Kaytranada
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| Birth name | Louis Kevin Celestin |
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August 25, 1992 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known by his stage name Kaytranada, (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian DJ and record producer.[1][2][3][4][5] Celestin began his career under the alias Kaytradamus in 2010.
Early life
Kaytranada was born Louis Kevin Celestin on August 25, 1992 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Shortly after he was born, he relocated to Montreal, Quebec where he was raised. Kaytranada began to DJ at the age of 14. The following year, at the age of 15, Kaytranada began to produce after his brother introduced him to FL Studio.[6][7]
Career
Celestin began his career under the name Kaytradamus in 2010. He released two projects as Kaytradamus before changing his name to 'Kaytranada' in 2012. Kaytranada has released a total of thirteen projects and forty-one remixes. Kaytranada has toured more than 50 Canadian, American, European and Australian cities.[8][9][10][11]
During 2015, Kaytranada opened for two nights of Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour, one in Canada and one in the United States.[12]
In December 2014 he signed an exclusive recording agreement with XL Recordings. His debut album, 99.9%, was released on May 6, 2016. The album includes features from GoldLink, AlunaGeorge, Syd tha Kyd, Anderson Paak, and Vic Mensa among others. He also did a collaboration with Craig David, on the song "Got It Good", which is also included in David's sixth studio album, Following My Intuition.
Speculation arose that Kaytranada and producer Rick Rubin had started working together when a photo of them surfaced online around February 2015. It was later confirmed that they did in fact enter in a partnership for his publishing, that is backed by Pulse Recordings based in Los Angeles.
He won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%.[13]
Personal life
Kaytranada revealed he is gay in an interview with The Fader in April 2016.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- 99.9% (2016)
Extended plays
- Kaytra Todo (EP) (2013)
- Kaytranada Remix (EP) (2013)
- At All/Hilarity Duff (EP) (2013)
Mixtapes
- Supreme Laziness (Mixtape) (w/ Louie P as The Celestics) (2014)
- Whatever (Mixtape) (2014)
- 0.001% (Mixtape) (2016)
Singles
- Bromance #10 – "Free Things In Life" (2013)
- "At All" (2013)
- "Leave Me Alone" (featuring Shay Lia) (2014)
- "Drive Me Crazy" (featuring Vic Mensa) (2015)
- "Bus Ride" (featuring Karriem Riggins and River Tiber) (2016)
- "Glowed Up" (featuring Anderson .Paak) (2016)
- "Lite Spots" (2016)
- "You're The One" (featuring Syd from The Internet) (2016)
As Kaytradamus
- The Weather Report (2010)
- Teriphikness (2010)
- Kaytra DaMouse (2011)
- Merrymaking Music (2011)
- Kaytra LaBoom (2011)
- Massively Massive (w/ Louie P as The Celestics) (2011)
- Remixes Vol. 1 (Comp.) (2012)
- The Good Fight (EP) (w/ Krystale) (2012)
- Kaytra Nada (2012)
- Kaytrap (EP) (2012)
- Kaytra Thomas (Unreleased) (2012)
- Les Filles du roé (w/ Robert Nelson) (2012)
Remixes (official and unofficial)
- Portico Quartet – "Steepless" (2012)
- The Fugees and A Tribe Called Quest – "Rumble In the Jungle" (2012)
- Erykah Badu – "Love of My Life" (2012)
- Beyoncé and Andre 3000 – "Party" (2012)
- M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" (2012)
- Nelly Furtado – "Say It Right" (2012)
- Danny Brown – "Lie4" (2012)
- Janet Jackson – "If" (2012)
- Big Dope P – "Southside Anthem" (2012)
- k-os – "Crucial" (2012)
- Modjo – "Lady" (2012)
- Missy Elliott – "Sock It 2 Me" (2012)
- Acid Washed – "Fire n' Rain" (2013)
- Teedra Moses – "Be Your Girl" (2013)
- Beverlay – "Typically Her" (2013)
- Jill Scott – "Golden" (2013)
- TLC – "Creep" (2013)
- American Royalty – "Mariah" (2013)
- Amerie – "Why Don't We Fall in Love" (2013)
- Snakehips – "On & On" (2013)
- Flume – "Holdin On" (2013)
- Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson – "What's It Gonna Be?" (2013)
- Cyril Hahn – "Perfect Form" (2013)
- JMSN – "Love & Pain" (2013)
- Beyoncé – "Work It Out" (2013)
- Azealia Banks (featuring Pharrell) – "ATM JAM" (2013)
- Common – "I Want You" (2013)
