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Young Music DYMG is an American DJ, songwriter, and record producer.[1] He initially gained recognition as the official DJ for Washington, D.C.-based singer Ginuwine at the age of 16.[2] He is the youngest artist to sign a worldwide distribution deal with E1 Music.[3]
Young Music DYMG | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, disc jockey, record producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | E1, DYMG |
| Website | www |
Career
editDisc Jockey
editYoung Music began deejaying at the age of 12. In 2011, his uncle, Ginuwine, hired Young Music to open for him at shows in 40 cities across the United States.[4] In 2015, he became the youngest DJ to be added to the CBS Radio owned WPGC-FM roster.[5] In August of that same year, he toured with Chris Brown on the North American leg of the One Hell of a Nite Tour.[citation needed] Later that year, he joined Duane Myko and Tony Redz on the thirty-city Should Could Dream Tour, which was co-sponsored by Revolt TV and WPGC.[6] Following the conclusion of the tour, Young Music performed guest DJ sets on Sway in the Morning and Revolt TV. As of November 2016, Young Music had mix shows on WPGC 95.5 FM in Washington, D.C., E93 WEAS and WDKX 103.9 FM in Savannah, Georgia, WDAI 98.5 KISS in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Coast 97.3 in Wilmington, North Carolina.[7] In 2018, he signed an exclusive international radio syndication deal with Radio Express International for all territories outside of the United States. The deal is for his radio shows Streetz Slow Lane and Streetz Fast Lane. In September 2018, he formed his own national radio syndication company, DJ Young Music LLC. The company serves his combined thirty weekly markets with his two formatted, self-produced programs.[8]
DYMG
editIn 2015, Young Music signed a development deal with N.S.U.C. Entertainment Group, distributed by E1 Distribution. The deal gave Young Music full development rights to release music, films, and soundtracks under his label, DYMG. The first song that he released was "Pull Up On The Block," featuring Billboard-charting artist iLoveMemphis.[9] By the end of that year, Young Music signed DMV based artists Ant Glizzy and SHADE.[10] In October 2018, Young Music released a single entitled "HeHe," which featured Rich The Kid.[11]
SUPER RADIO
editIn 2016 Young Music signed with Super Radio, making him the youngest DJ to join their network. This deal expanded his weekly audience to an estimated 30 million listeners.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Biography". Young Music DYMG. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Young Music: You Can't Win In The DMV". BET. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "The Youngest in Charge: DJ Young Music". Soul Train. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "DJ Young Music Speaks On New Position At WPGC". Hip Hop DX. March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "DJ Young Music to Guest Spin Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on WPGC". WPGC-FM. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "5 & Done: DJ Young Music – Hello Young World". AllHipHop. March 17, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "DJ Young Music on his rise to hip-hop stardom". Rolling Out. May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Young Music DYMG: Hip-Hop's Newest Renaissance Man". Respect. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "DJ YOUNG MUSIC & IHEART MEMPHIS' "PULL UP ON THE BLOCK": "WE JUST GOT INTO THE STUDIO & MADE THAT SONG"". SOHH. November 26, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "DJ YOUNG MUSIC ON HIS DYMG MOVEMENT: "IT'S BIGGER THAN BUSINESS, IT'S LOYALTY"". SOHH. December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Rich The Kid & Young Music Hit the Beach for HeHe". Verge Campus. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "ON THE RISE: FOR DJ YOUNG MUSIC, FAILURE SIMPLY ISN'T AN OPTION". The Source. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2018.