Yemi A.D. for dearMoon Mission

Описание: Yemi A.D. is an interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, creator & Goodwill Ambassador.

Bio:
Since travelling to LA to pursue a career in dance at the age of 18, Yemi A.D has spent the last 15 years honing his skills as a multi-disciplinary creative force. Initially evolving from a dancer to a choreographer, he now directs and produces all whilst establishing himself as one of the most sought after creatives in his sphere. Notably, his partnership with American artist Kanye West saw him create and conceptualise global concerts, tours and music videos for West including his VMA’s performance (2010), “Runaway” the short film (2010), Saturday Night Live performances (2010) and the Yeezus Tour (2013), amongst other works.

In 2010 he founded JAD Productions whilst simultaneously working as the lead creative. He built-up an extensive list of clients including brands such as Google, Coca Cola and T-Mobile. Yemi also produces his own original projects and has launched the likes of Teniskology, a multi-day European sneaker festival, Ynspirology, an art, music and culture festival catered to Generation-Y, and Cycles, a disruptive and highly immersive theatrical experience.

In 2014, JAD Productions were honored with ‘The Best Event Award’ by the Czech Events Awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016 consecutively. JAD were also awarded the ‘World's Best Event’ in 2015, 2016 and 2018. Internationally, they have won awards for their digital campaigns for both adidas Originals and Mercedes Benz.

As a personality, he has played a role both behind and in front of the camera. In the film Chronicles of Narnia: Prince of Caspian (2008), he was casted as Ironhoof and also played a role in The Case of Unfaithful Klara (2009), alongside Game of Thrones star Iain Glen. Most recently, he has appeared on CBS Networks ‘The Worlds Best’ TV show as, starred in Apples ‘Life on iPad’ iPad Pro worldwide advertising commercial campaign and in upcoming Netflix sci-fi series Tribes of Europa.

As a speaker, he’s presented a TEDx talk on his original approach to the millennial generation. He’s spoken at the Aspen Institute CE and was a keynote speaker at the 2019 Singularity Summit in Prague this past April. Under foundation of former Czech president Vaclav Havel, Yemi hosted a series of educational videos concerning human rights which have been disseminated throughout high schools nationwide in the Czech Republic.

Since 2017, Yemi has served on the advisory board of Slovak Telecom & Czech T-Mobile. Just this past May he became the first Czech inductee in the Henry Crown Fellowship Network at the Aspen Institute USA. He is also the ambassador of Sustainable development Goals under the UN for the Czech Republic and was appointed as Czech Goodwill Ambassador by Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2019.

In 2009, Yemi founded the non-profit organisation Dance Academy Prague which provides training for a diverse pool of talents seeking various levels of experience. Additionally, he devotes time-out to work with disadvantaged children in Indonesia, India and the Czech Republic. Currently, he is establishing educational scholarships for local communities in Nigeria and hopes to expand and develop in the philanthropic arena in the near future.