Deniz Koyu (born as Deniz Akcakoyunlu in Germany) is a Turkish DJ and electronic dance music producer who specializes in progressive house and electro house. He has received worldwide support from acclaimed DJ's such as Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, Tiësto, Dada Life and Fedde Le Grande and was named an EDM artist to watch in 2012 by MTV. Getting into EDM quite late (at age 18), he previously enjoyed pop music and indie pop. He lists Daft Punk, disco house and later on progressive and electro house as influences.