His initiation into the music scene began at the age of 6 by learning the drums and progressing gradually to playing the piano, blowing the clarinet and mastering the percussions. With time, at a later age, in the early 1980s, he burgeoned as a multiskilled singer, songwriter, producer and arranger working with various emerging and established artists.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1967, Augustine Imevbore a.k.a Tintin the Koolness, moved to Italy with his family at the age of 2 when his father became an official of the United Nations. He attended his early and middle schooling in an international college in Rome until the late 1980s when he left for the U.K to further his studies at the University of Warwick, majoring in politics and sociology.

Though shadowed by his studies, TinTin set time to strengthen his musical talents and expanded his creative abilities by playing in R&B and Rock groups, holding several hip-hop dance events and especially developing his dj capabilities by rigorously working with various clubs and parties.

In 1991, he returned to Italy and put his dj angle to play by working for a renowned, Soul/ R&B station, known as 'Radio Centro Suono'. His creativity, knowledge of the industry, the special blend of his voice and delivery, made him and the show the hottest trend in town. Requests poured in for him to interview visiting and local artists and to collaborate at major events and concerts. The popularity of Tintin guided him more into the entertainment field catapulting him into a status promoter for the radio and Vj (video jockey) for Orbit Satellite Television, granting him extra audience exposure in the Middle East as well. With the same sprint, the clubs in Italy swiftly welcomed his style of deejaying, snapping him up for work all over the country in clubs such as: Akab, Harlem, Spago, Baja, Blues Cafe, Open bar, Classico, Goa, Cocoa, The Saint, Cafe Latino, Black Planet, Ex-Magazzini, La Vetrina, Atom, Mantra, Woodo, La Saponeria, Millennium, Dry Dock, My Toy, Michelemmà, Tribe Notturne, Brumama, Makkeroni, Gasoline, Shocking, Prince, Rock Cafe, Saatchmo, Cabiria, Dune and many more……

Tintin's transfer to Radio Monte Carlo, Milano in 1999 to conduct the extravagant 'Monte Carlo nights' radio show, pushed him further into production, songwriting and recording. His many projects include collaborations and production work for: Twilight records 'Urban Chill', dance music productions with Feel Reel records and Dr.Feelx, Italian and International projects with Cenere, Papasun Style, Romina Johnson, Afro Cuba Beat, Gazzara (Irma records), soundtracks for CAM, Six AM project for X-Energy, Gospel music with Chicago Gospel Choir and Beepop/Doowop with the Platters. The desire to satisfy even the Latin quarter inspired Tintin's neo-Latino hip-hop debut groove, 'Baila Cochero', released on AloMuzik LLC USA in 2001 which was soon followed by the reggaeton inspired top selling single, 'Chico Te Amo' released under the umbrella name of 'TST PROJECT' on Universal Records, Italia in 2004.

His return to Radio as Vj on the Hit channel/RTL radio later that year signaled his staying power in this genre, demonstrating what he says: 'I'm back and the best is yet to come'. A true multidimensional artist worth tracking and surely one of the most popular artist/dj ambassadors to hip-hop and R&B music in Italy and Europe. Africa look out!

In November 2005, Tintin returned to Nigeria where he began to put his multidirectional skills to the service of the entertainment sector and set up MedSoul, an entertainment solutions company/record label. In August 2006, Tintin was the anchorman of the popular Nigerian Breweries television reality show 'Gulder Ultimate Search III', an experience that was bittersweet as his real potential was not properly used nor understood by the production company.

This did not demoralize him as he went on focusing on his goals. In 2007, Tintin's MedSoul devised and executed a whole range of radio and television advertorials for the Yaradua and Goodluck Presidential campaign. These productions were what brought back the thirst for radio, not only from a production and programming perspective but also as a presenter like the days of old....

