Kaytranada went from remixing tracks in his parents’ basement to opening for Madonna. Now, his new album, Bubba makes the gay Canadian DJ/producer the coolest artist on the planet.
Adecade ago, Louis Celestin reinvented himself as DJ and producer Kaytranada (or simply Kaytra) unleashing homemade remixes of Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna to SoundCloud and YouTube. They were so good the music biz took notice and, six years later, his debut album 99% won Canada’s top music award.