Akeel Henry

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Akeel Oliver Henry
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesAkeel
Alma mater Metalworks Institute
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Producer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
Labels LaFace

Akeel Henry is a Canadian record producer and recording engineer. [1] He was the winner of the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award at the Juno Awards of 2023 for various musical contributions including Giveon's "For Tonight" and John Legend's "Splash". [2]

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He was previously nominated in the same category at the Juno Awards of 2021 for "Rain" (Trey Songz feat. Swae Lee) and "Spell My Name" (Toni Braxton), among other musical contributions that year. [3]

Career beginnings

In 2014, he graduated from Mississauga's Metalworks Institute with a diploma in Audio Production & Engineering. [4] During his time at the institution, he secured an internship at Toronto’s Phase One Studios, followed by a coveted internship opportunity at OVO Sound with Drake’s producer, Noah ‘40’ Shebib. [4]

Selected songwriting and production credits

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

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"Keep Calm"2017 Dvsn Morning After
"Don't Get Much Better" (with Jeremih & Sage the Gemini) Ty Dolla Sign The Fate of the Furious (soundtrack)
"Spell My Name"2020 Toni Braxton Spell My Name
"Rain" (featuring Swae Lee) Trey Songz Back Home
"For Tonight"2021 Giveon Give or Take
"Hurt Me So Good" Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales
"Splash" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & Jhené Aiko)2022 John Legend Legend
"Rent Money" (featuring Dave East) Mary J. Blige Good Morning Gorgeous
"Gravity"2023 Sean Leon In Loving Memory
"Just Like Me" (with Burna Boy & Metro Boomin)2024 21 Savage American Dream
"Rose" Chlöe Trouble in Paradise
"Same Lingerie"
"Shake" (featuring Jeremih)
"Spin" (featuring Victoria Monét) Megan Thee Stallion Megan

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResultRef
2021 Juno Awards Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award Nominated [5]
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Best R&B Song ("Hurt Me So Good")Nominated [6] [7]
Grammy Award for Album of the Year ( Good Morning Gorgeous )Nominated [7]
Juno Awards Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award Won [8]
2025 Juno Awards Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award Nominated [9]

References

  1. ↑ Ryan B. Patrick, "Akeel Henry Brings Keys Expertise and R&B Vibes to His Toronto Sound, But Has More to Offer" Archived 2023-03-12 at the Wayback Machine . Exclaim! , June 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night" Archived 2024-11-14 at the Wayback Machine . CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are all the 2021 Juno Award winners" Archived 2021-07-31 at the Wayback Machine . CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Alumni Update: Akeel Henry, Audio Production & Engineering". Metalworks Institute.
  5. ↑ "Here Are All The 2021 Juno Award Winners". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Akeel Henry". The Recording Academy.
  8. ↑ Grein, Paul (March 12, 2023). "The Weeknd Sweeps 2023 Juno Opening Night Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Celebrating Black Excellence: 2025 JUNO Nominees to Watch". The Juno Awards. Archived from the original on 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-03-10.


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