Here we are in 2009, the setting is Classic FM 97.3, 18 years after his radio debut, and Tintin is still taking things to another level. His initiation into the music scene began at the age of 6 by learning the drums and progressing gradually to playing the piano, blowing the clarinet and mastering the percussions. With time, at a later age, in the early 1980s, he burgeoned as a multiskilled singer, songwriter, producer and arranger working with various emerging and established artists. Born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1967, Augustine Imevbore a.k.a Tintin the Koolness, moved to Italy with his family at the age of 2 when his father became an official of the United Nations. He attended his early and middle schooling in an international college in Rome until the late 1980s when he left for the U.K to further his studies at the University of Warwick, majoring in politics and sociology. Though shadowed by his studies, TinTin set time to strengthen his musical talents and expanded his creative abilities by playing in R&B and Rock groups, holding several hip-hop dance events and especially developing his dj capabilities by rigorously working with various clubs and parties. In 1991, he returned to Italy and put his dj angle to play by working for a renowned, Soul/ R&B station, known as 'Radio Centro Suono'. His creativity, knowledge of the industry, the special blend of his voice and delivery, made him and the show the hottest trend in town. Requests poured in for him to interview visiting and local artists and to collaborate at major events and concerts. The popularity of Tintin guided him more into the entertainment field catapulting him into a status promoter for the radio and Vj (video jockey) for Orbit Satellite Television, granting him extra audience exposure in the Middle East as well. With the same sprint, the clubs in Italy swiftly welcomed his style of deejaying, snapping him up for work all over the country in clubs such as: Akab, Harlem, Spago, Baja, Blues Cafe, Open bar, Classico, Goa, Cocoa, The Saint, Cafe Latino, Black Planet, Ex-Magazzini, La Vetrina, Atom, Mantra, Woodo, La Saponeria, Millennium, Dry Dock, My Toy, Michelemmà, Tribe Notturne, Brumama, Makkeroni, Gasoline, Shocking, Prince, Rock Cafe, Saatchmo, Cabiria, Dune and many more…… Tintin's transfer to Radio Monte Carlo, Milano in 1999 to conduct the extravagant 'Monte Carlo nights' radio show, pushed him further into production, songwriting and recording. His many projects include collaborations and production work for: Twilight records 'Urban Chill', dance music productions with Feel Reel records and Dr.Feelx, Italian and International projects with Cenere, Papasun Style, Romina Johnson, Afro Cuba Beat, Gazzara (Irma records), soundtracks for CAM, Six AM project for X-Energy, Gospel music with Chicago Gospel Choir and Beepop/Doowop with the Platters. The desire to satisfy even the Latin quarter inspired Tintin's neo-Latino hip-hop debut groove, 'Baila Cochero', released on AloMuzik LLC USA in 2001 which was soon followed by the reggaeton inspired top selling single, 'Chico Te Amo' released under the umbrella name of 'TST PROJECT' on Universal Records, Italia in 2004. His return to Radio as Vj on the Hit channel/RTL radio later that year signaled his staying power in this genre, demonstrating what he says: 'I'm back and the best is yet to come'. A true multidimensional artist worth tracking and surely one of the most popular artist/dj ambassadors to hip-hop and R&B music in Italy and Europe. Africa look out! In November 2005, Tintin returned to Nigeria where he began to put his multidirectional skills to the service of the entertainment sector and set up MedSoul, an entertainment solutions company/record label. In August 2006, Tintin was the anchorman of the popular Nigerian Breweries television reality show 'Gulder Ultimate Search III', an experience that was bittersweet as his real potential was not properly used nor understood by the production company. This did not demoralize him as he went on focusing on his goals. In 2007, Tintin's MedSoul devised and executed a whole range of radio and television advertorials for the Yaradua and Goodluck Presidential campaign. These productions were what brought back the thirst for radio, not only from a production and programming perspective but also as a presenter like the days of old.... Here we are in 2009, the setting is Classic FM 97.3, 18 years after his radio debut, and Tintin is still taking things to another level.