Tedd Josiah (born 1970) is a
music producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
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. He started as a musician, first briefly with the group Ebony Affair before forming a new group, Hart, in 1993.
Early life
The group was disbanded in 1995 and Josiah joined ''Sync Sound Studios'' as a producer. In 1999 he left ''Sync Sound Studios'' and formed ''Audio Vault Studios''. It was renamed to ''Blu Zebra'' in 2002.
He is credited for producing compilation albums called 'Kenyan, The First Chapter' and 'Kenyan, The Second Chapter'. The two albums featured
Hardstone, Kalamashaka,
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,
Necessary Noize
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Origins and Original Members
It was originally composed of female MC/singer Nazizi Hirji, singer Kevin Wyre and rapper Bamzigi, though Bamzigi later left due to personal and label disputes. The group ...
, In-Tu, Jimmy Gathu, Maina Kageni, Pete Odera, Ndarling P and
Uganda
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n musician Kawesa
Josiah is also the founder of
Kisima Awards
The Kisima Music Awards is an annual awards program that recognises musical talent in East Africa. Despite being Kenyan-based the scheme awards artists from a variety of countries, predominantly Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and incorporates a ran ...
, the premier annual musical awards held in Kenya. He was given producer of the year prize at the Kisima Awards in 2004, but he rejected it citing his position as an organiser of the awards. Next year he resigned from its organizing committee.
Tedd Josiah has worked with many of the most popular Kenyan performers like
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His debut album ''Total Balaa'' also popularly known as "Dhako" was released late 1997, then fo ...
,
Suzzana Owiyo,
Achieng' Abura,
Abbi, and
Didge among others.
Tedd Josiah has most recently produced for up and coming new artists such as Iddi Hemed, with hit song ''Usijali'' and
Pace Kenya with his song "Napata".
For the
2007 General elections, Josiah campaigned
ODM and its presidential candidate
Raila Odinga
Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata and businessman who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He is assumed to be the Leader of Opposition in Kenya sin ...
. During the
post-election crisis Josiah felt his life threatened and moved to
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
2008, ending his career as a music producer.
[November 11, 2010]
Tedd Josiah returns home
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References
*Kenya Times
''The Kenya Times'' was an English-language newspaper published in Kenya published from 1983 to 2010.
It was first published on 5 April 1983 and was founded by KANU, at that time the only legal political party in Kenya. The paper was originally k ...
, January 17, 2007
Ted Josiah: Show B iz President
(interview)
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1970 births
Living people
Kenyan musicians
Kenyan record producers
Kisima Music Award winners