The Upbeats are Wellington, New Zealand drum and bass duo Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones, also known as Terror Snake and Downie Wolf. Glenn and Jones met at Wellington High School and began producing together around 2001. Their first 12-inch, Slit / Fill Me In, came out through BC Recordings in 2004, the same year they released their self-titled album, The Upbeats, on Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa. They have worked together since the early 2000s as producers and DJs.
Their albums include Nobody’s Out There (2007), Big Skeleton (2009) and Primitive Technique (2013), released on Vision Recordings, the label associated with Noisia. They have also released the One Sound EP and the Rituals EP, which came out through Blackout Music NL. Their releases have appeared on RAM Records and Virus as well as Vision Recordings and Blackout. The duo founded and operate the record label Non Vogue.
Noisia are among their collaborators, and their joint Dead Limit EP includes the track that won best track at the DNB Arena Awards. Other collaborative releases include Kronan, an EP with Halogenix. The Upbeats have worked with Shapeshifter, Ed Rush & Optical and Bad Company, produced an album for Shapeshifter, and collaborated with Bassnectar. Their remix and collaboration credits also include MSTRKRFT, Hive, Gridlock, Bulletproof, TREi, State of Mind, Ivy Lab, Culture Shock and Submotion Orchestra.
In 2023, they released the single Silly Banter, followed in 2025 by From The Dirt through RUN. In 2026, they released Wanted with Stace Cadet, No Secret (with ring noord) on Vision Recordings and Haunted through Let It Roll.
