Klaas (DJ) explained
Klaas |
Birth Name: | Klaas Gerling |
Birth Date: | 1981 1, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Cologne, Germany |
Years Active: | 2003–present |
Website: | www.klaas-music.de |
Klaas Gerling (born January 3, 1981), simply known as Klaas, is a German DJ and record producer from Cologne.[1]
Klaas worked under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed songs for Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike (2016), DJ Antoine, Stromae, Armand Van Helden and Eric Morillo. He is best known for his remix of "Infinity" by Guru Josh, which topped the Belgian chart and peaked at number two on the Dutch chart in 2008. Producing "Infinity 2008" resulted in gold, silver and platinum records in a number of countries. His own release "Our Own Way" reached the top 10 in France in 2009.
As early as 2013, Klaas collaborated with Kim Petras (2023 Grammy-winning singer) on the songs "Heartbeat" and "Flight To Paris".Since 2016, Klaas has collaborated with Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike and Dimitri Vegas' wife MATTN to produce remakes of past club hits such as "Ocarina", "Cafe Del Mar", "Universal Nation" and Robert Miles' "Children" (2019). Klaas' 2018 single "OK Without You" achieved more than 40 million streams on Spotify. Another of his singles released in 2018, "Close to You", received more than 20 million streams. The collaboration with Londonbeat "I've Been Thinking About You" reached in spring 2019 #1 in the US Billboard Dance Charts. In 2021, Klaas has gained more than 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify.[2] [3] In January 2023, he reached the top 10 of Germany's most-streamed Dance/Electronic artists.
Discography
Charted singles
Other singles
2006
- Whipe Your Ass
- Get Twisted
- Confession
2007
2008
- Sexy Girl
- How Does It Feel
- Make You Feel
- Feel the Love
2009
- What Is Love (with Haddaway)
- Our Own Way
- Better Days
2010
- Downtown
- It's My Day
- Freak (with Bodybangers)
2011
- I'm Free
- I Like (with Bodybangers)
- Changes
2012
- Do What You Do
- Grape
- Engelstrommeln
- Wild Beast
- Andromeda
- Pulsar
- Proton
- Hold This Moment
2013
- We Are Free
- Hurt Will End
- Flight To Paris (featuring Kim Petras)
- Storm
- Heartbeat (featuring Kim Petras)
2014
- Party Like We're Animals
- Calavera
- Ready
- Here We Go
2015
- Go For It
- Why
- Resurrection
- Gallery (We Are One)
2016
- Far Away (featuring Jelle Van Dael of Lasgo)
- Where You At
- Feel (feat. Steve Noble)
- Hungover By A Dream (feat. Lorela)
2017
- Riot
- Don't Talk
- Together
- Cintura
2018
- Close To You
- Love Your Life
- Big Words
- Get Down
- Ok Without You
2019
- Figure Out
- Klaas & Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You
- Don't Wanna Grow Up
- Someone Like You
- Children (With MATTN & Roland Clark)
- Call Me When You Need Me
- Over & Done
- When We Were Still Young
2021
- Take My Hand (with Freischwimmer, Sary)
- Godzilla
- Second Life
2022
- First Girl On The Moon
- Atlantis
- Fiesta Loca
2023
- A Place In The Dark (with GRY)
Remixes
- Chris Burke & Audiosonik - Bad Girl (Klaas Edit) 2021
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Quintino - The Chase (Klaas & MATTN remix) 2020
- Ulrikke - Attention (Klaas remix) 2020
- Magnus - Do Not Cry (Klaas Remix) 2019
- Sean Finn X Guru Josh - Infinity 2018 (Klaas Remix) 2018
- No More Tears (Klaas Remix) 2018
