Melle Kiet Stomp (born 30 September 1999),[1] better known by his stage nameMesto, is a Dutchelectronic musician, DJ, record producer and remixer.[4] He gained recognition after collaborating withMartin Garrix (born in the same town ofAmstelveen) on their single "WIEE".[5][6]
Stomp was born on 30 September 1999[1] inAmstelveen,Netherlands. When he was 6, he started playing the violin.[3] By the age of 11, he began playing the drums and shortly thereafter became interested in making music. He also developed an interest indeep house andfuture house when he heard "Gecko" byOliver Heldens[3][7] and taught himself how to do it by learning it from YouTube.[1][7][8] At the age of 14, he became inspired when he 'touched' a DJ set for the first time, prompting him to download specialistsoftware,FL Studio,[7] and enabling him to start composing.[3] He started making deep house music at that same age, but moved to slightly harder house, as well as future house.[3] He studied at Herman Brood Academy, a production school inUtrecht whereMartin Garrix andJulian Jordan also went to.[9]
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.[10] Shortly afterwards, he released a remix with Benfield of "Rude", a single byMagic!. He then collaborated withMike Williams to release a bootleg of "Raise Your Hands" byUmmet Ozcan.
He started 2015 by releasing a single titled "New York". It was followed by his third single "Tokyo" in February.[11] In April, he released a bootleg of "Lean On" byMajor Lazer andDJ Snake featuringMØ in April.[12] The single "Rio" was released in May[13] before the bootleg of "Satisfied" byShowtek featuringVassy in September. Mesto's single "Tetris (Truffle Butter Mashup)" was released as a free download on 9 December 2015.[14] He was featured in production alongsideJustin Mylo inMartin Garrix's single "Bouncybob", which was released as a free download on 31 December 2015.[15][16][17][3]
On 6 January 2016 Mesto performed alongsideMartin Garrix andJustin Mylo at Bij Igmar onSLAM!.[18][19] In April, he remixed "Me, Myself & I" byG-Eazy andBebe Rexha, officially released on 26 April.[12] The remix was followed by the bootleg of "Another You" byArmin van Buuren featuringMr. Probz in that same month and the remix of "We're Guna Fight Em Off" by Ill Phil in June. In July, he andJustin Mylo remixed "Final Call", a single byFlorian Picasso for the Remixes EP, officially released on 8 July.[20] On 10 October 2016 it was announced that Mesto signed a contract withSpinnin' Records.[21][22][23] That same month, he released "Wiee", a collaboration with Martin Garrix onStmpd Rcrds.[24][25][26] The single was played by Garrix as an ID at Home Festival inTreviso,Italy in early September,[27] and was a part of his seven-track extended playSeven.[28] He also performed at theAmsterdam Dance Event for the first time.[29] On 16 December 2016 he released a remix of "Alone" byNERVO and Askery featuring Brielle Von Hugel, which was his first release on Spinnin' Records.[30] A day later, he was a guest and performed at Midden In Je Weekend Show on SLAM!.[31] He then performed at Mezz inBreda during the "3FM Clubhuis presents" and "DJs for3FMSerious Request".[32][33]
On 16 January 2017 Mesto released "Chatterbox", a collaboration withFox Stevenson throughSpinnin' Records.[34][35] Shortly afterwards, he revealed "Step Up Your Game", hisdrum and bass debut single on Spinnin' Premium.[36] The single was available as a free download on Spinnin' Records website until 17 March, after that date it was released oniTunes,Beatport andSpotify. He then released a remix for "Not Going Home", a single byDVBBS andCMC$ featuring Gia Koka.[37] On 10 April 2017 he collaborated with Curbi on "Bruh", which would be his first release throughTiësto's label Musical Freedom.[38][39] On 10 July 2017 Mesto released the single "Chances", featuring Brielle Von Hugel.[40] An official music video for the song was released.[41][42]
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