Chin Injeti
Chin Injeti is a Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and music producer. While a student at the University of Toronto in 1993, Chin along with Roger Mooking and Ivana Santilli formed the group Bass is Base. Their first album, which was independently released, sold 30,000 copies and garnered them a Juno for Best R&B/Soul Recording in 1994. The band’s first single Funkmobile, was an underground hit, eventually receiving heavy rotation on Much Music. After nearly 2 decades of success with the group, Injeti released his debut solo album Daydreaming, the first of four; most recently The Reverb in 2014.
Injeti’s work has won 3 Grammy Awards: Best Rap Album for Eminem’s Recovery and The Marshall Mathers LP 2, and Best Gospel Album for Lecrae’s Gravity. He has co-written and produced songs for Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Drake, Clipse, Eminem and Pink.
Injeti came to Canada from India at the age of five. Afflicted with polio at a young age, he spent most of his early childhood in a wheelchair. Determined to help their son beat the disease, the Injeti family moved to Canada, so Chin would have access to life changing treatments and surgeries. It was in hospital that he discovered his love for music, which would uplift him up for the rest of his life.
Chin’s music studio is based in Vancouver, actively increasing the profile of British Columbia’s music industry. A past featured speaker at TEDxVancouver (2015), Injeti continuously supports the local industry through performance and development of local emerging British Columbian talent.
