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Adrian Younge

Adrian Younge is a composer born on May 7, 1978 in Fontana, California, USA. He is known for Black Dynamite, Sugar and Cross. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
May 7, 1978
Place of birth
Fontana, California, USA

Biography

Adrian Younge was known foremost as an entertainment law professor when he provided the score for the blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite (2009). As noted on the front sleeve of the release, Younge was the composer and producer, yet he also performed most of the music -- an acid-tinged hybrid of soul and funk -- on well over a dozen instruments, assisted by only a handful of vocalists and ancillary musicians, and also edited the film itself. Younge reached that point after a 13-year process that entailed immersing himself in hip-hop production, deepening a scholarly appreciation for a broad spectrum of late-'60s and early-'70s sounds, teaching himself to play a multitude of instruments, and learning the ins and outs of recording in the analog domain. Once the effect of Black Dynamite took hold, Younge's grip tightened with conceptual solo projects ranging from the dark psychedelic soul of Something About April (2011) to the synthesizer experimentation of The Electronique Void (2016). Concurrent sessions yielded full-lengths headlined by major influences such as the Delfonics, Ghostface Killah, Souls of Mischief, and Bilal. Younge's synthesis of vintage styles from a crate-digger's perspective appealed to hip-hop producers such as No I.D., the RZA, and DJ Premier, major inspirations who sampled his work. Younge also got to work directly with another influence, A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad, for the score of Marvel's Luke Cage, as well as The Midnight Hour (2018) and the Jazz Is Dead sessions (2020). His vision has expanded again with an album, short film, and podcast entitled The American Negro (2021).

Filmography

  1. 2026StrungMusic
  2. 2024CrossMusic
  3. 2024SugarMusic
  4. 2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed SullivanMusic
  5. 2021That Damn Michael CheMusic
  6. 2021T.A.N.Director · Editor · Music · Writer
  7. 2020Run This TownMusic
  8. 2019All RiseMusic
  9. 2018Let It Soulas himself
  10. 2016Marvel's Luke Cageas Adrian Younge · 2 episodes
  11. 2009Black DynamiteEditor