Mauno Meesit

He has performed at several festivals including Latvian Positivus, Estonian Jazzkaar, Intsikurmu, Üle Heli, Kukemuru Ambient, and has given solo concerts across Europe. Meesit first gained wider public attention in 2009 with his electronic music project Sinine, with which he has released two albums in Germany on the, namely "Butterflies" (2009) and "Dreams Come True" (2012). Former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves named Sinine as one of his favorite artists as reported by Eesti Ekspress in 2009. Estonian music critic Mart Juur covered the first album in his book 101 Estonian Pop Music Albums: "This is one of those albums where the release became a spectacle." The second album "Dreams Come True" managed to stay on the German Alternative Charts' first spot for 5 weeks. After living in Berlin from 2013 to 2015, Meesit released the first album under his own name, Closer, in the spring of 2015. The album introduced a new acoustic direction in his work and was released by his own label Grainy Records that also features other artists, such as V4R1, Viktor's Joy, and The Gentleman Losers. In the same year, Meesit returned to Estonia and composed the music for the TV3 television series Varjudemaa, which was later released as an album on vinyl and CD. In 2017 he scored the Kanal 2 crime-drama series Nukumaja. Since then, Meesit has focused on concerts, new instrumental music, and his work as a graphic designer. He designed the Estonian Tokyo Olympics 2020 visual campaign and has worked on album cover designs for musicians such as Kreatiivmootor and The Princes, among others.

• Name — Mauno Meesit • Birth Name — Mauno Meesit • Born — 8 August 1983 • Birthplace — Paide, Estonia • Genre — Instrumental, minimalist, ambient, film music, electronic • Instrument — Guitar, waterphone • Label — Grainy Records, Accession Records

• Sinine – Butterflies (2009, Accession Records) • Sinine – Dreams Come True (2012, Accession Records) • Mauno Meesit – Closer (2015, Grainy Records) • Mauno Meesit – Varjudemaa (2015/2016, Grainy Records)

• "Lillede keel" (Von Krahl Theatre, 2012, Rainer Sarnet) • "The End" (Von Krahl Theatre, 2010) • "KrabattabarK" (Teatrilabor, 2006, Jaanika Juhanson)

• Estonian Sports Awards Gala (opening music and performance, 2012) • Tõrva Light Festival (closing performance, with visuals by Alyona Movko, 2018) • Estonian Sports Awards Gala, 100 Years Jubilee Gala (composer and music director, 2018) • Tallinn Fashion Week (music for Karin Rask collection, 2018) • Nõmbra Light Festival "Night Concert" (with coreographer Keithy Kuuspuu, 2021) • "Sähvatus" (concerts at Padise manor park, 2023) • Tsitre Valge Öö Light Festival (festival closing performance, 2023) • TEDx TED (conference) (music signature, 2024)