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

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musician, DJ, record producer and remixer. 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

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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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, 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 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

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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 " Lean On" by

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and

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featuring MØ 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 Justin Mylo in

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

2016: WIEE

On 6 January 2016 Mesto performed alongside

and Justin Mylo at Bij Igmar on SLAM!. In April, he remixed " Me, Myself & I" by

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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 featuring Mr. Probz in that same month and the remix of "We're Guna Fight Em Off" by Ill Phil in June. In July, he and Justin Mylo remixed "Final Call", a single by Florian Picasso 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 '' Seven''. He also performed at the

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

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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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", a single by DVBBS and

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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" (

featuring Justin Mylo and Mesto) ree download* 2016: "

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" (with

) TMPD RCRDS* 2017: "Chatterbox" (with

) pinnin' Records* 2017: "Step Up Your Game" pinnin' Premium* 2017: "Bruh" (with Curbi) usical Freedom (Spinnin')* 2017: "Chances" (featuring Brielle Von Hugel) pinnin' Records* 2018: "Coming Home" (with

) usical Freedom (Spinnin')* 2018: "Save Me" (with Jay Hardway) 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* 2020: "Looking Back" pinnin' Records* 2021: "Don't Wait" (with Dastic featuring Claudy) pinnin' Records* 2022: "Limitless" (with Martin Garrix) TMPD RCRDS* 2022: "Where Do We Go" (with Vluarr) pinnin' Records* 2022: "Better Days" (feat.

) pinnin' Records* 2023: "Bring It Back" pinnin' Records* 2024: "Breakaway" (with Martin Garrix featuring WILHELM) TMPD RCRDS

Production and songwriting credits

* 2018: Throttle - "Like This" * 2019: Throttle - "Japan" * 2020: Mike Williams and Justin Mylo featuring Mary Reynolds - "From You" * 2024: Zedd featuring Dora Jar and Mesto - "Decensus"

Remixes

* 2014:

- "

" (Mesto and Benfield Remix) * 2014:

- " Raise Your Hands" ( Mike Williams and Mesto Future Bootleg) pinnin' Records* 2015:

and

featuring MØ - " Lean On" (Mesto Future Bootleg) ad Decent* 2015:

featuring Vassy - "Satisfied" (Mesto Future Bootleg)

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* 2016:

and

- " Me, Myself & I" (Mesto Remix) CA Records* 2016: Armin van Buuren featuring Mr. Probz - "

" (Mesto Bootleg) rmada Music* 2016:

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- " Stick Talk" (Mesto Remix) ree Download* 2016: Florian Picasso - "Final Call" (Mesto and Justin Mylo Remix) rotocol Recordings* 2016: NERVO and Mary Reynolds featuring Brielle Von Hugel - "Alone" (Mesto Remix) pinnin' Records* 2017: DVBBS and

featuring

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- "

" (Mesto Remix) ree Download* 2017:

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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) hat A Music* 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: Kungs 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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- "

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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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