Kaytranada
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Kaytranada (* 25. August 1992 in Port-au-Prince , Haiti ; real name Louis Kevin Celestin ) is a producer of electronic music whose style of house , hip-hop (especially J Dilla ) and Contemporary R & B influenced.
biography
Celestin was born in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, but moved as a child to the Canadian Montreal to. There he came into contact with music and the production software FruityLoops through his older brother who listened to hip-hop . He then began to create his own beats .
Initially, under the stage name Kaytradamus occurring, Celestin published his first mixtapes , EPs , albums and remix - Compilations . These were mostly only published digitally via smaller labels such as Jakarta Records . His growing popularity on social networks eventually earned him a recording deal with XL Recordings .
From then on he produced for well-known artists such as Mobb Deep ( My Block ), The Internet ( Girl ) and Katy B ( Honey ). He also performed at the 2015 Roskilde Festival .
In 2016 he finally released his first professionally released album with 99.9% , with which he was briefly listed in various music charts and the Polaris Music Prize , which is awarded for the artistically most valuable album of the year by a Canadian musician, as well as the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the year.
Until 2018 he mainly dealt with remixes and productions for artists like Gorillaz , Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar before his 3-song EP Nothin Like U / Chances was released.
In spring 2019 he first released the single Dysfunctional , which was followed by his second album Bubba at the end of this year .
Discography
Albums
- 2016: 99.9% (XL Recordings)
- 2019: Bubba ( RCA Records )
EP
- 2018: Nothin Like U / Chances (RCA Records)
Awards
- 2016: Polaris Music Prize for the album 99.9%
Web links
- Official website
- Kaytranada at laut.de
- Kaytranada at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard : Kaytranada - Chart history
- ↑ Official Charts Company : KAYTRANADA | full Official Chart History
- ↑ hitparade.ch : Kaytranada - 99.9%
- ↑ Official German Charts: Kaytranada - 99.9%
- ↑ 2016 Nominees. Polaris Music Prize, accessed June 25, 2017 .
- ↑ About Polaris. Polaris Music Prize, accessed June 25, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Kaytranada |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Celestin, Louis Kevin (real name); Kaytradamus (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Electronic music producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Port-au-Prince , Haiti |