Bartosz Brenes (, , born 25 July 1989 in

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) is a Costa Rican-born, Belgian chart-topping

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DJ, producer,

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and

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owner. He began his career as a DJ at the age of 16 in Belgium, and quickly started touring throughout Europe. Shortly after, Bartosz started producing

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using

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and by 2009, the 20-year-old had already established 17:44 Records. His 2010 single "Heaven" topped the

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for 73 consecutive weeks, peaking at #3 on the Russian Billboard chart. Since 2011, Bartosz has been commissioned to remix artists such as

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, Gary Pine,

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and

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just to name a few. With over 100 productions (originals, remixes and ghost tracks) on labels like Armada,

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, Bartosz quickly gathered the attention of high-profile DJ's including

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and

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. In 2012, Bartosz achieved popularity with his remix of "Breaking Up" by Chuckie, which became a mainstay on the

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top downloads charts for almost half a year.Breaking Up on Beatport Top
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