‘Freak’ has already picked up support from a fairly heavyweight list of DJs before its release, including Zedd, Alok, and Martin Garrix. That kind of early cosign from artists across different corners of dance music says something about the track’s crossover appeal — it’s built for the club, but there’s enough pop songwriting in the vocal to travel beyond it.

Sonically, ‘Freak’ leans into a dark, seductive mood, driven by a steady pulse and futuristic synth work that keeps building rather than releasing. Its one of those tracks that you play on the dancefloor and see how it builds into the groove. Mesto lets the groove develop gradually, layering the synths and vocal chops until the energy hits a point where it feels inescapable — a build style that fits well with where tech house has been trending on festival mainstages over the past couple of years.

Mesto has built a reputation as one of the more versatile producers to come out of the Netherlands’ deep pool of dance talent, moving between big room, future bass, and now tech house without losing his identity. INK, meanwhile, has carved out a niche as a genre-defying vocalist and writer, contributing to records that span pop and electronic production alike. Their pairing here plays to both of their strengths.

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‘Listen To Me’ starts with a quick, plucky build-up with a repeating “listen to me” vocal and a drawn out, blaring synth. A dark, club atmosphere emanates from the track’s first drop with its addictive drum pattern and inescapable energy, and the second drop carries the momentum forward, further invigorating audiences. But, just as suddenly as it starts, the track ends; the official release clocks in at 1:47, with the extended version only a minute longer. Not overstaying its welcome, Mesto’s ‘Listen To Me’ is clearly built for live environments with audiences expecting powerful drops and frequent transitions.

Mesto continues his string of spring/summer performances with supporting appearances at John Summit‘s and David Guetta‘s Ibiza residencies, and festival shows at Tinderbox, Denmark, World DJ Festival, Japan and Tomorrowland, Belgium. As with ‘Caramelle,’ there is no doubt ‘Listen To Me’ will be a mainstay in Mesto’s upcoming shows.

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Out now on Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS, the record has already locked in heavy rotation from pretty much every major name in the game: Garrix himself, Calvin Harris, Sebastian Ingrosso, Zedd, Tiësto, John Summit, Dom Dolla, Afrojack, Alok, Alan Walker, Gryffin, Loud Luxury, Max Styler, Odd Mob, and more. When that many heavyweight DJs are rinsing the same unreleased track week after week, you know something serious is happening.

Musically, ‘Caramelle’ feels like Mesto leveling up without abandoning what put him on the map. The low end still punches hard, the synth work is bright and layered, and the drop hits with that signature bounce he’s refined over the years, but everything sounds cleaner and more deliberate. It’s the kind of record that works at 2 PM on a mainstage or at 4 AM in a warehouse and never feels out of place.

At 26, Mesto has already been in the game longer than most people realize. He broke out as a teenager on Spinnin’, scored big collabs with Garrix early, and has steadily stacked festival bookings and streaming numbers ever since. ‘Caramelle’ is the clearest sign yet that he’s moving past the “young talent” tag and planting himself in the top tier of producers who can dictate trends instead of chasing them. This is a new era of Mesto that we are excited for.

You’ll also notice that Mesto revamped his Instagram recently and points to the newest evolution of his career, follow him on socials down below:

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As written above, the Dutch producer has already released three songs from his album. The previous two were ‘Follow‘, a collaboration with Zedd, and ‘Limitless‘, a collaboration with Mesto. All those records were part of Martin Garrix’s set at Ultra Miami. If you haven’t listened to it yet, I strongly suggest you do, as you will hear other unreleased music that may be coming out later this month. Check it out below.

Martin Garrix is teaming up with Vluarr for the very first time, and we can absolutely say the two work well together. Vluarr, a young producer from Amsterdam, is known for using orchestral instruments in combination with energetic electronic sounds, a technique Garrix also loves to use. ‘Reboot’ is a great display of that and what the two producers can do together. Hopefully, they will collaborate more in the future.

You can catch Martin Garrix next in his home country at Kingsland Amsterdam. He will also be performing occasionally this summer in Las Vegas. I suggest you stay alert for Garrix’s next release, which will be next week!

You can listen to ‘Reboot’, by Martin Garrix and Vluarr, by clicking the play button below. You can also stream the song on all platforms.

Stay tuned for more news!

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In order to obtain this result, the stat measuring service takes into account all purchases and downloads from the Beatport site, then bases the result off the top-performing artists over a year’s duration. In this instance, Oliver Heldens came on top. The rivalry over this title was very tough, as competitors included David Guetta, Meduza, MORTEN, and Gorgon City.

