{"id":7903,"date":"2019-12-09T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=7903"},"modified":"2019-12-09T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T22:25:00","slug":"mr-carmack-tips-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mr-carmack-tips-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Carmack shares his production tips and sound design techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Los Angeles-based producer Mr. Carmack blurs the lines between hip hop and dance with a style that&#8217;s entirely his own.<\/h2>\n<p>Two of his self-released albums were consecutive bestsellers on Bandcamp, kickstarting the artist\u2019s rise to fame. 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