UpsideDown is a Canadian producer and DJ of Indian descent. He primarily produces EDM,

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, R&B,

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and

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and is influenced by American producers such as

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and others. UpsideDown's style of production consists of combining traditional instruments with modern rhythm and percussion.

Early life

UpsideDown was born in

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and raised in

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, where he produced for underground

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and R&B artists. He attended college and studied

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to pursue a career in

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and later moved to

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to pursue

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Career

UpsideDown collaborated with

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& Amar Sandhu to produce music for the records "Tonight" and "Rooftop Party" which were released through ''Speed Records'' in 2015. He also produced a Dance Version (

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) of the title track for the movie

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featuring vocals by

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which was released through

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in 2015. UpsideDown appeared on

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hosted by

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in 2016. for his track "How Many Shots" featuring vocals by Amar Sandhu. He also released a track on

called "Only You" featuring vocals by R&B singe
Anthony Lewis
In 2016, UpsideDown produced the records "Phone" and "Hold Me" for

. In March 2016, UpsideDown participated in

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's first Urban Music Conference alongside other

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artists such as

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, The Prophec, Amar Sandhu and others. In 2017, he produced the track 'Temple" for Jasmin Walia alongside Zack Knight. UpsideDown collaborated with Asim Azhar in 2017 and produced the track "5 AM". On May 10, 2018, UpsideDown released his first solo single "Got It All" featuring fellow Canadian singer songwriter The PropheC. The music video starred Bollywood actress

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. UpsideDown released another single "Cyclone" on August 2, 2018 which featured UK based artist

Jaz Dhami Jaswinder Singh Dhami (born 1 March 1989), better known as Jaz Dhami, is a British-Indian playback singer, music composer, music producer, and performer. Early life Jaz Dhami is a native of Sandhra Sodhia in the Hoshiarpur district and is of P ...

. The track was released through

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's Artist Originals. In December 2018, UpsideDown released an Electronic/Dance EP titled "Ups & Downs".

Production Discography

Albums

* Ups & Downs (EP)

Track listing

References

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