Deepend

Falco van den Aker, professionally known as Deepend is a Dutch DJ/producer. He gained international recognition after his remix of Matt Simons' "Catch & Release" peaked at number one in five countries and the European Airplay charts.^[1] The DJ racked in over 250 million Spotify plays and 80 million YouTube streams for the remix.^[2][3][4] Deepend was originally a duo consisting of van den Aker and fellow Dutch producer Bob van Ratingen; van Ratingen left in 2018 and van den Aker now uses the Deepend name as a solo project.^[5]

Deepend
Origin	Roermond, Netherlands
Genres	Deep house
Occupations	DJ record producer
Instrument	Digital audio workstation
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Spinnin' Ultra Universal Republic Armada PIAS Copenhagen The Bearded Man
Members	Falco van den Aker
Past members	Bob van Ratingen

Career

Deepend's remix of Matt Simons' "Catch & Release" song has become the second most played song on Dutch radio in 2016.^[6][7][8]

They released a collaboration via Spinnin' Records with Sam Feldt titled "Runaways" which featured vocals from Teemu.^[9][3][10] A remix pack for the song was later released featuring remixes from Jay Hardway, M-22, Muzzaik & Stadiumx, eSquire, Jonathan Pitch, Afreaux and Wild Culture.^[1]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		NL [11]	AUT [12]	BEL [13]	HUN [14]	GER [15]	POR [16]	SLK [17]	SPN [18]	SWE [19]	SWI [20]
"LCD" (featuring Lauren)	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Turn It Back" (featuring Phable)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)" (by Matt Simons)	2015	5	4	1	5	1	1	1	1	47	2	BEA: Platinum[21] BVMI: Platinum[22] FIMI: Gold[23]
"I'm Just a Skipping Stone" (with Claire Guerreso)	2016	—	—	2 [24]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'm Intoxicated"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Runaways" (with Sam Feldt featuring Teemu)		—	—	17 [25]	—	—	—	—	—	89 [26]	—
"Every Little Thing" (featuring Deb's Daughter)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Woke Up in Bangkok" (with YouNotUs featuring Martin Gallop)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48 [27]	—
"Could Be Love" (with Joe Killington)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82 [28]	—
"Only Love"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"One Thing Left To Do" (featuring Hanne Mjøen)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Be Yours"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Heart (NaNaNa)" (with YouNotUs featuring Faulhaber)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Skinny Dip (Komodo)" (featuring Philip Strand)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lonely" (featuring Malou)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Beautiful" (with Griff Clawson)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All Good" (with Julian Perretta)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Take It Easy" (with David Benjamin)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Hate Everyone But You" (with Phil Soda)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Good News" (with Lucas Estrada and Philip Strand)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Keep It Rough" (with Wedont)	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Close Friends" (with Svnsets)	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

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Year	Title	Original artist(s)
2012	"Need U" (Deepend Ibiza Sunset Mix)	Funkda
2014	When You Call (Deepend Remix)	July Child
2015	Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)[30]	Matt Simons
	Anymore (Deepend Remix)	Alphabet (featuring Arc)
	Solid Ground (Deepend Remix)	Alex Vargas
	Dream (Deepend Remix)	Autograf
2016	Heatwave (Deepend Remix)	Robin Schulz (featuring Akon)
	I Hate U, I Love U (Deepend Remix)[31]	Gnash (featuring Olivia O'Brien)
2018	Fading (Deepend Remix)	Alle Farben (with Ilira)
	Viens on s'aime (Deepend Remix)	Slimane
2019	So am I (Deepend Remix)	Ava Max
2020	I'm Not Worth It (Deepend Remix)	NEFFEX