Firebeatz

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Firebeatz

| image =

| origin = Tilburg, Netherlands

| instrument = Keyboards, turntables, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Apple Mac

| occupation = DJs, producers

| genre = {{hlist|Tech house|electro house|big room house|Dutch house|progressive house|future house}}

| years_active = 2008–present

| label = {{hlist|Spinnin' Records|Doorn Records|Revealed|Musical Freedom|Armada Music|Ignite Recordings}}

| 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

| past_members =

| website = {{URL|firebeatz.com}}

}}

Firebeatz is a Dutch DJ and music production duo consisting of Tim Benjamin Smulders{{Cite journal |last1=Moroi |first1=K. |last2=Sato |first2=T. |date=1975-08-15 |title=Comparison between procaine and isocarboxazid metabolism in vitro by a liver microsomal amidase-esterase |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8 |journal=Biochemical Pharmacology |volume=24 |issue=16 |pages=1517–1521 |doi=10.1016/0006-2952(75)90029-5 |issn=1873-2968 |pmid=8}} ({{IPA|nl|ˈtɪm ˈbɛɲamɪn ˈsmʏldərs}}; born 14 August 1985) and Jurre van Doeselaar ({{IPA|nl|ˈjʏrə vɑn ˈdusəlaːr|pron}}; 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.{{Cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=T. R. |last2=Slotkin |first2=T. A. |date=1975-08-15 |title=Maturation of the adrenal medulla--IV. Effects of morphine |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7 |journal=Biochemical Pharmacology |volume=24 |issue=16 |pages=1469–1474 |doi=10.1016/0006-2952(75)90020-9 |issn=1873-2968 |pmid=7}}

Music career

Tim and Jurre met at the School of Arts in Tilburg, the Netherlands and discovered a similar interest in music.{{cite web|url=http://www.elektrodaily.com/interviews/2013/11/raving-raeanne-catches-up-with-firebeatz/ |title=Raving Raeanne catches up with Firebeatz | Elektro |accessdate=2014-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301203934/http://www.elektrodaily.com/interviews/2013/11/raving-raeanne-catches-up-with-firebeatz/ |archivedate=1 March 2014 |df=dmy }} Their chemistry prompted them to form Firebeatz in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2013/09/weekend-picks/ |title=Weekend Picks: DJs and a foreign film |publisher=The Daily Aztec |date=2013-09-25 |accessdate=2016-07-19}} 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.{{cite web|last=Claudio |first=Amanda |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2012/06/chocolate-puma-firebeatz-just-one-more-time-baby/ |title=Chocolate Puma & Firebeatz — Just One More Time Baby |publisher=Dancing Astronaut |date=2012-06-12 |accessdate=2016-07-19}} 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.{{cite web |author=Nicole Mastrogiannis |url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-465498/interview-firebeatz-11717469/ |title=INTERVIEW: Firebeatz | iHeartRadio |website=News.iheart.com |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2016-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305061258/http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-465498/interview-firebeatz-11717469/ |archive-date=5 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|last=Hadley |first=Joseph |url=http://www.dancerebels.com/2013/12/16/firebeatz-max-ammo-doorn-records/ |title=Firebeatz - Max Ammo [Doorn Records |publisher=Dance Rebels |date=2013-12-16 |accessdate=2016-07-19}} Their collaboration with Martin Garrix, "Helicopter", achieved No. 1 on Beatport,{{cite web|url=http://www.youredm.com/2014/02/17/martin-garrix-firebeatz-helicopter-now/ |title=Martin Garrix & Firebeatz - Helicopter [Out Now] |website=Youredm.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-19}} 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.{{cite web |author=Renée |url=http://turnupthebass.net/2014/05/28/interview-with-firebeatz/ |title=Go Bazooka: Interview with Firebeatz |publisher=Turn Up The Bass |date= |accessdate=2016-07-19 |archive-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222113519/http://turnupthebass.net/2014/05/28/interview-with-firebeatz/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/05/exclusive-dubvision-firebeatz-debut-new-supergroup-metafo4r-tonight-edc-las-vegas/|title=EXCLUSIVE: DubVision & Firebeatz to debut their new supergroup, METAFO4R, tonight at EDC Las Vegas|last=Goldenberg|first=Ross|date=2018-05-18|website=Dancing Astronaut|accessdate=2018-05-25}}

