KAYTRANADA

Kaytranada won two Grammy Awards for his 2019 album Bubba, including Best Dance/Electronic Album. Born Louis Kevin Celestin on August 25, 1992, he is a Haitian-Canadian producer and DJ, also known as KAYTRA, who was raised in Montreal, Quebec.

Celestin began releasing mixtapes, remixes and original projects in 2010 under the name Kaytradamus. By 2013, he had adopted the Kaytranada name and was gaining wider recognition. He signed with XL Recordings the following year, leading to the release of his debut studio album, 99.9%, in 2016. The record was critically acclaimed and established a full-length format for a producer whose early work had moved between remixes, beat-driven productions and club-minded electronic music.

His production draws together electronic music, house, hip-hop, R&B, funk and dance rhythms, often placing his own percussion and groove-led approach alongside vocal collaborators. Beyond his solo work, Celestin is one half of the hip-hop duo the Celestics with his brother, Lou Phelps.