Young John

Real Name: John

Young John

Young John is a Nigerian record producer and audio engineer. He is best known for producing the critically acclaimed single titled "Story For The Gods" off Olamide's Street OT album.

With music production credits on albums including Street OT and 2 Kings, Young John was ranked #3 in The NET 's list of "Nigeria's Top 7 Biggest Music Producers" and went on to be nominated in the "Producer of The Year" categories at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies 2015. He is currently affiliated with YBNL Nation

Early life and education

Born into a Christian family of Akwa Ibom descent in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Young John had his basic formal education at Ideal Foundation Primary School, Ibadan and GOF College, Osun State. He is presently studying Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan.

Career

Young John started playing musical instrument as a child. He formed a group called AVG along with his brothers before he got signed to HitFactory Studio in 2012. While working as producer at HitFactory, he produced a chart-topping single by Olamide titled "Story For The Gods". He was nominated for "Producer of The Year" at the 2015 edition of The Headies for his work on "Bobo", a song by Olamide which rose to critical acclaim.

Young John has been credited for producing songs like "Gbese" and "Efejoku" by Lil Kesh,"Biggest Backside" by Davido and album credits including The Baddest by Davido, 2 Kings by Olamide and Phyno and Eyan Mayweather by Olamide.

Selected production credits

2014 Olamide Street OT
2015 Olamide & Phyno 2 Kings, Olamide Eyan Mayweather
2016 Davido The Baddest, Lil Kesh Y.A.G.I

Awards and nominations

2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Producer of the Year Nominated
The Headies 2015 Young John for "Bobo" Nominated
2016 The Headies 2016 Won

Birth name Udomboso John Saviours
Also known as The Wicked Producer
Born February 16, 1995 (age 22)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Origin Lagos, Nigeria
Genres
Afro pop Hip hop Afrobeats
Occupation(s) record producer, sound engineer
Years active 2010–present
Labels YBNL
Associated acts
Olamide Phyno Lil Kesh Davido Viktoh Wizkid