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"As a boy I sang in the church choir but I would stay behind after services to play piano and drums."

unbwogable!






(A summary of  significant works and events)

1993-95Formed/performed in the Gospel Band Hart with Sali Oyugi, Pete Odera and Esther Muindi. With an inspirational new beat became one of the most well known contemporary Gospel groups in East Africa.
'Shaz of Blak' reaches No4 in Spanish Charts [Tj Composer/Producer]
1994Founded the Kisima Awards to promote and celebrate Kenyan Arts.
1995-9Producer at Sync Sound Studios
1996Teamed up with Hardstone to create 'Nuting but de Stone'. Uhiki becomes his first hip-hop hit, with samples a Kikuyu folksong and Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing.
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King Solomon's Mine
Uhiki
Chu We Afi Cry
1997Hardstone wins Kisima Awards Artist of the Year [Tj Producer/Collaborator]
1998Compilation Album: Kenyan - The first chapter
1999Compilation Album: Kenyan - The second chapter:
The two ablums featured: Hardstone, Kalamashaka, Gidi Gidi Maji Maji, Necessary Noize, In-Tu, Jimmy Gathu, Maina Kageni, Pete Odera, Ndarling P Kawesa
Produced EA Chart hit with Nameless 'Megarider'
1999-2001Founded Audio Vault Studios
2000'Ismarwa' Gidi Gidi Maji Maji [Tj Producer]
2001Established BluZebra Records and Production Company from the former Audio Vault Studios. Artists on this label include Necessary Noize and Gidi Gidi Maji Maji.
2001At Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania, produced 'unbwogable' with Gidi Gidi Maji Maji .
2002'unbwogable' became a hit becoming something of an anthem for Kenyans and was picked up by the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC)
2003Suzzana Owiyo won Kisima Awards for the Most Promising Female Artist [Tj Album Producer]
2004Expanded Kisima Awards to East Africa wide, but now focusing on just music industry.
Kisima Awards Producer of the year.
2005Hip-Hop Colony Movie by Emerge Media Film [Tj Cast/Music]
Stepped down as CEO of Kisima Awards
2007Media Team, ODM Presidential Campaign
2008
Mtoto Mzuri won Best Music Video at the Chaguo La Teeniez Awards [Tj Video Producer. Kenyan band Yunasi win BBC World Service's international talent competition [Tj Album Producer]
2008-10Commercials & Programming in UK for Steel Drum. Projects for Nike, Sony, Comet.
2011-12Executive Producer NN24 (Pan African Network News Channel) Nigeria


HART - Gospel Band 1993-5