. Meute was founded by trumpeter Thomas Burhorn in
Hamburg in 2015. The band had their breakthrough in early 2016 when their video for the song "Rej" by Berlin DJ duo
Âme became a viral hit on
social media. Within a week, their interpretation of the
deep house song received more than 400,000 views on
YouTube. After the release of their debut album,
Tumult, in mid-2017, Meute toured music clubs in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Luxembourg. In total, the band gave more than 150 concerts in their first two years of existence. In addition to formal gigs, Meute has given unannounced concerts in several cities. In June 2018, one such performance in Berlin gained widespread attention when a video of the band performing its song "You & Me (
Flume Remix)" went viral. , the video has had over 72 million views on YouTube making it the band's most widely viewed to date. Meute's unannounced October 2018 appearance in Rome drew attention to their single "Hey Hey (
Dennis Ferrer Remix)" in a similar fashion. Meute's arrangements have earned recognition from their original artists. In 2017, Meute and
Laurent Garnier, whose song "The Man with the Red Face" the band had prominently covered, made a joint stage appearance at the 2017 Festival Yeah! in France. In 2018, Meute and
Stephan Bodzin took the stage at the Festival Reperkusound in Lyon. In early 2019, as part of their "Europe 2019" tour, the band toured forty cities across fourteen countries. Meute undertook their first North American tour in October 2019, with 14 performances in the United States and Canada. Additionally, Meute supports projects by
Musicians without Borders with the help of
Musik Bewegt, a German philanthropic organisation seeking to use music to make a difference in education, integration, health, and youth. In 2023 they appeared at
WOMADelaide in Australia. In April 2025, Meute performed at the
Coachella Festival in California. == Style ==