Keavan Yazdani is a Grammy-nominated Canadian songwriter and multidisciplinary visual artist.

Career

Yazdani was born in

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. He was born to a Persian father, and a Filipino mother. He has worked with artists such as

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. He is the founder of, Joaquina, a creative outlet for his design.

Videography

Music videos

As director: *

: ''Coachella Barcelona Circuit'' (2020) *Daniel Caesar Feat. Koffee: ''Cyanide (Remix)'' (2019) *Daniel Caesar: ''

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'' (2017) *Daniel Caesar: ''We Find Love/Blessed'' (2017) *Daniel Caesar and

: '' Best Part'' (2017) *

(Feat. Daniel Caesar) : ''West'' (2016)

Documentary

As director: *''Making It In Canada: Keavan Yazdani'' (2022) *''Love Again: The Conversation'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Canadian male songwriters 21st-century Canadian artists Artists from Ontario Living people 1993 births Canadian music video directors {{Canada-music-bio-stub