UpsideDown is a Canadian

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and DJ of Indian descent. He primarily produces EDM, Hip Hop, R&B,

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and Fusion Music and is influenced by American producers such as

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, Timbaland 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 Hip hop 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

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 (

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) of the title track for the movie Ambarsariya featuring vocals by Diljit Dosanjh 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 Raghav,

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

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. The track was released through Saavn'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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