Artist of the Month for May 2022

Bio

Haitian Producer and DJ Louis Kevin Celestin, better known as Kaytranada, was born in Haiti on August 25, 1992. Raised in Quebec, Canada, Kaytranda’s love for DJing and producing music grew during his teenage years. Early in his career, Kaytranada released a series of remixes, albums, and digital EPs with a distinctive groovy-like house sound.  Kaytranada started to rise in fame after he remixed one of Disclosure’s songs, “January.”

Since then, Kaytranada has done numerous collaborations and remixes as he continues to rise in fame with his debut album titled 99.9%, featuring many popular artists such as Anderson .Paak, The Internet, Thundercat, H.E.R, Masego, Kali Uchis, Kendrick Lamar, and many more. Kaytranada recently won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his song 10% and has sold out venues across the globe, most recently in Los Angeles.

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