DJ Mes joins the TKO Artist Roster

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DJ Mes - "Love Affair" - Guesthouse Music

DJ Mes - "Town Business" EP - Cajual Records

DJ Mes - "Oaklandish" EP - Cajual Records

From Oakland, California, bring the heavy weight sound, standing well over 6ft. tall, and captain of the underground house basketball team, DJ Mes dominates the dance floor with the “Oaklandish EP”.  Saucy behind the decks, and masterful in the office as mastermind behind the acclaimed Guesthouse label, DJ Mes has been putting in overtime in the studio, grinding out long hours and solid tunes to show for it.  The “Oaklandish EP” is testament to the time and effort it takes to build the skills need to run n gun on the dance floor.

DJ Mes’s “Oaklandish EP” tips off and makes for a disco fast break with “Fools Gold”.  Steady tuff beats shuffle through disco breaks and bass lines like a three man weave leaving the competition staggering.  The tune subs in and out between a captivating string lead and a vocal that swishes through your head.  In the time it takes you to hit the top of the key, the vocal will have you singing along like a newfound anthem.  “Fools Gold” scores on the dance floor just like a swish from the top of the key.

In the second half, DJ Mes really puts his head in the game with “R.O.U.S.”.  The big bottom bass in this tune is backboard shattering.  Straight power forward beats run relentless up the court and deliver an assist to the latin funk loop that goes straight to the hoop.  If you like a fast paced game with lots of breaks, freaks, and tweaks that deliver to goods to move your shoes, the “R.O.U.S.” is the organization for you.

For his debut on the time tested, world renowned Chicago house label Cajual Records, DJ Mes really turns it out.  It may be his height, the kicks he wears, or the years of skill built up on the court that has led him down the path of dance floor devastation.  Either way he always delivers under pressure with the “Oaklandish EP”, and that’s exactly what you want in an underground house player.  [-Frankie J-]

Bomb Alert! DJ Mes & Sonny Fodera: Wanna Do

In dance music’s weekly deluge, there are so many great tracks that don’t hit immediately. It sometimes feels impossible to keep up. But great music always surfaces!

That was the case for Guesthouse Music back in 2009 with Gramophonedzie‘s “Why Don’t You.” A few months after its release, the track finally took off, going all the way to #1 on Beatport’s charts. The spotlight now shining, they cleared the underlying sample, and the tune got picked up for world-wide release by Positiva/EMI.

Late in 2010, Guesthouse label head Jason Sutton, aka DJ Mes, nailed another bomb track with “Wanna Do,” a collab with rising Aussie star Sonny Fodera. This is jackin’ house with a disco flair for the masses. Coming soon, there’s an exclusive Beatport re-edit.

DJ Mes - Downtown Underground 2010 - Out Now

Mixed by head honcho and dance floor seducer, DJ Mes, tracks include past treasures, present movers, and as-yet unheard future releases.

Fans of Guesthouse couldn’t ask for a better way to get Spring sprung than an entire CD comprised solely of the symphonious sounds of the esteemed label’s favorite artists. Mixed by head honcho and dance floor seducer, DJ Mes, tracks include past treasures, present movers, and as-yet unheard future releases. From Gramophonedzie’s hypersonic Street Lady to the legendary Tommy Largo slinging Gangsta Shit, Downtown Underground from Downtown 161 brings it. Way downtown. Super underground.

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DJ Mes

Oakland | Guesthouse Music

Bay-Area bred DJ Mes (Jason Sutton) rarely slows his groove. Since the 2004 inception of his Oakland-based label, Guesthouse Music, Mes has produced a prolific catalogue of bass-heavy tracks that have scorched dance floors amid the ebb and flow of electronic music. As a DJ, his sets have inspired; as a producer, his montage of disco-dredged beats meld bump with rhythm and bass to create hot buzz in front of and beyond the speakers. In 2011, Traxsource honored Mes with the top spot on a list of 100 best house tracks of 2011 following the release of the bumpy Chicago-sound behind “Fools Gold” (Cajual Recordings).

Mes’ career dates back to the mid-1990s, when the future producer took early influence from the likes DJ Dan (Funky Techno Tribe) and Tony Hewitt (Tango Recordings). Some two decades later, it would be DJ Dan who would join the talent ranks of Guesthouse Music, Mes’ genre-defying imprint that earned him notoriety beyond numerous festival appearances, club residencies, and as co-founder of Daddy’s Records (1996). Unlike previous endeavors, Guesthouse bloomed as a personal and creative project inspired by the underground house community that embraced the sound in the U.S. and overseas. While Mes continued releasing tracks on acclaimed labels such as Black Cherry, Magnetic, and Flapjack, it was his own Guesthouse Music that set the pace, releasing 150 EPs—including 40 vinyl releases—since its inception.

Mes’ ear for talent led to the unveiling of some of the most successful names in underground house, including breakout artists of 2011, J Paul Getto, who scaled the charts of Traxsource with “Need More Music” and “3000” Boundary-bending producers, such as Gramphonedzie, and classic acts, such as Cosy Creatures and The Sound Republic, exploded onto the scene under Mes’ own A&R moxie. Even while he introduced new DJs and producers to audiences, he continued creating his own body of boompty sounds.

While Mes looks ahead for talent, he creatively nods to sounds that inspired him to slide behind the decks more than 16 years ago. In 2011, Mes followed up his seminal “Fools Gold” release (Cajual Recordings) with a second EP, “Town Business.” “Love Affair,” a rework of First Choice’s classic “Love Thang,” climbed the underground charts alongside a remix of Two Ton’s of Fun classic, “I Got the Feeling.” Even while maintaining a regular touring schedule throughout the U.S. and Europe, Mes continues partnering with the some of the scene’s most lauded producers, such as DJ Sneak and his own greatest influence, DJ Dan.

In December 2011, Mes and Guesthouse created another piece of house music history by releasing their 100th track, “3000” (J Paul Getto). For Mes, it marks the beginning of another phase of underground house evolution.

Adds Mes: “I’m always working to sign new or undiscovered music and talent to the label, and maybe even throw a curve ball to startle people with a new, unexpected style or sound. It’s what it’s all about.”