Growing up on a commune in San Francisco in the late ‘70s was an amazing and unusual childhood experience,” says Hyim, the “hippie child who grew up on hip-hop.” Hyim was raised in Oakland, California and has traveled the world. Hence, he calls his music Urban World Beat. He brings the music and energy of those experiences to the stage. Hyim is a California Music Awards Nominee, KFOG Local Scene Artist, pianist, poet, and a producer and composer of breathtaking ballads. Hyim is a singer/songwriter whom critics say has ‘the voice of a young Sting