Kimatni D. Rawlins
President & Publisher, Automotive Rhythms Host & Executive Producer, ARtvLive
Kimatni D. Rawlins is the founder of Automotive Rhythms Communications, LLC, a lifestyle automotive media and marketing portal consisting of Internet, social media, video content, and event properties. In the three decades of its existence, Automotive Rhythms has positively educated millions of automotive buyers on how they view and purchase new and used vehicles.
Kimatni
established the company in 2001 to serve as the communications liaison between automotive companies and the urban car-buying market. Over the years, Automotive Rhythms expanded its outreach to luxury, sports, and entertainment niches through experiential marketing within the sectors mentioned above. Before spearheading Automotive Rhythms, Kimatni directed the Communications and Marketing departments for On Wheels, Inc. (OWI), which published African Americans On Wheels, Latinos On Wheels, and Asians On Wheels. His 7-year tenure with OWI and preceding term with Jaguar Cars of North America fortified Kimatni with extensive comprehension of the automotive industry’s mechanics, both internally (corporate) and externally (markets). 
Kimatni travels the globe assessing new automobiles, motorcycles, resorts, and regions for millions of readers and viewers. As a journalist, he has covered thousands of automotive product introductions and evaluated scores of new cars, trucks, SUVs, bikes, and alternative fuel-powered vehicles. Accordingly, Kimatni and AR have provided car buying guides and automotive columns to various national publications and Websites from Vibe to Haute Living.
Within the video world, Kimatni is the host and producer of Automotive Rhythms TV, www.ARtvLive.com, which can also be found on partner platforms. ARtv received its network debut in 2006 through a partnership with Comcast’s Vibe On Demand. Shortly after, Kimatni and ARtv were picked up by Viacom’s BET J and reached more than 32 million homes. 
When it comes to automotive safety, Kimatni is no stranger. In conjunction with NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), his initiation of seatbelt awareness campaigns for Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Volvo is a testament. In addition, Kimatni is a born leader in business relations as he established countless partnerships between media and marketing firms and premier automotive corporations, including Bose, Harman, JBL, Mazda, Toyota, General Motors, Chrysler, XM Satellite Radio, Lexus, Harley-Davidson, Ford, Aston Martin, Lincoln, Volvo, BMW, Michelin, Goodyear, Volkswagen, Land Rover, Jaguar, and many more. 
Kimatni is a recipient of the 40-Under-Forty Achievement Award and held urban spokesperson positions for Shell. He is also President Emeritus of the 400-member Washington Automotive Press Association. Kimatni has been featured on countless TV programs and Websites and in newspapers and magazines. They include the Discovery Channel, BET, Comcast, WUSA Channel 9 News, WJLA Channel 7 News, Ebony, The Washington Post, Michigan Chronicle, Detroit News, The NY Times, LA Times, Florida Times, XM, and EURweb, to name a few.
Kimatni D. Rawlins received a Bachelor of Science in Business and minored in Marketing and Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, where he also lettered in football.
Automotive Rhythms: The Urban Automotive Experience!
Mission: New pathways toward innovation…
Educate consumers on the various entities that comprise the automotive industry’s extensive arms through connected vehicles, autonomous driving innovations, safety technologies, and green energy solutions while simultaneously strategizing with car brands to broaden their diversity initiatives.
Vision: A whole new dimension of sheer driving pleasure...
Continuously expand the communications network between automotive corporations and auto buyers by integrating segment education and understanding with market experience, impactful consumerism trends, and industry transformations.
Company Overview: Imagination motivates, but reality energizes us…
Automotive Rhythms (AR) is a digital media, communications, and marketing portal that blends evaluations of the latest vehicles, SUVs, and motorcycles utilizing the advantages of music, sports, fashion, travel, and art pillars. Consisting of Internet, social media, video content, and event properties, AR serves as a multi-media gateway for receiving knowledge on vehicle performance, autonomous driving, eco-friendly trends, customization projects, and virtual manifestations. AR’s fundamental media tool is a line of insightful columns and videos that speak to consumers in their respective voices from a uniquely social perspective. Our omnipresent blogs and reviews offer value in expanding and niche communities, ultimately creating fresh opportunities for auto companies. Automotive Rhythms continues to set the bar for how consumers interact with the latest vehicles across the board. We are second to none because of our unique ability to profile brands in several fashions simultaneously. We are The Urban Automotive Experience!
Automotive Rhythms TV: Influence and connectedness…
Today represents a new automotive engineering era where style, safety, and infotainment are just as important as the drive itself. Elevated telematics, opulent craftsmanship, delightful performance, and desirable attributes are some of the emotions captured in the Automotive Rhythms TV (ARtv) platform. Viewers learn directly about your products through our lens since ARtv merges auto, sports, and entertainment worlds with video highlights. With a catalog dating back before the advent of YouTube, we have produced content for corporate brands while including the likes of Idris Elba, Jay Leno, Lamman Rucker, Magic Johnson, Raheem DeVaughn, Big Tigger, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Jaimie Fox, Shaq, Damian Marley, Devin McCourty, and Nas to name a few. Moreover, ARtv has curated sensational content at Super Bowls, NBA All-Star Weekends, NAACP Image Awards, BET Awards, MTV Movie Awards, The SEMA Show, Essence Music Festival, and NY, LA, and Washington Auto Shows. Portfolio work includes The Fast & Furious, Bose, Harman, eBay Autos, AutoTrader.com, JBL, Michelin, Yokohama, Universal Studios, Nike, Under Armor, Turtle Wax, Thule, Bowers & Wilkins, TSW Wheels, and almost every automaker.
