Robbie Ahmed is a New York-Toronto based songwriter/producer, writer & educator. Living between 5 countries: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Canada and United States, he covers & advocates for topics such as home, healing, grief, mental health, cultural studies, music tech, and diverse representation in media & gaming.

He is the subject of GLAAD award winning comic anthology “Becoming Who We Are“ (A Wave Blue World edited by Hazel Mead), a story illustrated by Victor Martins that showcases trans professionals on their journey to their careers and his journey as writer, musician & educator working in uplifting voices of people of colour in the arts & community work.

Writing

His writing & work was featured in Finders Grievers Podcast (Sonar Network), Naked Heart Festival (Canada), New Normal Comedy Show (2025), California State University (2021), International South Asian Creativity Festival (2022), Flame Con NYC (2022), YOHOMO, Elephant Journal, Rest for Resistance, These Pills Don’t Come in my Skin Tone, Nuance Media, and other publications where he served either as a writer, editor & consultant in genres spanning gaming, city campaigns, medical writing, non-for profits, horror & sci-fi, music journalism, comics and autobiography.

Music

As a songwriter and producer, he has performed at Toronto's Storyteller's Festival (2019), Pride Toronto (2020- 2021), Muslim Pride (Toronto & NYC), Gladstone Hotel, Handlebar, Sellers and Newel, Hugh’s Room, Tranzac Club, Rivoli, Free Times Cafe, Array Music, The Casbah Lounge, & Black Swan Tavern in Canada. He has co-written songs at Beat Cave, Songwriter’s Association of Canada, Loud Studios, and Song Studio’s Songwriting Showcase at Hugh’s Room. His music was was featured in Moon Glow Radio, Queer Collective podcast, CTJM Radio, Otherness Archive- UK, Fruit Salad compilation album of queer artists, and Exit Points Vinyl “You Are the Right Length” - showcasing 35 musicians in experimental & improvised electronic music.

His composition and sound design for Kay Chan’s short animation “Will Flowers” was featured in Inside Out, Toronto Queer Film Festival, TIFF, and Imaginative Film Festival, Available Light Film Festival (2022), JUNIOR Toronto International Children’s Festival (2022), First Nations Film and Video Festival (2022), TQFF x ICCA Indigiqueer and Two-Spirit Event (2022), ART200 International Queer Film Festival (Bucharest, Romania).

Currently he is in the process of releasing his first debut indie/electro soul 4 Track EP “What is the point of all of these emotions?” produced by UK’s Steven Bamidele & has interned at Gonzo’s Studio in Manhattan assisting with events from Sofar Sounds, New York Fashion Week, and band recordings.

Advocacy and Education

Outside of his art, Robbie Ahmed worked over 15 years professionally in academic & professional writing support for Arts, Humanities & Social work at Seneca College and for various non for profits where he was the spokesperson city campaigns (Toronto4All - Breakfast Television) and research in trans inclusion in HIV sector in Ontario (Trans Interweaving Research Project - TIP (inclusion of trans people in HIV sector in Canada), PRIM3D & Primed4u (Sexual health guide for trans men and trans masculine individuals), & SHIFT study (Synergizing Health Interventions for Toronto Gay and Bisexual Men). He has simultaneously has worked in facilitating racialized mental health & support programming at Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (including Project Youth Affirm by Dr. Shelley Craig, University of Toronto - CBT-based group for LGBTQ+ youth and adult & Queer Asian Mental Health Ambassador for Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)) and sat on board of Directors at Across Boundaries, an ethno-racial mental health organization in Toronto for advocating on building their first QTBIPOC mental health services.

In 2021, he was the host & moderator of RARICA NOW’s International Stonewall Conference (2021) in Edmonton, Alberta (where he serves as consultant) and was the presenter at World Trans Tech Social (2022) on project management talking about leading from photoshoots, content/website development for various campaigns and non for profits. In 2020, he was named Hoser Magazine’s “4 Queer Educators on the Rise in Greater Toronto Area”.‍ ‍

Current Projects

Robbie Ahmed has recently completed a Masters Candidate in NYU Steinhardt Music Technology Program focusing on intersections of Music technology, global music & culture. He currently resides in NYC and works as freelance music producer, writer & educator.

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