oskar med k: The Oslo Producer Letting His Synths Do the Talking

On a winter night in Oslo, long before his name topped playlists from London to Los Angeles, oskar med k sat in his studio chasing silence. Not the absence of sound, but the kind that hums between synth notes, the pause that can feel louder than any lyric.

It’s a signature style that has gained recognition internationally, where melodies say what words refuse to.

Eight months ago, his biggest running joke was correcting the spelling of his own name. “People always wrote my name with a C,” he says. “So I thought it would be fun to do something with that. Also, I just like how it sounds.”

That joke is now his calling card: oskar med k, shorthand for a sound that feels both distinctly Scandinavian and restlessly global.

Today, that name sits atop Shazam’s Global House chart thanks to his breakout single “Make Me Feel.” The track has been surging up the UK Charts, peaking at #55 in September.

For a 25-year-old artist still piecing together club edits, the pace of his ascent feels surreal. “Maybe I’ve just found a way to approach things so the music reaches more people,” he says, “but I’m always making things I think sound cool.”

A Song That Speaks in Silences

“Make Me Feel” didn’t arrive with a single marketing blitz or TikTok moment. Its appeal is holistic, subtler.

Built from a simple vocal sample, the track pivots on a sudden absence: the lyric trails off after “make me feel like —” leaving synths to deliver the word unsaid. “The vocals cut after that, then the melody comes instead of ‘you,’” oskar explains. “It’s like the melody itself is saying how I feel.”

The creative choice of treating silence as an instrument has given the track its own mythology. Fans swap theories about the cut-off lyric, while DJs slot it into peak-hour sets as if the missing word were a secret only the crowd can finish. It’s electronic music at its most human: direct, emotional, and designed to leave space for listeners.

Momentum and Meaning

All the millions of listeners and global chart positions haven’t stripped oskar’s music of its intimacy. If anything, success has deepened it. “I remember getting a message from a fan saying my music helped him through a very difficult time,” he says. “That really got me to understand the importance of what I’m doing.”

He carries that weight into his live sets, which in 2025 feature more of his own material than ever before. He’s been road-testing new singles alongside “insane club edits” of older tracks, building shows that feel both personal and communal.

The leap from bedroom sessions to crowded venues has been steep, but he treats it like another experiment, one more chance to test what works and what doesn’t.

The Dream Board Becomes Real

Like many producers who came of age in the late 2010s, oskar had one collaboration at the top of his dream board: Khalid. “I’ve always dreamed about working with him since he released ‘Silence’ with Marshmello,” he says.

That dream materialised in 2025 with a single that pairs Khalid’s smooth vocals with oskar’s precision synths. “My favourite moment is when Khalid first comes in on the verse,” oskar says. “His flow is super smooth, and it instantly takes the song to another level.”

From here, his ambitions stretch further. He names Rufus Du Sol and Fred again as future collaborators he’d love to lock in, artists who, like him, blur the line between electronic structure and emotional rawness.

Looking Ahead

There’s an album on the horizon, but oskar isn’t rushing it. For now, he’s focused on a steady stream of singles, refining both sound and strategy as momentum builds.

And if you ask where he hopes to play next, his answer is simple: Coachella.

But in the end, oskar doesn’t measure his success in streams or chart climbs. He gauges progress by whether a melody can carry more weight than words, and whether a silence can cut through the noise.

“It’s rare to find someone who can write the way oskar does,” says Dalton, CEO of oskar’s label, 7CULT. “He’s in a league of his own, and we’re glad to see the world is catching on.”

Eight months ago, oskar med k was correcting the spelling of his name. Now, in the space between his synths and silences, he’s offering a fresh perspective on the listening experience.

Image credits: Christian Carpagnano