Chiminyo is a drummer and producer from North London who, with histech-heavy drum kit set-up, combines the raw, immediate live sound ofpercussion and the futuristic timbres of his electronic productions to createhis own, daring soundworld. Via laboriously self-coded software, each cymbalcrash and drum hit triggers a synth or sample, allowing Chiminyo completecontrol and freeing him of all loops, click-tracks and backing tracks. Everysound effect is performed live, producing an idiosyncratic kind of music thathas led to solo performances at Love Supreme Festival and London Jazz Festival,features on Worldwide FM and Jazzwise, and releases via Gearbox Records. 

As well as his own solo project, Chiminyo performs and records with someof the leading figures of London’s music scene, including spiritualjazz-leaning outfit Maisha and psychedelic energy bomb Cykada. He has alsocollaborated and recorded with Gary Bartz, NubyaGarcia, Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross, and Zara McFarlane. The drummer, whothrough his craft uses a range of technological equipment, is also sponsored byRoland and Bosphorus, as well as being an Ableton artist. 

The up-and-coming musician released a debut EP last year entitled ‘I AmChiminyo’, a visceral introduction to his all-encompassing universe. Describedby Clash magazine as “a startingly inventive percussive workout”, the threetracks flow through a cascade of ethereal arpeggios, thumping basslines, andheavy, dance-inducing beats. Critically-acclaimed by the likes of GillesPeterson, BBC 1Xtra and Jazz FM, it indirectly earnt Chiminyo a Jazz FM DigitalAward nomination whilst the track ‘Kandy Lanx’ was nominated for a 2020Worldwide FM Award.