Daniel Caesar is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in Oshawa, Ontario in 1995, whose gospel-rooted R&B has stayed independent through his own Golden Child Recordings. Freudian (2017) earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album and is still the place to start; Best Part with H.E.R. won Best R&B Performance. Shop Daniel Caesar vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Ashton Norwill Simmonds, performing as Daniel Caesar, was born in Oshawa, Ontario on April 5, 1995. He was raised in a Seventh-day Adventist family with extensive gospel music exposure. He has released his work through his own Golden Child Recordings imprint and remains an independent artist. His debut album Freudian (2017) earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album, and his single Best Part (2017, with H.E.R.) won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 2019.
Daniel Caesar's sound combines R&B, gospel, neo-soul, and contemporary soul with gospel-influenced vocal arrangements, intimate production, and lyrical themes addressing love, faith, and personal vulnerability.
Golden Child Recordings pressings of the Daniel Caesar catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Daniel Caesar typically start with Freudian (2017).
