Melle Kiet Stomp (born 30 September 1999), better known by his stage name Mesto, is a Dutch

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musician, record producer, remixer and DJ. He gained recognition after collaborating with

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(born in the same town of

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) on their single "

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Biography

Early life

Stomp was born on 30 September 1999 in

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. When he was 6, he started playing the violin. By the age of 11, he began playing the drums and shortly thereafter became interested in making music. He also developed an interest in

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and

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when he heard "

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" by

Oliver Heldens Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...

and taught himself how to do it by learning it from YouTube. At the age of 14, he became inspired when he 'touched' a DJ set for the first time, prompting him to download specialist

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, FL Studio, and enabling him to start composing. He started making deep house music at that same age, but moved to slightly harder house, as well as future house. He studied at Herman Brood Academy, a production school in

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where

and

Julian Jordan Julian Dobbenberg (born 20 August 1995), better known by his stage name Julian Jordan, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Apeldoorn. He is best known for the songs "Kangaroo" with Sander van Doorn and "BFAM" with Martin Garrix. Career 2012� ...

also went to.

Music career

Mesto began his career in 2014, when he was only 15 years old and his first official release was the single "GO!", a collaboration with Alex Ranzino which was released as a free download on 10 November 2014. Shortly afterwards, he released a remix with Benfield of "

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", a single by

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. He then collaborated with Mike Williams to release a bootleg of "Raise Your Hands" by Ummet Ozcan.

2015: New York & Tokyo

He started 2015 by releasing a single titled "New York". It was followed by his third single "Tokyo" in February. In April, he released a bootleg of "

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" by

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and

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featuring

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in April. The single "Rio" was released in May before the bootleg of "Satisfied" by

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featuring Vassy in September. Mesto's single "Tetris (Truffle Butter Mashup)" was released as a free download on 9 December 2015. He was featured in production alongside

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's single " Bouncybob", which was released as a free download on 31 December 2015.

2016: WIEE

On 6 January 2016 Mesto performed alongside

and

at Bij Igmar on SLAM!. In April, he remixed " Me, Myself & I" by G-Eazy and

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, officially released on 26 April. The remix was followed by the bootleg of "

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" by

Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

featuring

Mr. Probz Dennis Princewell Stehr (born May 15, 1984), better known by his stage name Mr. Probz, is a Dutch music producer, singer and singer-songwriter. He became known for the songs ''Drivin, ''Sukkel voor de liefde'', ''Nothing Really Matters (Mr. Pro ...

in that same month and the remix of "We're Guna Fight Em Off" by Ill Phil in June. In July, he and

remixed "Final Call", a single by

Florian Picasso Florian Ruiz-Picasso (born 21 February 1990), is a Vietnamese-born French DJ and record producer based in Cannes. By adoption, he is a great-grandson of the well-known artist, Pablo Picasso. He gained recognition for collaborations with Martin ...

for the Remixes EP, officially released on 8 July. On 10 October 2016 it was announced that Mesto signed a contract with

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. That same month, he released "Wiee", a collaboration with Martin Garrix on

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. The single was played by Garrix as an ID at Home Festival in

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in early September, and was a part of his seven-track extended play ''

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''. He also performed at the

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for the first time. On 16 December 2016 he released a remix of "Alone" by

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and Askery featuring Brielle Von Hugel, which was his first release on Spinnin' Records. A day later, he was a guest and performed at Midden In Je Weekend Show on SLAM!. He then performed at Mezz in

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during the "3FM Clubhuis presents" and "DJs for 3FM

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2017-Present: Chatterbox

On 16 January 2017 Mesto released "Chatterbox", a collaboration with

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through

. Shortly afterwards, he revealed "Step Up Your Game", his

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debut single on Spinnin' Premium. The single was available as a free download on Spinnin' Records website until 17 March, after that date it was released on

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and

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. He then released a remix for "

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featuring Gia Koka. On 10 April 2017 he collaborated with Curbi on "Bruh", which would be his first release through

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's label Musical Freedom. On 10 July 2017 Mesto released the single "Chances", featuring Brielle Von Hugel. An official music video for the song was released.

Discography

Charting singles

Singles

* 2014: "Go!" (with

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) ree download* 2015: "New York" ree download* 2015: "Tokyo" ree download* 2015: "Rio" ree download* 2015: " Bouncybob" (

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) usical Freedom (Spinnin')* 2018: "Save Me" (with

Jay Hardway Jobke Pieter Hendrik Heiblom (born 27 April 1991), better known by his stage name Jay Hardway (stylised as JΔY HΔRDWΔY), is a Dutch DJ, record producer and electronic musician from Drunen, North Brabant. He is signed to Spinnin' Records. He i ...

) pinnin' Records* 2018: "Give Me Love" usical Freedom (Spinnin')* 2018: "Missing You" pinnin' Records* 2018: "Too Much" (with Ashley Miller) pinnin' Records* 2019: "Leyla" pinnin' Records* 2019: "Can't Get Enough" (with

) usical Freedom (Spinnin')* 2019: "Back & Forth" pinnin' Records* 2019: "The Good Life" (with Ashley Miller) usical Freedom (Spinnin')* 2019: "Never Alone" (with

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featuring Vcation) irgin* 2019: "Don't Worry" (featuring

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) pinnin' Records*2020: "The Amazing Race" (with

) eldeep (Spinnin')* 2020: "Long Time" (with

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) pinnin' Records

Production and songwriting credits

* 2018: Throttle - "Like This" * 2019: Throttle - "Japan" * 2020: Mike Williams and

featuring Mary Reynolds - "From You"

Remixes

* 2014:

- "

" (Mesto and Benfield Remix) * 2014: Ummet Ozcan - " Raise Your Hands" ( Mike Williams and Mesto Future Bootleg) pinnin' Records* 2015:

and

featuring

- "

" (Mesto Future Bootleg)

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* 2015:

featuring Vassy - "Satisfied" (Mesto Future Bootleg)

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* 2016: G-Eazy and

- " Me, Myself & I" (Mesto Remix) CA Records* 2016:

featuring

- "

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- " Stick Talk" (Mesto Remix) ree Download* 2016:

- "Final Call" (Mesto and

Remix) rotocol Recordings* 2016:

and Mary Reynolds featuring Brielle Von Hugel - "Alone" (Mesto Remix) pinnin' Records* 2017: DVBBS and

featuring

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- "

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and

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featuring

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and

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- "

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" (Mesto Remix)

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* 2018:

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and

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featuring

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- " Just Dropped In" (Mesto Remix) pinnin' Remixes* 2018:

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- " You Owe Me" (Mesto Remix) isruptor, Columbia* 2018:

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and

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- " Be Right Here" (featuring

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) (Mesto Remix) niversal Music Division Barclay* 2019:

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- " If I Can't Have You" (Mesto Remix) epublic Records* 2020:

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" (Mesto Remix) pinnin' Records* 2021: Mike Williams and

- "Without You" (Mesto Remix) niversal Music

Notes

* A "Bouncybob" did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Single Tip chart. * B "Bouncybob" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart. * C "Wiee" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 24 on the Single Tip chart. * D "Wiee" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Flemish Ultratip chart. * E "Wiee" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 15 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart. * F "Chatterbox" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Flemish Ultratip chart. * G "Chatterbox" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart. * H "Bruh" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Flemish Dance Bubbling Under chart.

References

External links

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