Leven Kali

Leven Kali is a Dutch singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work on Beyoncé's Renaissance and Drake's More Life.[1]

Leven Kali Simon-Seay
Born (1994-10-07) October 7, 1994
Netherlands
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
LabelsInterscope Records (2019–2021)

Born into a family of musicians, Simon-Seay was conceived in the Netherlands while his father, bass guitarist Jerry "Wyzard" Seay, was on a European tour with his band Mother's Finest.[2] His family subsequently relocated to Santa Monica, California at the age of eight, where he would eventually join the music program at Crossroads High School, building a close-knit network of musicians and visual artists.[2] Upon graduation, Simon-Seay attended University of California, Riverside on a NCAA Division I golf scholarship before moving into music creation.[3][4] Simon-Seay, alongside Daniel Memmi and Solomon "Sol Was" Cole, friends he made through his Crossroads High School music program, joined forces as a production/songwriting team, subsequently co-creating Renaissance standout "Virgo's Groove".[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"Another World" 2016 NCT 127 NCT 127
"They Never Know" Exo Ex'Act
"The 7th Sense" NCT U NCT 2018 Empathy
"Twenty Four" Exo For Life (EP)
"Starlight" (featuring Dean) Taeyeon Why
"Drip Drop Taemin Press It
"Do Not Disturb"[10] 2017 Drake More Life
"Time" Snoh Aalegra Feels
"Rookie" Red Velvet Rookie
"Let My Baby Stay (Cover)" [11] Amandla Stenberg Everything, Everything Film Soundtrack
"Heart Stop" (featuring Seulgi) Taemin Move
"Tempo" 2018 Exo Don't Mess Up My Tempo[12]
"Countess" Shinee The Story of Light
"HMU For A Good Time"[13] 2021 Tinashe 333 (Deluxe)
"Tragic" [14] Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales, Mo Tales: The Deluxe
"Alien Superstar" 2022 Beyoncé Renaissance
"Plastic Off the Sofa"
"Virgo's Groove"
"Summer Renaissance"[15]
"Shiesty" Kyle It's Not So Bad
"Hazel Theme" 2023 Skrillex Quest for Fire
"Still Here (With the Ones That I Came With)" (With Porter Robinson and Bibi Bourelly)

Guest appearances
List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Flex" [16] 2017 Playboi Carti Playboi Carti
"Wait On You" [17] 2021 Jay Worthy, Na-Kel Smith Two4Two

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Album of the Year (Renaissance) Nominated [18]
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album (Renaissance) A Won

Notes
A. A Winning producers in this category with less than a 50% album contribution are awarded with a Winner's Certificate.

References
  1. "Leven Kali is Making Soul Music for a New Generation of Listeners". June 15, 2022.
  2. "Leven Kali's Guide to Life". Office Magazine. October 31, 2017.
  3. "Leven Kali on His Colorful Career & 'Hi Tide' His Upcoming Project [Premiere + Interview]". Okayplayer. January 23, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. "Leven Kali Went from Master Golfer to Musician". April 30, 2020.
  5. Garcia, Thania (August 17, 2022). "Fine-Tuning Beyoncé's "Virgo's Groove": How Three High-School Friends Ended Up Producing a Song on 'Renaissance'". Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. "Leven Kali Delivers Dynamite Soul in Droves on His Debut Album 'Low Tide' | Album Review". Albumism. May 29, 2019.
  7. "Leven Kali / An Absorption Of The Moon". www.flaunt.com.
  8. "Leven Kali Went From Master Golfer to Musician". Teen Vogue. April 30, 2020.
  9. Samuels, Keithan (October 28, 2022). "Leven Kali on New EP 'Let It Rain': Interview".
  10. "Here Are The Full Credits For More Life". The FADER. March 18, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  11. "Amandla Stenberg Makes Their Music Video Debut". May 11, 2017.
  12. "EXO's 'Love Shot' Album: The Producers & Songwriters Break Down Every Song". Billboard.
  13. Folk, Antwane (March 3, 2022). "Tinashe Releases '333 (Deluxe)' Album". Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  14. "JAZMINE SULLIVAN RELEASES BRAND NEW SONG "TRAGIC" – Sony Music Canada".
  15. Lynch, Joe (July 29, 2022). "Beyonce's 'Renaissance' Songwriting Credits: Here's Who Wrote Each Song". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  16. "Meet Leven Kali, the Singer Featured on Playboi Carti's Debut Mixtape - XXL". April 19, 2017.
  17. "Wait On You by Jay Worthy".
  18. "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List".


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