Terrence McKenna once described creativity as “letting down the net of human imagination into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended, and attempting to bring out of it ideas.”
In other words, ideas aren’t created out of nothing but are rather discovered or harvested from an external, vast, and formless source. The unknown is already full of potential and endless possibilities, but without a proper vessel, it lacks form. It is up to us to surf the primordial waves, engage with infinity, and catch and release those ideas into the physical realm.
For Christian Fuda, a boundary-pushing bass producer and visual designer, known as Meduso, creativity moves like a current, flowing through us rather than pouring out of us.
The act of creativity is not a one-party transaction, but rather a partnership between order and disorder. Or as Rick Rubin puts it, “a way of being.” It’s a cosmic dance with the unknown, where the artist becomes a translator, shaping the raw materials of reality into something new and meaningful.
“I’m obsessed with exploring where ideas and creativity come from,” Meduso shared in an interview with The Daily Frequency. “Personally, creation feels more like a collaboration these days, where ideas tend to move through me more than I can force an idea out of me.”
Known for an explosive, genre-bending sound design, Meduso will blast you to uninhabited dimensions with a soul-crushing fusion of hip-hop, metal, and heavy bass. But don’t let the raw flavor and head-rearranging wubs fool you.
Behind all the mayhem and dark tones lie layers of emotion, introspection, and light.
As Alan Watts proclaimed, “nothing is what it seems, nor is it otherwise.” Therefore, Meduso’s sound is neither heavy nor emotional, dark nor light. It’s everything all at once.
“I know my music is often leaning toward the heavier and darker side. Although that may be true, I’m a believer in there being no light without the dark, and even though the sound may have darker undertones, I look at it as a constructive release, a transmutation of this energy into something positive. I love some heavy bass, but in the end, I’d love the sound, set, album, whatever it may be, to inspire hope.”
It’s that duality of light and dark that defines Meduso’s artistry and allows him to build worlds of his own. It’s where storms of face-melting bass intertwine with currents of deep introspection and rays of emotion, creating an immersive, full-sensory experience.
Of course, this duality isn’t just a theme within his art but a reflection of reality itself, present in both the skies above and the oceans below.
“I’m always building out from this Meduso lens. Meduso, for anyone who isn’t familiar, comes from Medusozoa, or jellyfish. Growing up by the ocean, I was always inspired by the duality in jellyfish. They can be terrifying if you come across them in the water, but they’re also often used as this peaceful, calming imagery.”
Much like the human imagination in Terrence McKenna’s metaphor for creativity, the jellyfish is also suspended in an ocean of chaos. Yet, despite its unpredictable environment, the jellyfish never ascends into madness by trying to control its surroundings. Instead, it surrenders to the current, drifting freely from coast to coast.
It’s that type of surrender that transforms these otherworldly, poisonous, and sometimes deadly sea creatures into floating embodiments of elegance and grace.
“I use the jellyfish’s duality a lot, that balance between calm and fear, along with their alien, otherworldly qualities. Those ideas show up in my music through these warping and winding, slimy sounds, almost like they’re pulling you through the matrix itself,” he laughed.
But what if ideas were more than just the infinite possibilities of the unknown? What if ideas were conscious forces searching for us just as we search for them? For Meduso, it’s not out of the realm of possibilities. The jellyfish is more than a symbol of inspiration; it’s a collaborator, a living conduit for creation itself.
“To be honest, part of the Meduso lore is that I like to perceive Meduso as this entity, creature, or otherworldly being that I collaborate with. I imagine this liquid metal, jellyfish-like, reflective being that’s warping and winding through the spheres of influence I live in. Whatever you’d like to call it, it’s sort of the personification of whatever or whomever I’m collaborating with when I create.”
But it’s not just contact with an otherworldly being that fuels his creativity. Meduso finds inspiration in everything around him, seeing the same life force reflected in every corner of existence.
“I’m constantly exposed to inspiration, whether it’s online, being bombarded from every direction, or through real life, nature, books, art, emotion, or experience. It’s all just energy that gets transmuted into something that’s a reflection of me.”
With his latest and most ambitious project yet, The Eclipse Portal Odyssey, that energy finds itself transmuted into a visual and sonic experience unlike anything Meduso has ever created.
Spanning an hour and a half, The Eclipse Portal Odyssey is a fully self-produced audiovisual experience that merges Meduso’s acclaimed mixes The Blood Moon Rises Once Again and Saturn’s Return into a singular cinematic journey.
Acting as both a continuation and culmination of his previous works, the project blurs the lines between mix, film, and immersive art piece, inviting viewers to lose themselves in its unfolding visual narrative.
Directly inspired by the rare eclipse portal of September 2025, a two-week window between the Blood Moon in Pisces and the Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo, the project channels the same balance of shadow and light that has defined Meduso’s art from the beginning.
