Mednas
Mednas | |
|---|---|
 Mednas at LIV Miami | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Mehdi Nassiri June 25, 1978 |
| Genres | Tech house, house |
| Occupations | Musician, DJ, Record Producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Size Records Axtone Spinnin' Armada |
| Website | www www |
Mehdi Nassiri,[2] known professionally as Mednas, is a DJ and producer originally from Casablanca, Morocco. Mednas currently holds his residency at LIV, a nightclub located at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. [3]
Life and musical career
[edit | edit source]Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Mednas, who derives his moniker from a mix-up of his given name, Mehdi Nassiri, was born in Casablanca and raised in Marrakesh and Tangier, Morocco.[1]
To complete his degree in international business, Mednas transferred to Saint Louis University Main Campus in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] In 2008, he moved to Miami, Florida to pursue his career in music.[1]
Musical influences
[edit | edit source]Mednas has always enjoyed listening to different genres of music. He incorporates these various music styles into his DJ sets. When he DJ's, he adapts his song choices to the crowd's energy and preferences.[4]
"With electronic [dance music], I can finally combine all kinds of music into one."
— Mednas
Mednas lists his influences as Depeche Mode, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, New Order, and Pearl Jam, among others.[5]
Performances
[edit | edit source]Throughout his world travels, Mednas has held residencies and spun at various venues. Living in Spain exposed Mednas to the professional side of DJing, where he spun at clubs such as Pacha, Arena, Cool Ballroom and more.[2] In Morocco, he spun at Pacha, Nikki Beach and Morocco's International Festival of Essaouira, which gathered more than 30,000 people.[2]
A couple years after moving to Miami, Mednas received a call from Erick Morillo asking him play at Arkadia for his Subliminal Sessions parties.[4] Morillo was on the look out for a fresh new DJ, and Mednas fit the bill. He readily accepted the offer.[4]
Radio shows
[edit | edit source]In addition to being solicited for club gigs, Mednas has participated in international radio shows, such as the Radio FG USA monthly residency.[6]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Singles
- 2013: Carlos Cid and Mednas – "Argan"
- 2013: Dean Cohen & Mednas – "Apex"
- 2014: CID & Mednas – "iLL Behavior", Size Records
- Remixes
- 2014: Cedric Gervais featuring Coco – "Through the Night", Robbins Entertainment LLC[7]
- 2017: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano featuring Clara Mae – "The One That Got Away", SONO Music
- 2017: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano featuring KEPLER – "Nobody Told Me", SONO Music
- 2017: CID featuring CeeLo Green – "Believer", Atlantic Records / Big Beat
- 2018: Moquai & AKA AKA – "Home" (Mednas & Nikola Remix), Axtone
- 2018: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano featuring KEPLER – "Coffee Shop" (Mednas & Nikola Remix), SONO Music
- 2020: Mednas – "All I need", Heldeep[8]
- 2022: Öwnboss, Sevek - Move Your Body (Mednas Remix), Musical Freedom[9]
References
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