Mehdi Nassiri, known professionally as Mednas, is a DJ and producer originally from

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. Mednas currently holds his residency at LIV, a nightclub located at the

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Life and musical career

Early life and career

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. To complete his degree in international business, Mednas transferred to Saint Louis University Main Campus in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2008, he moved to Miami, Florida to pursue his career in music.

Musical influences

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. Mednas lists his influences as

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, New Order, and

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, among others.

Performances

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. In Morocco, he spun at Pacha, Nikki Beach and Morocco's International Festival of Essaouira, which gathered more than 30,000 people. A couple years after moving to Miami, Mednas received a call from

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asking him play at Arkadia for his Subliminal Sessions parties. Morillo was on the look out for a fresh new DJ, and Mednas fit the bill. He readily accepted the offer.

Radio shows

In addition to being solicited for club gigs, Mednas has participated in international radio shows, such as the Radio FG USA monthly residency.

Discography

;Singles *2013: Carlos Cid and Mednas – "Argan" *2013: Dean Cohen & Mednas – "Apex" *2014: CID & Mednas – "iLL Behavior", Size Records ;Remixes *2014:

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– "The One That Got Away", SONO Music *2017:

featuring KEPLER – "Nobody Told Me", SONO Music *2017: CID featuring

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– "Believer",

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*2018: Moquai & AKA AKA – "Home" (Mednas & Nikola Remix), Axtone *2018:

featuring KEPLER – "Coffee Shop" (Mednas & Nikola Remix), SONO Music *2020: Mednas – "All I need", Heldeep *2022: Öwnboss, Sevek - Move Your Body (Mednas Remix), Musical Freedom

References

External links

Official website

MednasMusic.com

Beatport.com/Mednas

Spotify.com/Mednas

Mednas on Apple Music

MednasTV - YouTube
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