Timothy "Ennovator" Rimbui

Timothy Ennovator Rimbui

At just 27 years of age, Timothy "Ennovtor" Rimbui has come from the underbrush to be at the forefront of Kenyan music within a very short span of time. Having started at a tender age when the interest in music was spurred while attending Sunday school at church. Where he started playing the piano and keyboards, then gradually became interested in the more technical part of music i.e. engineering. From his first experience in the music world as an assistant engineer at Rough Cuts Productions where worked at honing his talent of working with people in music. He later found his way to Samawati Productions as the engineer/producer. And while there did he begin working under the moniker “ennovator”, and also formed his music production company, EnnovatorMusic.

Tim Rimbui has toured the world in various capacities as either, sound engineer or music producer. I.e.

o Mavuno Worship Tour- U.S.A 2007o Kigezi Ndoto, World Music Theatre, Europe Tour 2006(Netherlands, Belgium and Italy)o Festival Mundial 2005 (Netherlands)o Kora Awards 2004 (South Africa)

INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1. Kora* Award-Winning Producer: Co-wrote and produced the following African continental award-winning Kenyan musicians:

o Neema- Best East African Artist Category- 2005o Kaz - Most Promising Female Artist Category Best afro Fusion Artist (Kisima Awards)- December 2005o DNG - Best Gospel Artist Category- December 2004,

2. Have also produced and worked with more of Kenya’s top musicians such as:

• Eric Wainaina- Kora Award Winner Best Promising Male Artist East Africa 2002

• Valerie Kimani- Endemol Tusker Project Fame Winner 2006, Warner Jazz/ Gallo Records Artist [https://www.tuskerprojectfame.com/inner.asp?cat=vaki&pcat=&sid=214 link title]

• Victor Seii- Well seasoned, a Kenyan Christmas 2004• Kayamba Africa -Kisima Award Winner 2004: Best Traditional Album East and Central Africa• Gospel Fathers-Kisima Award Nominees 2004: Best Contemporary Gospel Group, two-time winners of the Groove Awards• 3. And live theater and sound design/engineering credits include o North Sea Jazz Festival Nairobi- 2006o Kigezi Ndoto Europe tour-2006o Festival Mundial- 2005o Role Play- Courtyard Theater, Dir John Sibi Okumu- 2004o SARAFINA, (a Sterling Quality musical production)- 2004o SOUND OF MUSIC, (a Sterling Quality musical production) 2003o SADINI, (a Sterling Quality musical production) 1999o THE CHRISTMAS STORY, (a Sterling Quality musical production) 1995

"'4. Corporate clients include"'• Endemol East Africa• Tiger Aspect Productions• BBC Radio• Action Aid International• The Theatre Company• Warner Bros Home Entertainment• Reuters• Rainmaker/Eric Wainaina

* KORA AWARDS are Africa’s Equivalent of the Grammy Awards