Who is Jakiyah Cabell?
Jakiyah Cabell is a Los Angeles-born and raised Multidisciplinary Artist, Writer, Creative Director, and Vinyl DJ. Her preferred mediums for expression include but are not limited to music, literature, visual storytelling, creative direction, photography, design, and fine art.
Mostly self-taught, she’s spent the years cultivating and expanding her area of expertise behind the scenes through higher education, mentorships with various experts in their respective fields, and trial and error. A spiritual person, her work is inspired by the immaterial realm of imagination and magic. She’s someone who trusts her intuition to guide her creatively and that level of faith has been the catalyst to some of the greatest milestones in her career to date!
In 2018, she made her directorial debut with the poetic and experimental short film “Heroism”, which is inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1984 painting “Hollywood Africans”. This piece was written and creative directed by Jakiyah and is available to watch here. Since then, she has written and creative directed a number of short films, photoshoots, commercials, and editorial campaigns and has worked with creative entrepreneurs across industries to help bring their most ambitious visions to fruition.
As of 2022, Jakiyah has been working with the prolific jazz record label Jazz Is Dead created by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, doing concert cinematography, tour managing, and more! It was from this opportunity and connections that she has since embarked on a journey of spinning vinyl records furthering her adoration and nostalgia for analog mediums.
This site acts as an immersive portfolio and inside look into the mind of Jakiyah and her creative processes through the mediums of design, photography, film, music, creative direction, and literature.
current projects
je ne sais quoi, a collection of hand-dyed silk scarves, set to release 6/16/2023
elle s. dee, an immersive, method acting performance art experience, and conceptual psychedelic album, set to release soon.
TITLE TBA, her debut novel, set to release 4/16/2024
Hey, I’m Jakiyah!
Writer & Creative Director | Music. Photo. Film. Design. Marketing. Lifestyle.
And I help entrepreneurs strategize the creative direction for their projects and campaigns so that they can meet new milestones in their businesses. In my consultations, I provide you with an audit of your current plan, creative strategy, artistic direction, and the templates, you’ll need to bring your visions to life.
I’m not like those other “creative directors” who have never executed a successful campaign. I’ve been in your shoes as a business owner who is on the precipice of a new launch, it can be scary in this evolving digital age but every single creative strategy that I suggest is something that I’ve used successfully in my businesses and my clients’ businesses.
I am now taking on clients for creative direction, photography, and directorial projects. Please contact me via email or fill out the form below for consultations, scheduling, and inquiries.
I am excited to work with you! :)