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 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. 

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...  

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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💿⚡️ Psychedelic collabs with Simon Posford, RA, Alex Grey, Easily Embarrassed, Xenoben... 📈🎧

Psychedelic DJ/Producer 🇧🇷
Sonektar Records 🐝 (@sonektar)
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From a young age, Enrico Zardo aka Ezpace has been deeply connected to the rhythm and pulse of electronic music. Growing up surrounded by an array of sounds and genres, it was the energy of electronic beats that captured his heart and ignited his lifelong passion. Early influences ranged from house and techno to the wider electronic spectrum, but it wasn’t until he attended to his first psychedelic festival that his true artistic path became clear.

It was in the immersive, vibrant world of psytrance festivals where he discovered the profound beauty of psychedelic music. The hypnotic beats, transcendent atmospheres, and the deep connection between sound and mind that resonated deeply, inspiring a new creative vision. 

With a desire to contribute to this mesmerizing world, Enrico Zardo began his journey into production, fusing his love for electronic music with the psychedelic elements of trance. Through countless hours of experimentation and devotion, he honed his craft, creating a signature sound that brings the full on psychedelic trance  combined with the progressive psytrance spellbinding arrangements, full of melodies that brings out different types of emotions that are carried on a smooth and constant progression, always at a high energy. Groovy drops are his main characteristic, breaking down the momentum of the dance floor to a funky pace. He is always improving his techniques to make his characteristics stronger, being able to transpass his emotions and feelings to the dance floor and connecting it as a unit, as a singular SPACE.

Embark on a sonic odyssey with me, where vibrant melodies intertwine with pulsating rhythms, inviting you to transcend the mundane and explore the kaleidoscopic realms of your consciousness. As a psychedelic trance artist, I craft audio portals that dissolve boundaries and ignite the imagination, inviting you on a journey to the farthest reaches of the mind's universe.

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