Steve Happi

Biography

Steve Happi Tiani is a Cameroonian music producer, sound engineer, filmmaker and Dj. Born and raised in Cameroon, he co-founded In 2018, while incarcerated ''Jail Time Records'', a social project that emerged from Douala Central Prison.

After succeeding in creating what is the first permanent recording studio inside an African prison Jail Time Records has become a collective of musicians, music producers and film makers from inside and outside the prison that produce the music of detainees and ex-detainees from Africa’s toughest prison and also work on a prevention program with kids of underserved communities.
It has the scope of scouting and promoting talent while helping social reintegration and changing society’s perception of imprisonment. It is seen as the means to give a voice to a part of society that is highly unrepresented. For these artists undergoing the hellish reality of jail. Music has become the reason to continue fighting and believing in a second chance in life.