Singer, rapper, songwriter, and actor trained at Berklee, Juilliard, and Columbia — and a decade-long philanthropist in the streets of Mumbai.
"From a ten-year-old overwhelmed by an orphanage in Bandra, to an artist trained at Berklee, Juilliard, and Columbia — every step has been about presence."
Born in Singapore, raised in Mumbai, and trained across Boston, New York, Geneva, and Florida — Yahn Kizilbash is a performer whose world is as wide as his ambition. At the American School of Bombay, he completes his IB Diploma with HL subjects in Music, English, and Sports Science.
His voice has been trained by Daniel Singh using Speech Level Singing Technique since 2018, and by Stephen Fernandes at SOBO House of Music since 2012. In summer 2025, he attended Berklee College of Music's Vocal Summit and Songwriting Workshop in Boston — performing an original co-written song and earning the Berklee Online Scholarship Award for leadership and enthusiasm.
He studies theatre and writing privately with Prof. Mark Olsen of the Juilliard School since 2020, completed Columbia University's Pre-College Program in 2024, and has three summers of Juilliard Performing Arts in Florida. He is also a certified Stanford PACS Young Philanthropist.
Running parallel to all of this: over six years of hands-on philanthropy at St. Catherine of Siena orphanage in Bandra, a platform launching in 2026, and a conviction that art and service are not separate lives — they are the same one.
Singer, rapper, and songwriter with original recordings, a Berklee scholarship, and performances spanning Mumbai, Boston, Singapore, and New York. His music is personal, purposeful, and rooted in the world around him.
Honor Choir Tenor II at the 50th AMIS Festival, Singapore. Lead in Les Misérables. Cafe Concert rapper performing original lyrics. His voice has never been just an instrument — it has been a tool for change.
Philanthropy · Since 2019
From cooking 150 meals a day during lockdown, to the Stanford PACS Young Philanthropist Program — a decade of service now becoming a digital platform for lasting impact.
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