- Banks – "Waiting Game" (2013)
- Robert Glasper – "Move Love" (2013)
- Disclosure – "January" (2013)
- AlunaGeorge – "Kaleidoscope Love" (2014)
- Pharrell Williams – "Happy" (2014)
- Jill Scott – "It's Love" (2013)
- Chet Faker – "Talk Is Cheap" (2014)
- MNEK – "Wrote a Song About You" (2014)
- Tensnake – "Feel of Love" (2014)
- BadBadNotGood – "Kaleidoscope" (2014)
- T.I. and Young Thug – "About Da $" (2014)
- Tuxedo – "The Right Time" (2015)
- Janet Jackson – "Alright" (2015)
- Jamie Woon – "Sharpness" (2015)
- Rihanna – "Kiss It Better" (2016)
- Solange – "Cranes in the Sky" (2016)
Production discography
- Robert Nelson – "Les filles du roé" (2012)
- Koriass – "Long Time No See" (2013)
- Mobb Deep – "My Block" (2014)
- GoldLink – "Sober Thoughts" (2014)
- Reva DeVito – "Friday Night" (2014)
- Vic Mensa – "Wimme Nah" (2014)
- Shay Lia – "3 Months" (2014)
- Mick Jenkins – "Rain" (2015)
- Marvel Alexander – "Popcorn" (featuring Wiki) (2015)
- Kali Uchis – "Rush" (co-produced with BadBadNotGood) (2015)
- Wasiu – "Physical" (2015)
- Towkio – "Involved" (featuring Vic Mensa) (2015)
- Freddie Gibbs – "My Dope House" (2015)
- Freddie Gibbs – "Insecurities" (co-produced with Frank Dukes) (2015)
- Towkio – "Reflection" (2015)
- The Internet – "Girl" (2015)
- Mick Jenkins – "P's & Q's" (2015)
- Mick Jenkins – "Your Love" (2015)
- Zak Abel – "Say Sumthin" (2015)
- Talib Kweli – "Butterfly" (2015)
- Aminé – "YeYe" (2015)
- Aminé – "Buckwild" (2015)
- Aminé – "Le Danse" (2015)
- Rejjie Snow – "Blakkst Skn" (featuring Rae Morris) (2015)
- Mick Jenkins – "HeadAss" (2015)
- Wiki – "3 Stories" (2015)
- Wiki – "Crib Tax" (2015)
- Rome Fortune – "Dance" (2015)
- Govales – "All In" (2015)
- Koriass – "Quinze minutes" (2015)
- Anderson Paak – "Lite Weight" (featuring The Free Nationals United Fellowship Choir) (2016)
- Katy B – "Honey" (2016)
- Azealia Banks – "Along the Coast" (2016)
- Mick Jenkins – "Artful Dodger" (2016)
- River Tiber – "Illusions" (featuring Pusha T) [co-produced with Doc McKinney] (2016)
- River Tiber – "Gravity" (co-produced with River Tiber) (2016)
- Kali Uchis – "Only Girl" (featuring Steve Lacy and Vince Staples) (2016)
- Lou Phelps – "Rent Is Due" (featuring Key!) (2016)
- Chance the Rapper – "All Night" (featuring Knox Fortune) (2016)
- BadBadNotGood – "Lavender" (additional musician – Yamaha CS-60 and percussion) (2016)
- Sinéad Harnett – "Say What You Mean" (2016)
- Craig David – "Sink or Swim" (2016)
- Mick Jenkins – "Communicate" (2016)
- Mick Jenkins – "1000 Xanz" (2016)
- GoldLink – "Fall in Love" (featuring Ciscero) [co-produced with BadBadNotGood] (2016)
- Reva DeVito – "So Bad" (2016)
- Reva DeVito – "The Move" (2016)
- J.K. The Reaper - "Dressed 2 Kill" (featuring Denzel Curry) (2016)
References
- ↑ "Stream King Kaytranada Finds Success IRL". MTV October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaytranada - At All". Pitchfork September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Listen to Kaytranada's Remix of Pharrell's "Happy"". Complex May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Listen to Kaytranada's Remix of Pharrell's "Happy"". Complex May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Photo Diary: Kaytranada x Mobb Deep in the Studio". Red Bull March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaytranada Discusses Drake Production Influence and Haitian Music". Hypetrak. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Interview: Kaytranada on His Funky XL Debut: "It's definitely going to surprise you"". The Fader May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaytranada: Not Missing A Beat". Vice February 5, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaytranada". EARMILK. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaytranada (Vibe)". Vibe. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaytranada Channels Dilla, Embraces Up-Tempo Neo-Soul". Spin June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour Confirms Kaytranada Will Open Tonight's Show at Joe Louis Arena
- ↑ "Kaytranada wins 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Frank, Alex (April 5, 2016). "Kaytranada Is Reaching 100%". The Fader. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
"99,9%" LP cover was designed by Spanish Artist Ricardo Cavolo.
