simon wayland
Montréal
BIOGRAPHY :
Rising from Montreal’s underground to perform in Latin America & Europe at major festivals like Glastonbury, GUAPO is an explosive DJ, producer and guitarist whose Bass Music mixes regularly rank Top 5 on Mixcloud’s Global Charts.
He hosts monthly radio shows on CKUT 90.3 FM & LaFaceB. As composer & music supervisor for Film & TV, he was nominated for a Jutra Award and worked on projects for Netflix, Universal, Showcase...
He collaborated live and/or in the studio with Grammy & Juno Award winners (Youth, Luisito Quintero, Alpha Yaya Diallo), as well as seminal artists Adrian Sherwood, Luke Vibert & Blurum13. He produced songs on six albums by world-beat pioneers Suns of Arqa.
As Music Coordinator & DJ for fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier & Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté he performed at elaborate events with crowds of over 15,000 spectators.
Guapo is co-founder of Flamingo Funk, which booked bass music headliners Krafty Kuts and Mista Trick to tour Canada. After closing for both of these icons and delivering five incendiary festival closing sets, he has carved out a niche as a closer.
MUSICAL STYLES :
His Bass Music sets celebrate sample culture, blending Funk, Soul, Blues, Reggae, Rock, Punk, Latin, Brazilian, Disco, Metal, Swing, Balkan and Hip-Hop—chopped, glitched and remixed into Glitch Hop, Ghetto Funk, Breaks, Bass House, UK Garage, DnB, Reggae Jungle and Swing n Bass.
An electric showman, he thrives on crowd interaction, fueling a party atmosphere of absurd, anarchic fun. His sets are a wild experience, driven by badass bass from the bowels of Hell !
While his main focus these days is Bass Music, Guapo is versatile in other genres.
His HOUSE MUSIC sets are a seamless fusion of tribal percussion, Afro Beat Funk, Latin sophistication and Brazilian sensuality, expertly layered with soulful disco House and funky Electro.
In his WORLD MUSIC sets, he weaves a tapestry of sounds from India, the Middle East, the Maghreb and Anatolia, melding them with the resonant vibrations of Dub, Downtempo, Breakbeat, and Deep House. Taking listeners on a journey across continents and cultures.
His DOWNTEMPO performances are an eclectic blend of Jazz, Soul, Reggae, Brazilian-Latin Lounge, and Hip Hop, infused with the melancholy atmospheric textures of Chillstep, Trip Hop and Synth Pop. Offering a laid-back experience that hits you right in the feels.
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