{"id":23859,"date":"2022-12-05T16:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T21:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=23859"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:54:46","slug":"kaelin-ellis-water-bottle-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/kaelin-ellis-water-bottle-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaelin Ellis creates a beat by sampling a water bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/splice\/kaelin-ellis-sample-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kaelin Ellis<\/strong><\/a> is a multi-platinum music producer who&#8217;s known for being top-of-the-class in the modern jazz \/ hip hop scene.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Formerly known as Mr. Mockwell, Kaelin Ellis was originally part of an online crew dubbed LOAFLAB, where he came in contact with fellow musicians and later collaborative partners Lupe Fiasco, KAYTRANADA, Sango, and many others. Aside from his discography as a standalone artist, his production credits also include the likes of Waldo, Sango, Deffie, and K-pop supergroup EXO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6UY4Eml6zaSVZpjbuhBQAk?si=da4eab5db1574059\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video above, Kaelin sat down with us to explore the infinite possibilities of sampling by creating a track built around recordings he captured with nothing but a water bottle in Ableton Live. 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