Uplocks

Felipe Balbino (also known as Uplocks) is a Brazilian EDM producer and visual designer. Uplocks first gained national recognition in 2020 by publishing remixes of the artist Moondai. His remix of Moondai's track "I'm On My Way" reached 2nd place in the remix competition, and his remix of "Your Love" has amassed more than 1k views on YouTube.

Uplocks debuted on Neoluminum in the "Neoluminum 2022: Side B compilation after being one of the winners of the Neoluminum 2022 Remix Competition. The competition, which featured remixes of classic tracks from the label's catalog served as a platform for emerging talent, and Uplocks won by remixing the track "Satellite" by IrieArtz & Keitrix.

## Early life

Felipe Balbino was born in Araçatuba (São Paulo) on 3rd May 2006. Felipe learned how to speak, write, and read at only 11 months old. This achievement astounded his family and garnered attention from the personal doctors of his family who decided to enroll him in school at only 4 years old. He also attended music lessons in 2014, which furthered his interest in music and art.

Felipe started making music as a hobby in 2015 using a free software called MusicShake. In 2016, he changed his DAW to FL Studio and started taking music production more seriously.

## Career

In April 2017, Uplocks released his first remix on YouTube & Soundcloud of Ed Sheeran's track "Shape Of You." He started releasing songs using the alias "Felipe B." That year, he also released a remix of "Wet Hands" by C418 (Minecraft composer), which amassed more than 1k views on YouTube.

In September 2018, Felipe released his first single called "Andromeda" under the alias "Lipe" on his old gaming channel.

In April 2020, Felipe released a remix of "Stockholm Nights" by "Diviners" under his current alias, Uplocks. The remix was eventually removed due to copyright infringement.

In July 2020, Felipe released his remix of "I'm On My Way" by "Moondai" for the "I'm On My Way Remix Competition. The remix has amassed more than 10k streams on digital platforms, and it reached 2nd place in the competition. This can be considered his first breakthrough in the underground EDM scene. He also released a remix of "Your Love" by "Moondai" in October 2020, which amassed more than 1k views on YouTube and was well received.

In March 2021, Uplocks released his second single, "KEYPAD," which gained attention from a lot of YouTube channels and helped him earn more than 100 subscribers in less than 2 days. At the end of the same year, he also released a remix of "Take Me" by "Moondai" with his friend "Saant".

In August 2022, Uplocks released his third single and first original collaboration, "Falling For You," with his friend "Saant." The song has amassed more than 7k streams on digital platforms. After this song, Uplocks decided to change his artistic direction by creating his own visual art inspired by pixel art games.

In November 2022, Uplocks achieved a major breakthrough in his career by winning the Neoluminum 2022 Remix Competition. Uplocks remix of IrieArtz & Keitrix track "Satellite" caught the attention of Neoluminum that ultimately signed the remix and released on the compilation Neoluminum 2022: Side B.

In July 2023, Uplocks released his fourth single called "Similitude".

## Trivia

* Felipe created the alias "Uplocks" from the keyboard key "NumLock"
* Felipe has a passion for pixel art and gaming, his favorite games are "Hollow Knight" and "OMORI"
* Felipe doens't know how to ride a bike

## Releases

### "Uplocks" Discography

* Soundcloud
* YouTube
* Spotify