Vito Mendez
Vito Mendez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yalcin Giovanni Yavuz |
| Born | 12 November 1997 Blaricum, Netherlands |
| Origin | Zeewolde, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | DJ |
| Instruments | keyboard, computer, dj set |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Smash the House |
| Associated acts | Sidney Samson, Justin Prime, D-Wayne, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike |
| Website | vitomendez |
Yalcin Yavuz, better known by his stage name Vito Mendez, is a Dutch DJ and record producer.[1][2][3]
Career
Mendez started DJing at the age of 11. After DJing for a number of years, he started getting into the production of music and studied it in Amsterdam.[4] He subsequently teamed up with Sidney Samson to work on a collaboration that was released in September 2018 on electronic dance music label, Smash the House.[5] "Raveheart" marked Vito's first official release. His first solo track, "Yangon", followed and got signed on the sub-label Generation Smash.[6] It was released in December 2018 as the sub-label's first ever release.[7] His third track, released in May 2019, is a collaboration with D-Wayne.[8] He later collaborated with Cannonball producer Justin Prime. Their track "Tear Dem Down" was released on Smash the House in September 2019 and charted in Sweden.[9][10]
Mendez performed at Tomorrowland 2018 and 2019, and was scheduled to perform at Tomorrowland 2020.[11][12][13] He also performed at Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel in the summers of 2018 and 2019.[14]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album / Extended play | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | ||||||||
| "Raveheart"[15] (with Sidney Samson) |
2018 | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Yangon"[16] | — | |||||||
| "Liberty"[17] (with D-Wayne) |
2019 | — | ||||||
| "Tear Dem Down"[18] (with Justin Prime featuring Sensei Milla) |
—[A] | |||||||
| "Predator"[19] | — | |||||||
| "On the Floor"[20] (with Amero) |
— | Generation Smash X-Mas EP | ||||||
| "Break It Down"[21] (with Cloudrider) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Lockdown"[22] | — | |||||||
| "Banzai!"[23] | — | |||||||
| "UNIFY"[24] | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
References
Notes
- A ^ "Tear Dem Down" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Swedish Dance Chart.[25]
Sources
- ↑ "Vito Mendez - About". vitomendez.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Vito Mendez". DJ Guide. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Vito Mendez". Partyflock. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Vito Mendez - About". vitomendez.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sidney Samson & Vito Mendez - Raveheart". EDM Tracklist. 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike launch new sub-label". Festivalling. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Vito Mendez - Yangon". Just Entertainment. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "D-Wayne & Vito Mendez - Liberty". Just Entertainment. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Justin Prime & Vito Mendez - Tear Dem Down". Just Entertainment. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Swedish Dance Chart - Week 46 2019". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Tomorrowland 2018 Tickets". Festicket. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Tomorrowland 2019 Line Up". Jam Base. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Tomorrowland 2020 Line Up". Festicket. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Tomorrowland at Ushuaïa". theushuaiaexperience.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Raveheart - Single by Sidney Samson on Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Yangon - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Liberty - Single by D-Wayne on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Tear Dem Down - Single by Justin Prime on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Predator - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "On the Floor - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Break It Down - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ↑ "Lockdown - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "Banzai! - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "UNIFY - Single by Vito Mendez on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "Swedish Dance Chart - Week 46 2019". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Vito Mendez discography at Discogs
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