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Aditya Sharma (born September 24th, 2006) professionally known as YBD Aditya (or ybdaditya) is a Canadian-American record producer and the founder of music collective, Traffick Entertainment. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, and raised in Dublin, California, he began his career in music production in middle school, making beats using FL Studio.

2019-2020: Start of career
In the summer of 2019, between 7th and 8th grade, Aditya found out about making beats through the mobile app, GarageBand. Throughout the summer, he spent hours making multiple beats each day. Like most beginners, he did not find success with his beats, so he turned to the internet and found out about the Digital Audio Workstation, FL Studio. For his 13th birthday, his parents bought him a laptop with a copy of the software. After watching YouTube tutorials, he started to become more serious about music production, and began to strive towards the goal of producing for his favorite artists, and turning production into a career. Despite this, and the large amount of time he put into producing, he still wasn't satisfied with how his beats where coming out. In December, 2020, he decided to take a break from music production to clear his mind. He know describes this break as "mind clearing" and says that it allowed him to appreciate music more.

2020-Present: Start of Traffick Entertainment and Advancing Career
In February of 2021, Aditya returned to music production but this time with a new idea. After being inspired by major record labels such as Atlantic Records, he decided to start his own for underground artists. The label was based on Instagram promotion, but eventually Aditya decided to consider it a collective, which he felt was more accurate for the services provided. The label began to sign artists such as Zay Gatsby and started to release music on popular streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes. Eventually Aditya partnered with his friend, Mihir Joshi and now they both run Traffick Entertainment together. In the summer of the same year, Aditya also began to work with artists such as Saca who he produced the song How We Do Things featuring Zay Gatsby from his label.

Personal life:
Aditya is currently in 10th grade at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California. He resides in Dublin, California with his family. Aside from music, Aditya considers himself "a normal kid".