# Ali Karim Esmaail

Ali Karim Esmaail, known professionally as Ali Karim or Heygamal, is an English record producer, mixer, engineer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist.

## Early life

Ali Karim Esmaail was born in Manchester, England in 1990. He attended Chorlton High School.

## Fear of Music

Ali Karim was the lead bass player for the Manchester indie band Fear of Music. Ali Karim was in the band whilst still in High School. The band played at the In The City Unsigned festival in Manchester. The band was signed to Sony BMG in 2005 and was managed by Nettwerk Management. Ali Karim was with the band from its inception until they split.

## Other work

Following the split with Fear of Music, he pursued a career in sound engineering and production, learning his craft in the studios of Trevor Horn, John Leckie, Dimitri Tikovoï and others.
In 2016, Ali Karim (under his alias Heygamal) and Murkage Dave featured on a Vice/Noisey documentary series called '48 Hour Mixtape'.
Ali Karim worked with Bugzy Malone on a number of projects including King of the North. The video content for the B. Inspired tour was created under the supervision of Ali Karim.

## Discography
### Bugzy Malone

Bugzy Malone :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Certification | Role |
| We Don't Play | Single | 2017 | BPI: Silver | Mix engineer |
| B. Inspired | Album | 2018 | BPI: Gold | Production, co-production, engineering, mix engineering |
| Moving | Single | 2016 | BPI: Silver | Mix engineer |
| Memory Lane ft. Tom Grennan | Single | 2017 | BPI: Gold | Co-production, mix engineer |
| Run ft. Rag'n'bone Man | Single | 2018 | BPI: Silver | Co Mix engineer |
| King of the North | Album | 2017 | BPI: Gold | Production, co-production, engineer, mix, vocal production |
| Beauty and the Beast | Single | 2016 | BPI: Platinum | Production, mix |
| Through the Night (DJ Luck/Mc Neat) | Single | 2017 | BPI: Silver | Mix engineer |
| Facing Time | Album | 2016 | BPI: Silver | Production, co-production, vocal production, engineer, mix |
| Why So Serious | Mixtape | 2015 | - | Engineer, Vocal Production, Mix |
| Journal of an evil genius | Mixtape | 2015 | - | Engineer, Mix |
| Bruce Wayne | Single | 2017 | BPI: Silver | Producer, Engineer |

### Heygamal

Heygamal :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| The Campus EP | EP | 2016 | Writer, Producer, Programmer, Engineer, Mixer |

### Murkage Dave

Murkage Dave :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| Entertainment | Single | 2023 | Producer |

### Mike Skinner (musician)

Mike Skinner :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| The BatPhone | Single | 2014 | Vocal Producer |

### Fabian Mccabe

Fabian McCabe :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| Alky Hill | Album | 2019 | Production, co-production, programming, vocal production, mix |
| Synths and distortion | EP | 2022 | Production, co-production, programming, vocal production, mix |
| Buried | Single | 2023 | Production, co-production, programming, vocal production, mix |

### Duncan Reed

Duncan Reed :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| Hypnotise | Album | 2017 | Engineer, Producer, Programmer |

### John Reed

John Reed :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| Dry the Life | EP | 2017 | Engineer, Producer, Programmer, Mix |
| The Breeding Ground of Vile | Album | 2018 | Engineer, Producer, Programmer, Mix |
| Morescape | Album | 2016 | Production, engineer, mix |

### Fear of Music

Fear of Music :
| Title | Type | Release Year | Role |
| Actor/Actress | Album | 2008 | Bass Guitar |
| We Are Not The Enemy | Single / EP | 2006 | Bass Guitar |
| Fast. Faster. Fastest. | Single / EP | 2006 | Bass Guitar |
| A Strange Kind of Terror | EP | 2004 | Bass Guitar |
| Woodwork | EP | 2004 | Bass Guitar |