# Rejecta

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/rejecta

- Genres: Rawstyle
- Tracked releases: 82
- Latest release: 10 Jul 2026
- Spotify followers: 44,303
- Spotify popularity: 45/100

Rejecta arrived fully formed: after four years perfecting his sound in silence, Wesley Joosten was unveiled at Qlimax 2017 and has been a fixture of Roughstate's raw front line since.

Rejecta (Wesley Joosten) pulled off one of [rawstyle's](/new-rawstyle-releases) great entrances: four years of silent craft, then a debut on the genre's biggest indoor stage.

### The Qlimax reveal

Joosten spent four years perfecting his production before anyone knew his name. The unveiling came at Qlimax 2017, when [Frequencerz](/artists/frequencerz) dropped his tracks 'Followed' and 'Deserve To Die' during their set, a co-sign in front of tens of thousands. The scene took notice immediately: 'Followed' climbed to #3 on the Hardstyle.com charts and hit #1 on Spotify's Viral Top 50 in the Netherlands. Few careers in hard dance have started with that kind of proof of concept.

### The Roughstate circle

Rejecta found his home at Roughstate, the label founded by [Ran-D](/artists/ran-d), Frequencerz, [Adaro](/artists/adaro) and [B-Front](/artists/b-front), and he has worked with virtually that entire circle, plus [E-Force](/artists/e-force). The association shows in his sound: raw's aggression delivered with the big-room polish that makes Roughstate releases translate from festival pit to streaming playlist.

### Building the catalogue

With 'The Keymaker' project paving the way toward his second album, Rejecta keeps executing the plan his four silent years implied: patient, deliberate, and always release-day sharp. His tracked catalogue on HDRR keeps growing alongside contemporaries like [Aversion](/artists/aversion) and [Killshot](/artists/killshot).

Every new Rejecta release lands on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who is Rejecta?**

Rejecta is the alias of Dutch producer Wesley Joosten, who spent four years honing his production before the project was revealed when Frequencerz played his tracks at Qlimax 2017.

**What is Rejecta's biggest track?**

'Followed': it hit #3 on the Hardstyle.com charts and reached #1 on Spotify's Viral Top 50 in the Netherlands after its Qlimax debut.

**What label is Rejecta on?**

Rejecta releases on Roughstate, the label founded by Ran-D, Frequencerz, Adaro and B-Front, and has collaborated with all of that circle.

**What genre is Rejecta?**

Rawstyle (hardstyle's dark, hard-hitting subgenre), with the polished, festival-scale production Roughstate is known for.