HYIM’s music is pop/rock world fusion with a twist of urban flavor - sounds like Coldplay, Beck, Peter Gabriel, Manu Chao and Dave Matthews - music influences include Bob Marley, Peter Gabriel, Chopin, Bob Dylan and his Dad. Born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland, California, HYIM is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, pianist, performer, poet and activist. He is the next generation’s music “fusionisto.” The San Francisco Chronicle called HYIM “a formidable talent… spellbinding.