Surf Mesa is an American electronic musician from Seattle. He has been making music since the third grade of elementary school, first learning through FL Studio and production tutorials on YouTube. He began working on the Surf Mesa project in high school, releasing music on SoundCloud.
He gained fame for the single "ILY (I Love You Baby)" (2019), a song which sampled a cover of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (1967) which gained popularity on TikTok. The song gained massive popularity on video platform TikTok, leading to Aguirre being signed by Astralwerks and Universal. By June 2020, the song had become an international hit, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore, and the top 5 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
In June 2020, Aguirre released an official remix for American electronic musician Marshmello and American singer Halsey's "Be Kind". He collaborated with Madison Beer on "Carried Away" in early 2021. He continues to release singles + EPs, as well as collaborate with other vocalists, producers, and writers.