Hypasounds (born Damian Etienne, 5 December 1982), is a Barbadian male soca artist based in the Caribbean island of Barbados.

During a brief DJing stint in the United States in late 2003, he and Free, former 106 & Park host on BET introduced the number 8 video.

Hypasounds’ 2006 release Sunshine Girl emerged as a season favourite, burning up the airwaves and was nominated for Best Ragga-Soca Single Male at Barbados Music awards.

Sunshine Girl also broke into the Socaholic Top 20 on 98.1 The One, and ended up taking second place in the People’s Monarch that same year.

Hypasounds has performed his track at this season’s hypest events and locations, including Soca on the Hill.