“So when I found out about this eclipse portal, the two-week time that fell between September’s lunar eclipse and solar eclipse, I dove right in. It felt like the perfect opportunity to play in this space of spirituality, mythology, and symbolism that’s always super exciting and inspiring for my art + storytelling.”
The cosmic alignment became both muse and metaphor, a reflection of transformation itself, capturing the moment where endings dissolve into beginnings and energy shifts from the unseen to the tangible, guiding him to explore the connection between reflection and rebirth, darkness and illumination.
“I started looking into the themes and what this event astrologically represented, and they really reflected what I was personally experiencing at the time, or at least my perspective on it. With that, it felt natural to write these dual stories, one of the moon, of reflection and shadow work, and the other of the sun, the fire, and transformation.”
In the Odyssey, the moon reflected the descent into the subconscious, while the sun rose as a symbol of rebirth and a renewing of the mind.
“The lunar eclipse felt like looking in the mirror, going deeper into the shadows, while the solar side felt more like a call to action, stepping into your higher self, pushing through that shadow, and owning your power.”
Flowing like a living narrative, The Eclipse Portal Odyssey became a vessel for Meduso’s exploration of the unseen, where heavy bass and mind-bending visuals move as one, dissolving the ego and invoking transformation and surrender.
However, surrender isn’t a passive retreat. It is an active unveiling, a process that exposes the hard truths buried beneath comfort. Growth begins the moment those truths surface, revealing what has been standing in the way of true transformation.
“I love playing with these themes,” he noted. “This project gave me the chance to tie all of them together through music and visuals in a way that felt really honest to me. But the hardest part is always just calling it finished. I can work on something forever. I think that’s a reflection of how I am, always changing, always taking in new ideas and influences. So it’s hard to ever feel like something’s done.”
While the quest for perfection creates obstacles, it was that pull of constant evolution that pushed him to trust the ebb and flow of creation, to surrender to the current.
But while we prepare for the challenges we expect, it’s the ones we never see coming that teach us the most. Sometimes, the biggest test has nothing to do with creativity or the mission at hand. Like a swarming mosquito at the start of meditation, the universe likes to test your breaking point, reminding you that control is just an illusion.
“Honestly, the hardest part wasn’t even creative; it was technical. My laptop was fighting me the whole way. Waiting for things to buffer or render that should take seconds. File sizes being too big for YouTube. Re-exporting hour-and-a-half-long 4K videos over and over again. But at the same time, that’s kind of the fun part too. I’m constantly learning, constantly troubleshooting, and it keeps things interesting. Every project ends up teaching me something new, both creatively and technically.”
This time around, those lessons came with a sense of clarity for both the process and the overall vision.
“It feels great to finally share a project that encompasses the full vision rather than just a piece of it. There’s some excitement and relief in that, but more than anything, it’s an eagerness for what’s next and what feels possible with everything I’ve learned from it.”
Whether its The Eclipse Portal Odyssey, an album, or designing visuals, every artistic pursuit Meduso steps into serves as both documentation and transformation, not only reflecting where he’s been but revealing the path unseen.
“Yeah, so I can honestly say that all of my art, music, everything I create and share, is a direct reflection of my life experiences. More often than not, they serve as some type of journal entry or release of energy that I’m working through myself.”
It’s that cycle of creation and expression that continues to shape his artistry.
“Although I love the community that music creates, a lot of my connection to music came from moments of solitude; my headphones on, zoning out on the bus as a kid, riding my skateboard around town, or hiding in my room playing drums to my favorite artists. Music has always been there, whether I was going through something, trying to motivate myself, or just looking for a place to escape.”
Those early moments of escape laid the foundation for the worlds he builds now, where sound and vision intertwine into portals of emotion and reflection. What began as a private refuge has evolved into a multidimensional canvas where introspection meets innovation and creation becomes both therapy and transformation.
Through his art, Meduso channels that same sense of wonder he once found in solitude, inviting listeners to lose themselves while rediscovering something within.
“Music always had this kind of spiritual, almost magic power to me that I can’t really explain. As a pretty analytical person, it’s definitely kind of a funny contradiction because, although I can’t make sense of it, I’ve always felt it and know it’s real. That’s what keeps me coming back and keeps me inspired. This whole Odyssey series, and especially The Eclipse Portal, was really me re-rooting in what truly inspires me, reminding myself why I love it and started creating in the first place.”
That sense of rediscovery extends beyond music itself. What inspires Meduso isn’t only sound, but the art of storytelling within the worlds he creates.
“I think it truly just comes from my love of creativity and storytelling. I always seem to approach art through a narrative lens, which can make things more complicated, but it’s just how my brain works. I think it comes from this deep love of self-expression and that feeling of awe I get when something makes me stop and look a little deeper, question how, or makes me feel gratitude.”
