Mess Kid
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| birth_name = Artem Emelianov
| birth_date = 1987
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| nationality = Latvian-born American
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Artem Emelianov (born 1987), better known by his stage name Mess Kid, is a Latvian born producer and DJ raised in Detroit, Michigan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oystermag.com/interview-mess-kid|title=Interview: Mess Kid|website=Oyster|date=December 12, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2017}} He is a frequent collaborator with the hip hop artist Le1f,{{Cite web|url=http://biz3.net/clients/mess-kid/|title=Mess Kid |website= Biz3|accessdate=March 3, 2017}} and went on tour with him in 2013 after producing the popular track "Psy Lock."{{Cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-dj-mess-kid/|title=Discovery: DJ Mess Kid|author=Alex Chapman|date=December 9, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2017}}
He is also involved in the fashion world, working with companies such as Alexander Wang, DKNY, Dior and Balenciaga. Mess Kid is currently{{when|date=March 2017}} based in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2016/06/rihanna-needed-me-mess-kid-remix/|title=PREMIERE: Mess Kid's "RiRi Riddim" Turns Rihanna's "Needed Me" Into a Club Heater|website=Pigeons and Planes|date=June 29, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2017}} His first EP is scheduled for release in 2017.
Biography
Mess Kid was born Artem Emelianov in Riga, Latvia, in 1987. His family moved to Detroit when he was six years old. When he turned 18 he moved to New York City and started DJing at clubs like 1Oak and Beatrice. Since then he has collaborated with Giorgio Moroder, M.I.A, IloveMakonnen, ASAP Ferg and, most notably Le1f, with whom he went on tour in 2013.
The Fader has released several of his original songs and remixes, such as "Assembly Line" and the remix of Niia's "Bored To Death."{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/artist/mess-kid|title=The FADER - Mess Kid|website=The FADER|accessdate=2 August 2016}} He was recognized as a "Discovery DJ" by Interview magazine in 2013.
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