Keavan Yazdani Explained

Keavan Yazdani
Birth Date:	18 May 1993
Birth Place:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:	Visual artist, songwriter

Keavan Yazdani is a Grammy-nominated Canadian songwriter and multidisciplinary visual artist.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Yazdani was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was born to a Persian father, and a Filipino mother.^[2] He has worked with artists such as Daniel Caesar, Justin Bieber, Koffee, River Tiber, H.E.R., Brandy Norwood and Sean Leon.^[4] He is the founder of, Joaquina, a creative outlet for his design.^[5]

Videography

Music videos

As director:

• Daniel Caesar

Coachella Barcelona Circuit (2020)

• Daniel Caesar Feat. Koffee: Cyanide (Remix) (2019)
• Daniel Caesar: Freudian (2017)
• Daniel Caesar: We Find Love/Blessed (2017)
• Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.: Best Part (2017)
• River Tiber (Feat. Daniel Caesar) : West (2016)

Documentary

As director:

• Making It In Canada: Keavan Yazdani (2022)
• Love Again: The Conversation (2019)

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2022	Won	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	Most Performed Songs	Peaches	^[6]
	Nominated	Grammy Awards	Song of the Year		^[7]
	Nominated		Album of the Year	Justice
2020	Nominated	Juno Award	Album Artwork of the Year	Case Study 01	^[8]
	Won	Prism Prize	Audience Award	Cyanide (Remix)	^[9]
2019	Nominated	Prism Prize	Prism Prize	Best Part	^[10]
2018	Won	Prism Prize	Audience Award	Freudian	^[11]
	Nominated	Juno Award	Album Artwork of the year		^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keavan Yazdani. grammy.com. 2022-04-16.
2. Web site: JUNO & GRAMMY Nominated Visual Artist Keavan Yazdani Making it in Canada. myx.global. 6 April 2022 . 2022-04-16.
3. Web site: Grammys: What's difference between Song of the Year and Record of the Year?. syracuse.com. 4 April 2022 . 2022-04-16.
4. Web site: Canadian Artist Daniel Caesar Signs Deal With Republic Records, Talks New Album. yahoo.com. 12 April 2022 . 2022-04-16.
5. Web site: How Culture Breeds Creativity: Keavan Yazdani. thirdworldaccess.com. 3 December 2021 . 2022-04-16.
6. Web site: 2022 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Winners Announced. broadwayworld.com. 2022-04-16.
7. Web site: Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' sets new Grammy record for most songwriters on Best Song nominee. nme.com. 31 December 2021 . 2022-04-16.
8. Web site: Album Artwork of the Year 2020. junoawards.ca. 2022-04-16.
9. Web site: WATCH THE 2020 PRISM PRIZE VIRTUAL PRESENTATION. prismprize.com. 2022-04-16.
10. Web site: 2019 PRISM PRIZE TOP 20 ANNOUNCED. prismprize.com. 28 February 2019 . 2022-04-16.
11. Web site: Catching Up With the Directors of Daniel Caesar's Prism Prize Winning Video. vice.com. 24 May 2018 . 2022-04-16.
12. Web site: 2018 AWARD NOMINEE. junoawards.ca. 2022-04-16.