Uppermost

Uppermost
Birth name Behdad Nejatbakhshe
Also known as Uppermost, Downed, Alonely
Origin Paris, France
Genres Electro House, Electroclash, Dubstep, Progressive House, Experimental, French house
Occupations Producer
Years active 2008–present
Labels Uppwind Records, Bazooka Records[1]
Website Uppermost on Myspace
Notable instruments
FL Studio, Massive, Sylenth, V-Station

Behdad Nejatbakhshe, better known by his stage name Uppermost, is a French electro, dubstep and progressive house producer based in Paris, France. He is better known for his tracks "Cake Shop Is Dope" and "Equivocal".[2] He cites Burial as one of his main influences.[3][4]

Career

Uppermost started producing music using FL Studio at the age of 17. His music has been released by Sony BMG, Ministry of Sound, BugEyed Records, Starlight Records, and his own label, Uppwind.[5] His song "Equivocal" reached 3rd place in the Beatport electro-house chart in 2009 and in 2011 his Biscuit Factory EP ranked 1st on the JunoDownload electro-house chart.[6] Uppermost has remixed Daft Punk, deadmau5, Burial, Crystal Castles, Johnathan Coulton, Syl Johnson, Congorock, Gregor Tresher, Cyberpunkers, Nina Martine, Coolio, Missy Jay, Rene Rodriguezz, Luthier, Onime, Jesus Luz, Spencer & Hill and Felguk. He has been playlisted by artists such as Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren and Steve Angello and remixed by the popular swedish dance duo Dada Life. In 2010, Uppermost released 41 tracks for free on his MySpace page under the aliases Uppermost, Alonely and Downed.[7] Uppermost is currently working to promote his record label, Uppwind. His goal is to "...create a network where people can share art with each other; an artistic community where all talents can meet and learn from each other."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Bazooka Records". http://www.myspace.com/bazookalabel. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Uppermost on Beatportal". http://www.beatportal.com/artists/uppermost/. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 
  3. ^ "Uppermost on Facebook". http://www.facebook.com/uppermost?v=info. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Uppermost LessThan3 Interview". http://lessthan3.com/#!/2011/02/interview-uppermost/. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 
  5. ^ "Discogs Uppermost Discography". http://www.discogs.com/artist/Behdad+Nejatbakhshe. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "JunoDownload | Bestsellers This Week". http://www.junodownload.com/electro-house/charts/bestsellers/this-week/releases/. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "Uppermost on MySpace". http://www.myspace.com/uppermost. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  8. ^ "Uppermost LessThan3 Interview". http://lessthan3.com/#!/2011/02/interview-uppermost/. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 

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