To be fair, Heldeep Radio’s leader deserved this award, especially considering his performances at the most prestigious festivals and weekly podcasts. It was only about time.

Tracks which took Oliver Heldens to the Top

Oliver Heldens has clearly been very consistent, even as portrayed by BeatStats. In addition, it’s backed up by taking a look back at his releases dating back to August last year. On that note, we can find tracks such as ‘Turn Me On,’ ‘Lift Me Up,’ ‘Aquarius,’ and more. it doesn’t end there when also taking into consideration ‘Details,’ ‘Rave Machine,’ and ‘The G.O.A.T.’ Besides all that’s already been mentioned, Heldens is still gearing up to release his debut album.

Separately, the producer created his HI-LO alias to introduce some genre diversity, delivering quality tracks. Moreover, he continued to impress with his sets. A good example would be the season-opening of the Formula One season, and performance at the legendary Royal Concertgebouw. Make sure to give it a listen if you haven’t done so by now.

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Fresh out of the Heldeep kitchen, Dutch producers Oliver Heldens and Mesto team up to release ‘The G.O.A.T.’. With a name that is as bold as the track name itself, Heldens and Mesto most certainly mean business. With an energy-packed soundstage, ‘The G.O.A.T.’ embarks on a journey filled with classic future house vibes and incorporates refreshing new elements.

Monstrous, heavy synths illuminate the intro leading into sultry, high energy chords. Heldens and Mesto utilize their tactical manipulation of vigorous kicks paired with a fetching rhythm to lead into a massive build-up. The gigantic drop glows with a voluptuous synth melody that intertwines with Heldens’ signature sound. By the breakdown, a soft yet intimate piano melody dances alongside the main melody.

‘The G.O.A.T.’ follows just a couple months after Heldens’ recent ‘Aquarius’ release. Heldens also just released Heldeep Radio Episode #291 for your listening pleasures.

Stream/Listen to Oliver Heldens & Mesto – ‘The G.O.A.T.’ here:

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You recently just put out a new song, can you tell us more about it and what was the steps you took to produce it?

Mesto:
I have a new song and it’s called Layla. I was a little bit afraid when I released it but eventually it’s good to do some different stuff as well for me personally. I got the vocal and that was like 108 BPM or something so it really was slow, and I just did my thing around it. No rules. Literally, I got the vocal and made everything around it, so I love to work like that, but I need to learn how to record vocals with someone when I already have an idea.

Do you foresee yourself continuing in this kind of thing, or is it just kind of one time?

Mesto:
Maybe sometimes, but of course I have a lot of club tracks as well, because that’s what I do. I would like to take another journey sometimes to another style or something, but yeah I just want to do everything, just around the club stuff.

Do you feel like it’s hard for you to focus on any one genre when you kind of make it all?

Mesto:
No, because I have so much house tracks that it’s just nice for me to do different stuff. And house music for me, I have been doing it for four and a half years, so I know how to approach it, it’s so fun.

What kind of music do you usually listen to and draw inspiration from?

Mesto:
Well, personally, my Spotify playlist is full of just really quiet, chill music. I like really unknown artists. Vivio is really chill music. Guitar stuff. John Mayer. He’s another one. Just stuff like that, I like to listen to it because I’m in house music so long when I make it, I just want to listen to someone else. Coldplay I love their approach to chords and stuff. They have a trick where they have two notes overlapping, but it’s possible, and I love that type of things.

What is your mentality when you release tracks? Are they usually on every couple of months?

Mesto:
It’s weird, because I used to have not that many tracks lined up, so when I released a track I would have nothing to release after it, so I had to hurry and make something new, but right now I have so much that we planned for the whole year, I had two really good months where I was really inspired, and I make seven new tracks or something like that.

What’s one of the craziest things that has happened to you while you were DJing?

Mesto:
Okay, so I have one story. I think it was two years ago. I was playing, it was really hot. Really cool festival, vibe was great, and then suddenly my nose started bleeding while I was playing. It was horrible. I know this because it were dripping on the CD tape, it was horrible. It was like, the MC, it was a woman. She had a tampon. Then she stuck it in my nose, and I continued DJing. Since then, I always bring tampons.

Do you have tampons in your pocket right now? Did you ever find why? Were you just going so ham that your nose started …

What’s your show schedule coming up? What are you playing to?

