UpsideDown is a Canadian
producer and
DJ of
Indian descent. He primarily produces
EDM
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Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstra ...
,
Hip Hop,
R&B,
Pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
and
Fusion Music
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and is influenced by American producers such as
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
,
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
,
Timbaland
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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
New Delhi
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,
India
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and raised in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, where he produced for underground
Hip hop and
R&B artists. He attended college and studied
Mechanical Engineering
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to pursue a career in
Technology
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and later moved to
Los Angeles
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to pursue
Music
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.
Career
UpsideDown collaborated with
Mickey Singh
Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, ''Mick's Tape.'' It was releas ...
& 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 (
Remix
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) of the title track for the movie
Ambarsariya featuring vocals by
Diljit Dosanjh
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which was released through
Tips Music
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in 2015.
UpsideDown appeared on
BBC Radio 1
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hosted by
Bobby Friction
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Early life
After studying Contemporary Arts at Nottingham Trent University, Friction's ...
in 2016. for his track "How Many Shots" featuring vocals by Amar Sandhu. He also released a track on
BBC Radio 1
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called "Only You" featuring vocals by
R&B singe
Anthony Lewis
In 2016, UpsideDown produced the records "Phone" and "Hold Me" for
Mickey Singh
Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, ''Mick's Tape.'' It was releas ...
.
In March 2016, UpsideDown participated in
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
's first Urban Music Conference alongside other
South Asian
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artists such as
Raghav
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,
Mickey Singh
Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, ''Mick's Tape.'' It was releas ...
,
Raxstar
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, The Prophec, Amar Sandhu and others.
In 2017, he produced the track 'Temple" for
Jasmin Walia
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alongside
Zack Knight
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.
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
Sunny Leone
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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 Pu ...
. The track was released through
Saavn
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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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Living people
Indian emigrants to Canada
Club DJs
Remixers
Musicians from New Delhi
Canadian DJs
Canadian emigrants to the United States
Indian male musicians
Canadian dance musicians
Canadian record producers
Electronic dance music DJs
Year of birth missing (living people)