Discography

= Singles =

== Charted singles ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Year ! colspan="3" \|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" \|Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \|NLD {{Cite web\|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+&+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416074651/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+&+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s \| archive-date=2014-04-16\|title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl\|last=Hung\|first=Steffen\|website=dutchcharts.nl\|access-date=2016-12-22}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \|BEL {{Cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Firebeatz\|title=Discografie Firebeatz\|website=ultratop.be\|access-date=2016-12-22}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \|FRA {{cite web\|title=Discographie Firebeatz\|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Firebeatz\|website=French Charts Portal\|publisher=Hung Medien}}
scope="row" \|"Helicopter" (with Martin Garrix) \| rowspan="2" \|2014 \|59 {{cite web\|title=Dutchcharts.nl – Martin Garrix & Firebeatz – Helicopter\|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+%26+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s\|publisher=Single Top 100}} \|33 \|98 \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \|"I Can't Understand" (with Chocolate Puma) \|— \|66 \|—
colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year

! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |NLD

{{Cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+&+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416074651/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+&+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s | archive-date=2014-04-16|title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=2016-12-22}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |BEL

{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Firebeatz|title=Discografie Firebeatz|website=ultratop.be|access-date=2016-12-22}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |FRA

{{cite web|title=Discographie Firebeatz|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Firebeatz|website=French Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien}}

scope="row" |"Helicopter"
(with Martin Garrix)

| rowspan="2" |2014

|59
{{cite web|title=Dutchcharts.nl – Martin Garrix & Firebeatz – Helicopter|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Garrix+%26+Firebeatz&titel=Helicopter&cat=s|publisher=Single Top 100}}

|33

|98

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" |"I Can't Understand"
(with Chocolate Puma)

