machine - Single by Metafo4r on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2019-07-28.
  36. Web site: Grollow - Single by METAFO4R on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-11-09.
  37. Web site: Sun Is Shining (Firebeatz Remix) - Single by Funkstar De Luxe on Apple Music . . 2019-01-25.
  38. Web site: One Thing Right (Remixes) - EP by Marshmello & Kane Brown on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2019-08-21.