Kaytranada
Kaytranada produces an array of sounds that veer from J Dilla-inspired hip-hop beats to distinctly woozy house grooves. He emerged during the early 2010s with ear-perking remixes and original tracks. Numerous commissioned works and short-form solo releases led to the Haitian-Canadian's full-length debut, 99.9%, the winner of 2016's Polaris Music Prize and 2017's Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. After signing to major-label RCA, he released his second LP, Bubba, which won both a Juno Award and a Grammy Award in the Dance category. He followed up with the 2021 EP Intimidated. Kaytraminé, a full-length with longtime collaborator Aminé, landed in 2023, and songs with Rochelle Jordan and Channel Tres followed.
Born Louis Kevin Celestin in Haiti, the Montreal, Quebec-raised Kaytranada, a voracious listener, got hooked on DJing and production during his teen years. Early on, as Kaytradamus, he issued a series of digital EPs, albums, and remix compilations. Around 2013, he began to operate as Kaytranada with the EP Todo and three-track 10" At All. In 2014, he remixed Disclosure's "January," produced "My Block" for personal heroes Mobb Deep, and made his XL label debut that August with "Leave Me Alone," a collaboration with vocalist and fellow Montreal native Shay Lia.
During the next two years, Kaytranada's profile steadily rose with additional XL material ("Drive Me Crazy" featuring Vic Mensa) and outside productions highlighted by "Girl" (from the Internet's Grammy-nominated Ego Death), "Lite Weight" (Anderson .Paak), "Love" (Rome Fortune), and "Honey" (Katy B). 99.9%, his proper debut album, was released in 2016 with guest appearances from Phonte, Little Dragon, and a few of his previous collaborators. It won that year's Polaris Music Prize, and in 2017 won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. Various remixes, edits, and productions -- including work for Gorillaz, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar -- followed through 2018, the year Kaytranada returned on major-label RCA with Nothin Like U/Chances, an EP co-starring Ty Dolla $ign and Shay Lia. Bubba, his second album, was released the following December with Teedra Moses, Kali Uchis, and Masego among the contributors. A stand-alone track, "Look Easy," featuring Lucky Daye, arrived in July 2020.
After his song "10%" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, and Bubba swept the Dance category at both the Grammy and Juno Awards, Kaytranada returned with the 2021 EP Intimidated, featuring collaborations with H.E.R., Thundercat, and Mach-Hommy. "Twin Flame," with Anderson .Paak, appeared in 2022. The producer collaborated with rapper Aminé for the 2023 full-length Kaytraminé, which featured Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, Big Sean, and Amaarae as guests. Later in the year, Kaytranada released a double single featuring Rochelle Jordan ("Lover/Friend") and Channel Tres ("Stuntin").
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