|—

|66

|—

colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

== Non-charting singles ==

=== As lead artist ===

2011: Firebeatz — Funky Shit [Spinnin’]
2012: Firebeatz — Where’s Your Head At [Spinnin’]
2012: Firebeatz — Miniman [Spinnin’]
2012: Firebeatz & JoeySuki — Reckless [Spinnin’]
2012: Firebeatz & Chocolate Puma — Just One More Time Baby [Spinnin’]
2012: Firebeatz & Schella — Dear New York [Spinnin']
2012: Firebeatz — Here We F*Cking Go [Revealed]
2012: Firebeatz — Disque [Spinnin’]
2013: Firebeatz — Gangster [Spinnin’]
2013: Firebeatz — Yeahhh [Fly Eye (Spinnin’)]
2013: Firebeatz & Bobby Burns — Ding Dong [Musical Freedom]
2013: Firebeatz — Wonderful [Spinnin’]
2013: Firebeatz & Chocolate Puma — Sausage Fest [Spinnin’]
2013: Firebeatz & Schella — Wicked [Spinnin’]
2013: Firebeatz — Max Ammo [Doorn (Spinnin’)]
2014: Firebeatz & DubVision — Rockin’ [Spinnin’]
2014: Firebeatz — Bazooka [Spinnin’]
2014: Firebeatz — Bombaclat [Spinnin’ (Free)]
2017: Firebeatz — Ignite [Free]
2017: Firebeatz and Lucas & Steve — Show Me Your Love [Spinnin' Premium (Spinnin')]
2017: Firebeatz — Till The Sun Comes Up [Ignite (Armada)]
2017: Firebeatz and Apster — Let's Get Wild [Ignite (Armada)]
2017: Lucas & Steve and Firebeatz — Keep Your Head Up [Spinnin']
2017: Firebeatz — Burn It Down [Ignite (Armada)]
2018: Firebeatz and Peppermint featuring Aiden O'Brien — Everything [Ignite (Armada)]
2018: Firebeatz and Madison Mars — Rock Right Now [Ignite (Armada)]
2018: Firebeatz — Remember Who You Are [Ignite (Armada)]
2018: Chocolate Puma and Firebeatz — Blackout [Musical Freedom]{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blackout-single/1435893212 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190224/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blackout-single/1435893212 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2018 |title=Blackout - Single by Chocolate Puma & Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2018-09-24}}
2018: Firebeatz and Yozo — Rock to the Rhythm [Armada]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rock-to-the-rhythm-single/1439359899 |title=Rock to the Rhythm - Single by Firebeatz & Yozo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=2018-11-15}}
2019: Firebeatz and Schella — Through My Mind [Armada]{{Cite web |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/firebeatz-schella-the-bomb-bucketheads-through-my-mind |title=Firebeatz and Schella Reimagine "The Bomb!" by The Bucketheads in 'Through My Mind' |author=EDM.com staff |date=2019-02-15 |website=EDM.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223054750/https://edm.com/music-releases/firebeatz-schella-the-bomb-bucketheads-through-my-mind |archive-date=2019-02-23 |access-date=2019-02-23}}
2019: Firebeatz and Schella & Pexem — Bounce [Heldeep (Spinnin')]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bounce-single/1460286918 |title= Bounce - Single by Firebeatz, Schella & Pexem on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=2019-05-16}}
2019: Sander van Doorn and Firebeatz — Blowback [Doorn (Spinnin')]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/blowback-single/1468125698 |title=Blowback - Single by Sander van Doorn & Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2019-07-25}}
2019: Nervo and Firebeatz — Illusion [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/illusion-feat-karra-single/1476684458 |title=Illusion (feat. KARRA) - Single by Firebeatz & Nervo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2019-09-11}}
2019: Oliver Heldens, Firebeatz and Schella featuring Carla Monroe — Lift Me Up [Heldeep (Spinnin')]{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/oliver-heldens-and-firebeatz-present-ideal-shuffling-soundtrack-lift-me-up/ |title=Oliver Heldens and Firebeatz present ideal shuffling soundtrack, 'Lift Me Up' |last=Yi |first=Benjamin |date=2019-09-17 |website=Dancing Astronaut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215071502/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/oliver-heldens-and-firebeatz-present-ideal-shuffling-soundtrack-lift-me-up/ |archive-date=2019-12-15 |accessdate=2020-01-02}}
2019: DubVision and Firebeatz — Lambo [Stmpd]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lambo-single/1488320466 |title=Lambo - Single by DubVision & Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2020-01-02}}
2020: Chocolate Puma and Firebeatz — Soul Fifty [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/soul-fifty-single/1490000949 |title=Soul Fifty - Single by Chocolate Puma on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2020-01-17}}
2020: Firebeatz - Bad Habit [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-habit-single/1498792749 |title=Bad Habit - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2020-03-13}}
2020: Firebeatz and Plastik Funk - High Enough [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/high-enough-single/1508328323 |title=High Enough - Single by Firebeatz & Plastik Funk on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-05-22}}
2020: Firebeatz - Sinfonia Della Notte [Heldeep (Spinnin')]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sinfonia-della-notte-single/1513620261 |title=Sinfonia Della Notte - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-06-28}}
2020: Firebeatz featuring Brooke Tomlinson - Never Enough [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-enough-feat-brooke-tomlinson-single/1525884424 |title=Never Enough (feat. Brooke Tomlinson) - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-09-11}}
2020: Firebeatz - Instant Moments [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/instant-moments-single/1533684946 |title=Instant Moments - Single by Firebeatz on iTunes |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-11-08}}
2020: Firebeatz - Let's Get Down [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lets-get-down-single/1541026345 |title=Let's Get Down - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-12-24}}
2021: Firebeatz - Show The Way [Heldeep (Spinnin')]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/show-the-way-single/1559082969 |title=Show The Way - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2021-01-05}}
2021: Firebeatz featuring Ally Ahern - I Wanna (Na, na, na) [Spinnin' Records]
2021: Firebeatz and Arengers featuring S.e.n - Way Down [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/way-down-feat-s-e-n/1584796657 |title=Way Down (feat. S.E.N.) - Single by Firebeatz & Arengers on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2021-10-10}}
2021: Firebeatz - Resurrect [Ignite Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/resurrect-single/1586684893 |title=Resurrect - Single by Firebeatz on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2021-10-29}}
2022: Firebeatz and Dubdogz - Give It Up [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/give-it-up-single/1608380548 |title=Give It Up - Single by Firebeatz & Dubdogz on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2022-03-30}}
2022: Firebeatz and Stefy De Cicco - Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime (feat. Sushy) [Spinnin' Records]
2022: Firebeatz - Don't Stop Moving [Spinnin' Records]
2022: Firebeatz and Jay Hardway - No Good [Spinnin' Records]
2022: Firebeatz - Where's Your Head At (Kill It with Fire Mix) [Spinnin' Records]
2022: Firebeatz and Chocolate Puma - Listen Up [Musical Freedom / Spinnin' Records]
2022: Firebeatz and DAMANTE - What Happens Here [Spinnin' Records]
2022: Firebeatz - Lose My Sh!t [STMPD RCRDS]
2023: Firebeatz - Back In Control [STMPD RCRDS]
2023: Firebeatz - California [RAVE CULTURE]
2023: Firebeatz - The Party [RAVE CULTURE]
2023: Firebeatz - Superfreak [Spinnin' Records]
2023: Firebeatz - Shined On Me [Spinnin' Records]
2023: Mike Williams and Firebeatz - Womp [Spinnin' Records]

