Ken Lim (born 1964) is a Singaporean concept & campaign manager, concerts & event promoter, established artiste manager, composer, music producer & publisher. He is the executive director of Hype Records. Early life and career Ken Lim runs one of Singapore's most established record companies, Hype Records, a set-up that does PR & Campaign concepts, Concert Promotions, Artiste & Music Promotions across the Asia Pacific region, Artiste Management, and TV & film productions. With more than four decades of significant contribution with regards to the development of Singapore's pop culture, he excels not only in one but in many areas of the music and entertainment industry. Reputed to be a godfather to the local music and entertainment industry since the 1980s, Lim represented Singapore in numerous song festivals and competitions since he was 16. Amongst them are, Asia Song Contest, Seoul Song Festival, and World Popular Song Festival. In 1978, while he was still 14, he was employed as an engineer and record producer at EMI Recording Studios while still attending school. In 1992, Lim set up Hype Records and had been its executive director. In May 2000, the Ministry of Information and the Arts of Singapore, invited local composers were invited to rearrange the national anthem, Majulah Singapura, in F major. After selecting the version submitted by Cultural Medallion winner Phoon Yew Tien, MITA then commissioned Lim to produce a recording by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lim Yau, which was carried out at the Victoria Concert Hall on 20 November 2000. Lim began his career behind the scenes until he agreed to be the chief judge of the Singapore Idol. He drew substantial attention and came under the spotlight with his remarks and deadpan expressions. Known to be brutally honest and direct with his comments, he is noted for being extremely particular on the delivery of his task. It is known that during the first Asian Idol competition in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ken being the last judge, predicted the unlikely victory of Hady Mirza while the other judges were praising other contestants to win. On another occasion, during the audition rounds of the third season of Singapore Idol, he accurately foretold that one of the contestants, Sylvia, would be amongst the top 10 out of the thousands of participants that auditioned. In 2010, Lim wrote and produced the official theme song, Everyone, of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics