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.