{"id":29438,"date":"2023-10-24T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=29438"},"modified":"2024-07-16T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:30:08","slug":"medasin-in-the-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/medasin-in-the-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Medasin on sound design and the art of crafting samples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medasin is a producer and DJ who has garnered over 85 million streams online with his unbounded creativity and crafty production chops.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s known for his original hits like \u201cDaydream\u201d as well as his official remixes for the likes of Portugal. The Man, DJ Khaled, Martin Garrix, JAHKOY, and ScHoolboy Q, among many others. 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