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A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer-member of Public Enemy's infamous production team, "The Bomb Squad". Kerwin Young is a prolific international
concert and media
composer, recording producer, multi-instrumentalist, and cultural ambassador. A composer of eight symphonies, orchestral fantasies, ballets, and chamber works, Kerwin Young is internationally venerated for his larger-than-life orchestral works. A veteran media composer (though unrecognized in Hollywood), Kerwin has been writing music for film and television since 1989. Equally at home as a gaming composer, Kerwin's first AAA credit came in 2017 with Destiny 2.
Kerwin "Sleek" Young is an iconic, Golden-Age Hip-Hop producer (Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Mobb Deep, Luke Skywalker & the 2 Live Crew), Kerwin made his mark across multiple genres collaborating and producing for/with artists as George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Roy Haynes, Reginald R. Robinson, Eddie Moore; including posthumous projects for
Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix.
His concert works have been performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inscape
Chamber Orchestra, Music From China, Kansas City Symphony, ROCO, DC Youth Orchestra, Del Sol String Quartet, Tesla Quartet, Hausmann Quartet, and other well-known
ensembles.
Composing a
plethora
of symphonies,
ballets, chamber works, jazz big-band,
small
jazz ensemble, and music in other popular styles, maestro
Kerwin Young
is a staunch
advocate for entrepreneurship and music education.
Kerwin Young earned a B.M. and M.M. in music composition at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, where he studied with Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Jazz
Messenger legend, Bobby Watson.