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About Me

Michel Lloyd moved from Quebec City to Montreal at the turn of the millennium. In electronic music, he found a means of expression that matched his personality and enabled him to free his creative spirit. Drawing inspiration from the visual arts as well as the urban pulse and other stimulating sounds in his adopted metropolis, he launched his music-making career under the alias Upbeat in 2006.
A year later, enthralled by the burgeoning Montreal electronica scene, he started hanging with a number of DJs, and their influence led him to refine the aesthetics of his compositions. Falling into the minimal techno genre, his compositions are textured, beat-driven hookfests, the true dimensions of which are best experienced live.
The years 2006 to 2007 have been particularly fecund for him, who now has a hundred or so pieces in his repertoire and intends to take part in as many electronic music events as possible to maintain his steady upward progress.
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Member Since: 11/29/2006
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Record Label: Archipel
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Rêve Analogue | Text and description by Jesse Somfay

It's new year's eve... Let's party and celebrate! The final release of 2007 for Archipel brings about Michel Lloyd's "Rêve Analogue" which is an exceptionally detailed and highly rhythmic work of seve...
Posted by Michel Lloyd on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:57:00 PST

[Arch040] Assignment 3 : The Sound of Archipel

In the celebration of it's 3 year anniversary, Archipel releases another conceptual collection named Assignment 3. The release contains more than 70 tracks from a label artists and supporters from aro...
Posted by Michel Lloyd on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:51:00 PST

Michel Lloyd vs Upbeat

Michel Lloyd vs Upbeat The purpose of this blog is to clear up the mystery behind the pseudonym Upbeat. For you curious ones, i've called myself Upbeat since 2006 and also produced my first release un...
Posted by Michel Lloyd on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:10:00 PST

Upbeat Live MUTEK festival @ Hotel Godin followed via podcast on www.bandeapart.fm

Check out all the action via podcast on Bande À Part MICHEL LLOYD @ BANDE À PART/ répertoire d'artiste Upbeat Live @ Café Électronika 3 Upbeat @ MUTEK Festival ( more info )...
Posted by Michel Lloyd on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:16:00 PST

insectorama.005 v/a artists electronic washroom vol.2

v/a artists electronic washroom vol.2insectorama005 Thats the big compilation with many artists from all over the world.with sounds from pure minimal to techhouse to deep techno, techno and electro.W...
Posted by Michel Lloyd on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:32:00 PST