Toks Asher Young
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- Talent manager
- entrepreneur
- executive producer
- author
Tochukwu Young Umezulike | |
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| Born | Adazi, Anambra State |
| Alma mater | Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
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| Website | toksasheryoung |
Tochukwu Young Umezulike // ⓘ, better known as Toks Asher Young, is a Nigerian talent manager, entrepreneur and executive producer. He is also the author of the book, DEUCES: An Anthology of WORDS, RHYMES & POEMS.[1]
Toks Asher Young was born in Adazi, Anambra State and raised in Enugu State. He hails from Umueji, Ufuma, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Young is a graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra State, where he studied Electromechanics and was later posted to Ise Orun Council, Ekiti State for his one-year national service.[2][3]
Career
In 2007/2008, Juju, a dancehall artiste living in Amsterdam, made Young his manager after Young had helped him secure a collaboration with 2Baba, plan his album launch, and debut in the Nigerian Music industry.[4][5]
The following year, Young became General Pype's manager and realized he could pursue talent management as a career, resulting in the start of his career as a talent manager.[6][7] In addition to managing General Pype, Young was also the general manager and co-founder of Podium Worldwide (also known as Podium Vybez).[8][9]
In 2009, Young and Storm Records executive produced "Champion" by dancehall artist General Pype.[10][11][12]
In June 2014, Young got a contract from former Etisalat, now known as 9Mobile, to be the talent manager for their Cloud Nine musical event series held in Port Harcourt and Abuja, Nigeria.[13][14][15]
In 2017, Young was the resident judge for the first edition of THE GROUNDED TALENT SEARCH which was won by BShine, an indigenous hiphop artist based in Enugu State, Nigeria.[16] He also modeled for Zlni Couture’s 2017 Summer collection.[17]
Young has worked with some public figures like Kenny "Keke" Ogungbe, Dayo "D1" Adeneye, Obi Asika, and Ayo Rotimi, who also mentored him in his career.[4]
He is the manager for Naeto C, Yung6ix, Kollydee and Grindha.[18][19]