Shams Ahmed

Emmy Award-winning producer, music director

Shams Ahmed is an Emmy Award-winning producer, music director, and arranger based in Los Angeles. Alongside his partners Ben Bram and Scot Hoying (of Pentatonix), Shams produced the acclaimed 'Ragged Old Flag: An American Chorus', which earned a nominaton and eventual win making Shams the frst Bangladeshi-American to receive an Emmy Award for Music Directon.

The trio also co-founded the popular female pop/R&B group Citzen Queen, who signed with Sony Music's RCA Records, toured arenas with Pentatonix and Rachel Platen, and are now captvatng millions on TikTok while preparing for the release of their frst major original work as an independent artst. Shams is also a co-founder of Acapop!, a music brand for children that has recently made appearances on The Kelly Clarkson Show and America's Got Talent, and has garnered over 100M+views for their exceptonal music videos.

Drawing inspiraton from his dual identty, Shams has been taking on more projects in the Indian/South Asian music space. Most recently, he vocal produced Shreya Ghoshal in her frst-ever English/Hindi crossover piece 'Invincible' in collaboraton with Pentatonix. Shams also serves as a Director of Talent & Creatve for Northeast- ern University signature events, producing entertainment for events such as Commencement Ceremonies at Fenway Park, as well as EXPERIENCE, Northeastern's $1.5 billion fundraising campaign.