Tuff Gig " HOME OF MAMA G"

“Tuff Gig Entertainment” is a three tiered enterprise that has branched out into the areas of promotion, production, and artist management. The company was founded by Hardy Jimbes Tuff Gig Entertainment takes on new ventures and development projects in the area of music, videos, recordings, television, and film. Through Tuff Gig, Jimbes introduces the American audience, not only to his stable of African and Caribbean entertainers and future stars but exposes the American public to the ever popular African film industry known to many as Nollywood.A New Yorker, Jimbes is in synch with the heartbeat of the City that Never Sleeps. He knows its rhythms, its cadence, and its movements just as he knows its hard driving and aggressive style; a style synonymous with that of the entertainment business. He has the ability to balance aggression with sensitivity. He admits he’s driven but it takes that kind of determination and hands-on experience to guide his stable of artists to the appropriate venues and gigs that best epitomize and highlight their considerable talents. Formerly, Jimbes was a member of reggae Duet, Jaforce, with two album on his credit “Rise Africa” and the stone that the builder refused. Which was produced by Jaforce and Ollie Cotton Jr.With a Bachelors degree in Theatre Arts and Music, as well as a diploma in recording engineering and production,Lending his recording engineering and stage managing skills to prominent venues, Jimbes has worked with the Power Plays Studios, World Famous Apollo Theatre for their Amateur Night and “Showtime At the Apollo” events. He has been involved with projects and events such as the This Day Festival in Nigeria and worked with such luminaries as Notorious BIG, Jay-Z, Jagged Edge, Beyonce, John Legend, Ne-Yo, Ciara, P Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliot, En Vogue, Avant, Kelly Roland, UB4O, India Arie, Jaheim Shekira, Busta Rhyme, Boys Choir of Harlem, Little Kim, Junior Mafia, Mystical Shaggy New Edition, 3Lw, et al.An award winner, Jimbes was cited with the Queen Mother Moore International Citation Award and won recognition from the Interfaith Center of New York for his services and support of a world movement for non-violence in the United Nations. Hardy Jimbes has participated in events such as the All Nations First Multi-cultural event; The Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt and The United Nations Net AIDs concerts at Giant Stadium.Through his association with SACAIDS, and via Tuff Gig Entertainment, Jimbes recognizes HIV/AIDS is a global problem. He has proven his humanitarian bent via outreach to diverse communities encouraging organizations and corporations to join hands to stem the tide of AIDS. An admirer of Winnie Mandela, Jimbes recently paid tribute to her through his promotion and production of the Beyond the Tear Humanitarian Award event which honored Ms. Mandela and several other individuals who have devoted their lives toward the prevention of this deadly disease.Tuff Gig Entertainment continues to thrive under the leadership of Hardy Jimbes, providing opportunities and opening doors to a growing cadre of international talent, who soon learn that their involvement with Tuff Gig has paved their way to success and put them on the pathway to the stars.