I started producing music in 1993 after meeting Peabody in Montreal’s Mile End. His home studio became our creative lab. My crew and I spent years there making strange, WEEN-inspired tracks.
Our first electronic piece, “No It Will Open My Mind and I’m Afraid,” was built on an Amiga in .MOD format—a chaotic breakbeat acid techno collage packed with hilarious vocal samples from Looney Tunes, Humphrey Bogart, Star Wars etc….
Those sessions became “No Commercial Potential”, a cassette release that unexpectedly charted on Canadian university radio. That momentum pushed me to take things seriously. In 2000, I founded Finite Records to release our work across genres—country, alt-rock, techno, jungle, breakbeat house, and ambient.
Our eclectic range quickly led to film and TV licensing, film scoring and a Jutra Award nomination! One of our tracks “What’s Our Destination Mr Peabody” landed on the 2002 “Best of Montreal” compilation of the Montreal Independent Music Awards. Both award show were held the same week. What an epic start!
Below you will Soundcloud playlists with some of my selected works from these musical projects.
“Cephalopod” is my ambient, post-rock soundscape project.
“Lowkey” is my breakbeat house and jungle project.
“Saul Paul” is the name of my project with Peter X.
In 2001, I adopted the name “Guapo”, reflecting my shift toward Latin, Brazilian, and global influences.
In 2004, while scoring the film *Pure*, I remixed a track by Suns of Arqa, pioneers of World Beat and Global Dub. That remix led to an invitation to join the band. I went on to produce over 20 tracks with them, contributing to six albums and a DVD. We performed at major European festivals, including Glastonbury (2005, 2008) and the Télérama Dub Festival in Paris.
