In 2009 Poirier began the release of three EPs to be completed over the course of a full year, the first of which was "Soca Sound System" (April 2009) which included guest appearances by MC Zulu as well as soca performer Mr. Slaughter. Where Soca Sound System experimented with soca, the second "Run The Riddim" experimented with dancehall and the third, "Low Ceiling", which came out in early 2010, focused on dance music with no vocals, "said to be inspired in part by his early years in the underground rave scene" "Run The Riddim" was the first release under the shortened name Poirier. All of the three EPs featured cover art by Montreal-based photographer Guillaume Simoneau.