Jim Chuchu (born 7 August 1982) is a Kenyan film director,
photographer, singer-songwriter and visual artist. He first came to
attention as a member of Kenyan music group Just A Band and
subsequently as director of Kenyan LGBT film Stories of Our
Lives.After leaving college in 2006, where he studied
telecommunications, Chuchu began his career as a graphic designer,
working in advertising. He quit his job to become a freelance graphic
designer in late 2006.In 2008, Chuchu co-founded Just A Band together
with fellow members Bill "Blinky" Sellanga and Dan Muli, whom he had
met while studying at the Kenyatta University. Jim performed multiple
duties in the band, including co-producing the band's first three
studio albums, Scratch to Reveal, 82 and Sorry for the Delay, creating
graphic art for the band and directing many of the band's videos -
including "Ha-He" which spawned viral hit Makmende, causing the video
to be subsequently described as Kenya's first viral internet meme by
the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fast Company.In 2012, Chuchu
co-founded The Nest Collective, a multidisciplinary art space and
collective in Nairobi.
photographer, singer-songwriter and visual artist. He first came to
attention as a member of Kenyan music group Just A Band and
subsequently as director of Kenyan LGBT film Stories of Our
Lives.After leaving college in 2006, where he studied
telecommunications, Chuchu began his career as a graphic designer,
working in advertising. He quit his job to become a freelance graphic
designer in late 2006.In 2008, Chuchu co-founded Just A Band together
with fellow members Bill "Blinky" Sellanga and Dan Muli, whom he had
met while studying at the Kenyatta University. Jim performed multiple
duties in the band, including co-producing the band's first three
studio albums, Scratch to Reveal, 82 and Sorry for the Delay, creating
graphic art for the band and directing many of the band's videos -
including "Ha-He" which spawned viral hit Makmende, causing the video
to be subsequently described as Kenya's first viral internet meme by
the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fast Company.In 2012, Chuchu
co-founded The Nest Collective, a multidisciplinary art space and
collective in Nairobi.
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