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| Birth name | Olurotimi Michael Akinfenwa |
| Born | November 4, 1980 |
| Origin | Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | SonG23 Productions |
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| Website | www |
Rotimi Akinfenwa professionally known as Rotimikeys is a Nigerian music producer, singer-songwriter, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, sound designer and consultant. He is the current CEO of the production company, SonG23 Productions.
In 2013, Rotimikeys produced the hit single Only You for Nikki Laoye, which won the 2013 Headies Awards for Best Female Vocal Performance. He co-wrote, produced and featured in 2016 on Kelele, a song by Yemi Alade off her Mama Africa, album from which he also produced the song Nakupenda. He also produced the theme song for the 2015 gubernatorial election campaign for the All Progressives Congress' (APC) governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode.
Rotimikeys joined his church choir at the age of 6 and began playing drums, guitars and keyboards at the age of 10.
In 2001, Rotimikeys had his first encounter with music studio software and began to hone his production skills. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Olabisi Onabanjo University.
In 2003, Rotimikeys began working and consulting for Red Ark Studios and SO&U Saatchi & Saatchi in Lagos. In 2007, He was hired as the Agency Producer of Insight Communications, noted as one of the biggest advertising agencies in the region, where he expanded his craft, working across a wide range of music genres and with a number of recording artistes.
As a music producer, Rotimikeys has produced a number of music jingles, Television Commercial Sound design and sound support for notable advertising Campaigns in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, for flagship brands such as MTN, Gulder, Konga, Amstel Malta, Glo, Etisalat, Jumia, Pepsi, Indomie, Peak Milk, Power Pasta and DSTV.
In December 2016, Rotimikeys released an Extended Play (EP) of covers of popular Nigerian songs titled Wild Colours. The EP features covers of Dami Duro by Davido, Ferrari by Yemi Alade and Oluwa Ni by Reekado Banks.
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