- DJane Housekat - The One (Klaas Remix) 2017
- Sweet Dreams (Klaas Remix) 2017
- Dimitri Vegas, Mattn, Klaas, Futuristic Polar Bears - Universal Nation 2017
- Mazza feat. Tenashar – Found Love (Klaas Remix) 2017
- Martin Van Lectro – Never Know (Klaas Remix) 2016
- Newclaess – Feel Alive (Klaas Remix) 2016
- Mattn & Futuristic Polarbears – Cafe Del Mar 2016 (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Klaas Remix) 2016
- Mazza feat. Ariel Morer – Lift Me Up (Klaas Mix) 2016
- Silver Surfer (Klaas Remix) 2016
- Ocarina (Klaas & Mazza Remix) 2015
- Sean Finn – Explode (Klaas Mix Edit) 2015
- Mazza – Summer (Klaas Dub Mix) 2014
- Rene Rodrigezz & Dipl. Inch – Only One (Klaas Mix) 2013
- Van Snyder & DJ D.M.H - This World (Klaas Remix) 2013
- DJ Antoine – To the People (Klaas Remix) 2013
- R.I.O. – Ready or Not (Klaas Remix) 2013
- Alesha Dixon - Radio (Klaas Remix Feat. Wiley)
- Klaas & Bodybangers - I Like
- Lou Bega - This is Ska (Klaas Remix)
- Klaas & Bodybangers - Freak (Klaas Remix)
- Jessy Matador - Bomba (Klaas Mix)
- Jessy Matador - Bomba (Klaas Club Mix)
- Example - Kickstarts (Klaas Mix)
- Stromae - House'llelujah (Klaas Remix)
- Menyo - Follow Your Heart (Klaas remix)
- Jasper Forks - River Flows In You (Klaas Radio Mix)
- Safri Duo - Helele (Klaas Mix)
- Culcha Candela – Somma im Kiez (Klaas Remix)
- Real2Real – I Like To Move it (Klaas Remix)
- Greg Cerrone – Invincible (Klaas Remix)
- Attack Attack – Set The Sun (Klaas Remix)
- Michael Mind – Ride Like The Wind (Klaas Remix)
- Global Deejays – Everybody's Free (Klaas Remix)
- Antoine Clamaran & Mario Ochoa – Give Some Love (Klaas Remix)
- Micha Moor – Space (Klaas Club Mix)
- Micha Moor – Space (Klaas Bigrooom Mix)
- Eddie Thoneick – Together As One (Klaas Remix)
- Patrick Bryce – Papercut (Klaas & Micha moor Remix)
- Chrissi D! – Don't you feel (Klaas Remix)
- DJ Aston Martinez – You Wanna (Klaas Remix)
- Erik Decks – Wild Obsession Theme (Klaas Remix)
- DJ Shumilin - Roller Head (Klaas Remix)
- No Angels – Goodbye To Yesterday (Klaas Remix)
- DJ Antoine – This Time (Klaas Remix)
- Greg Cerrone – Pilling Me (Klaas Remix)
- John Morley – Naughty (Klaas Remix)
- I'm A Finn Vs Klaas – I Love You (Klaas Remix)
- The Freelance Hellraiser – Weightlessness (Klaas Remix)
- Lissat & Voltaxx – Young and beautiful (Klaas & Micha Moor Remix)
- Spinning Elements – Freak (Klaas Remix)
- Dr. Kucho & Gregor Salto – Can't Stop Playing
- Fragma – Memory (Klaas Remix)
- Danny S – Keep Me Hanging On (Klaas Remix)
- Jean Elan – Where's Your Head At (Klaas Remix)
- Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008 (Klaas Remix)
- Gala - Freed From Desire 2011 (Klaas Club Mix)
- Mylène Farmer - Oui Mais... Non (Klaas Remix)
Notes and References
- News: Klaas feat. Jelle van Dael: Far Away. 2016-02-11. bigFM. 2017-05-12. de.
- News: Danceproducer Guru Josh ('Infinity') overleden. MVDB. 2015-12-29. HLN. 2017-05-12.
- News: Morto il dj Guru Josh, autore del grande successo house 'Infinity'. Music Fanpage. 2017-05-12.
- Web site: Welcome to the POP AWARDS 2023, the sixth annual Pop Awards. January 15, 2023 . Antonio. Cooper. Pop Magazine. March 4, 2023.
- Web site: Pop Awards 2023, the 6th annual Pop Awards. Pop Awards. March 4, 2023.
- Web site: What Is Love 2k9. Lescharts.com.
- Web site: Klaas Our Own Way. Lescharts.com.
- Web site: Cafe Del Mar 2016. Lescharts.