Mesto:
We confirmed a lot of shows already, right now we have forty already for this year. I was a lot in Asia in the last year, I’m gonna do that this year as well. The three shows in Japan and China, Bali, Vietnam, but also Cyprus, Paris. Everywhere, and this is my first time in Miami, so it’s really cool. I just played at Spinning Sessions and tomorrow I’m doing Tiesto’s show in the LIV.

What’s your background with Mike Williams, were you guys friends before being on tour?

Mesto:
We are friends already for six years or something. Maybe longer. We played at the same party in my hometown, a small venue where Martin Garrix started as well. We’re always sending our tracks to each other and ask for feedback still.

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Tiesto – Together EP

Brace yourselves for Tiësto’s latest collection of big room club tracks in this new EP titled ‘Together‘. It contains 8 tracks featuring a multitude of artists from Dzeko, Mesto, SWACQ, Sikdope, Stoltenhoff, and more. For as long as he’s been in the game, he’s still churning out new music for us. A new wave of festival electro bangers is here and you may just hear them live in the future.

Tracks:

Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Lena Leon – ‘Halfway There’: Premiered at Tomorrowland last year, this track received great reviews. It’s a catch, nice, old-school sounding but beautiful melody put together by both artists. Lena’s vocals add the final notes for this collaboration.

Tiësto & Mesto – ‘Can’t Get Enough‘: The drop is everything in this one; it’s what got Tiesto to finish the track with Mesto. Consider it a follow up to their first collab, ‘Coming Home’.

Tiësto & SWACQ – ‘Party Time‘: An original track started by SWACQ, this trap melodic piece is a dirty dance track. Oasis vibes mixed with some wobbly bass line, it really is party time.

Tiësto & Sikdope – ‘My Whistle‘: We know Tijs loves his drops and when he discovered Sikdope on this one, they altered the whistle for a catchier vibe. While you used to lose it to Fisher, it’s time to move over for the whistle.

Tiësto & Stoltenhoff – ‘Lose Control‘: A high energy piece full of creative energy, this crazy hard track is a late night one to end all festival sets. Never a dull moment with this one.

Tiësto & 7 Skies featuring Micky Blue – ‘Trouble‘: A track having been worked on for a while, 7 Skies is the genius behind this one. His new sounds combined with Tijs’s old-school progressive create a rhythmic melody to sway to. Micky’s majestic vocals add magic to the blend of acoustic and electronic sounds to deliver perfect energy on the dance floor.

Tiësto & John Christian – ‘Can You Feel It‘: This is an uplifting track that will be one to stay for future festival sets. Nothing is better than two friends working in a studio together mixing beats. Its big room festival feel combined with warped synths make it one to remember.

Tiësto & Aazar featuring Micky Blue – ‘Diamonds‘: The first trap track we have seen from Tiesto. It leaves a bold impression with Micky’s vocals here. With memorable lyrics and an incredible drop, this one is for all the diamonds in the rough out there.

‘Together’ is out now and you can listen to the latests collabs below!

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Shortly after announcing his new EP, ‘Together’, Tiësto took to releasing his collaboration with Mesto titled ‘Can’t Get Enough.’ This comes freshly after his Ultra Music Festival performance. The track kicks off with a groove, hosting the bass-line, rhythm, plucks, and a pad. It follows it up by quieting down into a drone-like bass with the vocals sitting on top, and a click in the background. The song then rises into a thumping, deep and bass-centric beat with a flute-esque lead.

The EP ‘Together’ is set for release on April 5th. It hosts many collaborations with other artists such as Lena Leon, Dzeko, John Christian, 7 Skies, Stoltenhoff, Aazar, SWACQ, and Sikdope. With that in mind, ‘Can’t Get Enough’ is not Tiësto’s first collaboration with Mesto, as they already teamed up earlier for ‘Coming Home’.

You can stream the track with Mesto below. You can also pre-save the upcoming EP by clicking here.

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Fresh off of a truly killer Ultra Music Festival performance, the one and only Tiësto has an exciting surprise in store for his army of dedicated fans.

This Friday, April 5, 2019, a brand new EP christened ‘Together‘ will be available.

The long list of star-studded collaborations featured on the new EP will absolutely blow you away. Eager listeners will have the opportunity to hear collabs featuring Mesto, Lena Leon, Dzeko, John Christian, 7 Skies, Stoltenhoff, Aazar, SWACQ, and Sikdope!

We’re positive that with this news you’ll be counting down the days until Friday rolls around. That being said, you can pre-save it now, here.

We truly can’t wait to see what the legend has in store. With a name like ‘Together’, we’re positive that it’s aptly named. We’re ready to gather & hear this now highly anticipated EP!

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