13 Facts About Amir Esmailian

Amir Esmailian, known as Cash and Cash XO, is an Iranian-Canadian music industry executive, talent manager, and record producer.

Amir Esmailian is the co-founder of XO Records and the co-manager of the label's primary artist, singer the Weeknd.

Amir Esmailian has executively produced albums and songs for artists such as Nav and the Carters.

Amir Esmailian got his nickname, "Cash", as a child, given to him by his friend and future XO member, Hawk Marley.

Amir Esmailian is a graduate of Merivale High School in Ottawa.

At age 19 in 2003, Amir Esmailian began traveling with rapper and friend, Juelz Santana, on his tours.

Amir Esmailian then drove to Toronto, Canada and began managing the Weeknd.

Amir Esmailian was pivotal in the 2016 release of Starboy, the Weeknd's third studio album that debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, received triple platinum certification and won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

In 2016, Amir Esmailian discovered the Toronto-based rapper and record producer Nav, signing him to XO and becoming his co-manager.

In May 2018, Nav released his debut studio album, Reckless, in 2018, in which Amir Esmailian executive produced alongside Nav.

Also in June 2018, Amir Esmailian earned songwriting credits on the Carters' Everything is Love album with "Friends", a song in which Nav co-produced since it was an instrumental version of a track left off from Reckless.

Amir Esmailian is credited as a producer for seven songs and a songwriter for nine songs on the album.

In 2020, Amir Esmailian launched a Champagne named Noirblanc, under the house name Xavier D'Orsenac.