His research paper, titled "Auditory Scene Analysis of 20th Century Popular Music", was published by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Ontario.
He formed a band and performed at local Toronto open mics and bars, including Lee's Palace and the Horseshoe Tavern.
[13] It was around this time that Rizvi wrote and released his debut single "Win or Defeat", and was nominated as 'Best Artist' at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.
[20] Rizvi announced plans to release a new album called "Her" during a 19 January interview on Open Chest TV with Raj Girn,[21] part of the Anokhi Magazine network.
Rizvi revealed he has been working with drummer Johnny Fay of The Tragically Hip and 13-time Juno winning producer Gavin Brown (musician).
On 28 July 2017 Zameer released the album Digital Summer which featured "Walk Away", all the songs from the recent music videos, and B-sides and EDM remixes from the Her recording sessions.
On 30 November 2018 Zameer released his 4th studio album Nomad which featured the singles "Hope",[30] "Don't Stop Movin (feat.
While most of the album is carried by Zameer's vocals and guitar performances, he also tapped several other instrumentalists[34] including string musicians from the LA philharmonic and a trumpeter[35] who has played on multiple Grammy winning and Billboard No.
Zameer founded and became the CEO of Odesso, a tech startup that builds software automation solutions used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) [36][37] In November 2023, Odesso Health introduced its Clinical Data Connector (CDC) to the athenahealth Marketplace and the Appian Community AppMarket, as Odesso Health continues efforts to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the automation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) workflows, to expand their solutions to a wider audience within the healthcare sector.
He also founded ZRG, a provider of communications and technology consulting services to a client roster which includes Bell Canada and Research in Motion.
In 2007, Rizvi partnered with MuchMoreMusic to spearhead Sing For South Asia, a charity concert to raise funds for victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.