Blurring the line between fantasy and reality, his works invite listeners to step inside his world while inspiring them to rediscover their own.
“I’ve always been drawn to fully immersive worlds, the kind you can step into and see yourself in. That’s what I try to do with my art. We all have such unique perspectives and stories to tell and I think the more people who share theirs, the more connected we’ll all feel. I hope my work encourages others to share theirs. I’ve found so much peace and purpose through creating, and I just hope the same for everyone else.”
That sense of connection doesn’t just live in his music, it pulses through his creative process. Even the remixes of other artists embody his artistry and authenticity. When asked what he looks for in a potential remix, it’s not a particular sound or a style but a feeling.
“I’d say a feeling,” he answered. “I can’t quite put a name on it, but I know it when it catches my ear. I’m constantly pulling inspiration from everywhere, my world is just flooded with input all the time, whether it’s through real life or online. So I’m always collecting music that moves me or sparks something, and I’ll start building playlists around those moments.”
Through these playlists, Meduso curates a creative atmosphere that guides his mixes and compositions.
“When I’m making these mixes, I’m usually looking through these playlists for tracks that really capture a feeling or emotion and hit me hard. If a track does that, it just makes me want to weave it into my own world, morph it, and make it my own reflection of that same energy.”
In a way, it’s a process of alchemy, taking inspiration and reshaping it into something entirely his own.
“A lot of the time, the songs I choose are nods to my biggest inspirations, artists with a unique sound, story, perspective, or even lore. It’s my way of both paying homage and passing that inspiration forward. I always hope that by reimagining their work, it sparks someone else to go find their own creative voice too.”
Of course, that ripple effect extends beyond the audio. The Eclipse Portal Odyssey isn’t just something to listen to; it’s something to experience, a visual companion to sound that pulls viewers deeper into Meduso’s world.
Created specifically for YouTube, the project serves as a fully immersive audiovisual journey meant to be watched and felt.
However, through building it, Meduso also uncovered the foundation for his next step, translating that same energy into the live setting where sound and visuals move together in real time.
“So for this project, I definitely had the intention of creating for YouTube. I wanted it to be this A/V experience you could put on and just get lost in, something that could serve as background visuals but still hold up on its own. I didn’t want to overload it with effects or too much flashing/distortion, but rather focused more on composition, color, texture, and environment, creating these little visual worlds for each track. I’m currently translating these to be used as some visuals for live shows, but this was ultimately a test for myself as I dive deeper into the world of fully time-coded audiovisual live shows.”
While The Eclipse Portal Odyssey marked a major step in Meduso’s evolution as both producer and designer, it’s only the beginning. Each project pushes him further into the fusion of sound, storytelling, and technology, adding new layers to his expanding creative universe.
“Without giving too much away, the idea moving forward is to take that foundation, the worlds, the compositions, the cinematic feel, and bring it to a larger scale. I’m really excited to get my hands on more production and keep exploring that boundary between technology and art, but am also super interested in bringing things to smaller spaces with more practical design and effects to create even more captivating experiences.”
Once again, like the ocean of chaos McKenna described, Meduso sees the future as a sea of endless possibilities, a horizon of untamed ideas just waiting to be caught and reeled in to our reality.
“Oh man, there’s just never-ending possibilities, and that’s what makes it so exciting. Things are constantly evolving; every day, there’s some new technology, art program, or artist flipping things on its head. I think what I’m most excited about right now is bringing more of this storytelling, this connection of design, motion, and sound, into a live environment. I’m not sure yet how large of a space it might translate to, but I’ve really been feeling this calling to create unique spaces where people can experience music, storytelling, art, and each other’s company all together.”
And just like the jellyfish, the journey ahead isn’t about control but surrendering to the current that started it all, and most importantly, connecting to the art itself.
“That’s where I see it going, more connection, more immersion, and more ways to experience art, both in addition to and beyond the screen.”
Through that intention, The Eclipse Portal Odyssey becomes more than a project; it becomes a mirror for anyone willing to look within.
“I just hope people can use it as a tool to unlock something within themselves, maybe to get through something, to move past something, or to find motivation to push forward, whatever it may be. And beyond that, I hope it inspires.”
At its core, Meduso sees creation as more than just expression but a form of healing. His work invites others to explore that same release, to find meaning in the act of making. Through sound, design, and story, he reminds us that creativity isn’t an escape from the weight of the world but a way to carry it differently.
“I’m at my happiest and most present when I’m creating, and the world’s pretty heavy right now. I think creation is one of the most constructive ways to process whatever you’re feeling, to transmute it into something that can be shared, released, and hopefully inspire others to do the same.”