=== As METAFO4R ===

2018: Best Part Of Me [Spinnin']{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/supergroup-metafo4r-arrives-with-first-single-best-part-of-me/ |title=Supergroup METAFO4R Arrives With First Single "Best Part Of Me" |last=O'Keefe |first=Ariana |date=2018-08-31 |website=The Nocturnal Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902055533/http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/supergroup-metafo4r-arrives-with-first-single-best-part-of-me/ |archive-date=2018-09-02 |accessdate=2018-09-02}}
2019: Rave Machine [Spinnin']{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rave-machine-single/1471113415 |title=Rave Machine - Single by Metafo4r on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2019-07-28}}
2020: Grollow [Spinnin' Records]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/grollow-single/1530594106 |title=Grollow - Single by METAFO4R on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-11-09}}

= Remixes =

2012: P!nk — "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" (Firebeatz Remix) [RCA Records]{{Citation|title=P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (Firebeatz Club Mix) (Audio) (HQ)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEXjrD-lVz0|language=en|access-date=2019-10-21}}
2012: Justin Timberlake - Suit and Tie (Firebeatz Remix) [RCA Records]
2013: Britney Spears, Will.i.am — "It Should Be Easy" (Firebeatz Remix) [Sony Music Entertainment]
2013: Rihanna - What Now (Firebeatz Remix) [The Island Def Jam Music Group]
2014: Rune RK - Calabria (Firebeatz Remix) [Musical Freedom Records]
2016: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Stay A While (Firebeatz Remix) [Smash The House]
2019: Funkstar De Luxe — "Sun Is Shining" (Firebeatz Remix) [Armada Music]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sun-is-shining-firebeatz-remix-single/1446609960 |title=Sun Is Shining (Firebeatz Remix) - Single by Funkstar De Luxe on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=2019-01-25}}
2019: Marshmello and Kane Brown — "One Thing Right" (Firebeatz Remix) [Joytime Collective]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-thing-right-remixes-ep/1475133249 |title=One Thing Right (Remixes) - EP by Marshmello & Kane Brown on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2019-08-21}}

References

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Category:Dutch progressive house musicians

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