Young and Vicious is a boutique music management/ publishing company that punches way above its weight for its clients. Founded in 2012 by storied industry pioneers Andrew Hawkins creating a forward thinking platform focused on developing artists and building business, brands and careers for talented creatives.
With offices in Los Angeles, Sydney and London, the Y&V team have built an aggressive roster of international stars and Grammy winning artists, songwriters and producers including Youngblood Hawke, Luciana, Jezzabell Doran, Dirty Vegas, Paul Harris and James Mass.
YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE: Youngblood Hawke captures the sound of 5 friends in mid-journey, athematic and full of youthful spirit. Their debut single “We Come Running” became one of the break out hits of 2012 and lead to tours with Passion Pit and Keane. Next, the band will release their debut full length album in May 2013 via Universal Republic.
LUCIANA: Luciana is the shockingly seductive powerhouse behind the hit singles “I Like That” and “I’m Still Hot”. She has been featured on songs by Bodyrox and Taio Cruz and has collaborated with a wide range of artists including Professor Green, Benny Benassi, deadmau5 and Dave Audé. In 2010, Luciana, along with her song writing partner Nick Clow, wrote Kylie Minogue’s "Cupid Boy", which appeared on her album Aphrodite. She recently released the new single “U B The Bass, which will be featured on her next EP, targeted for release in 2013.
NICK CLOW AND LUCIANA CAPORASO: In 2004 Nick Clow and Luciana Caproaso began writing toplines together and their partnership has produced many classic Billboard hits, including Bodyrox “Yeah Yeah”, Kylie Minogue’s “Cupid boy”, Tiao Cruz’s “Come on Girl” and Richard Vision, Static Revenger and Luciana’s “I like that”.
JEZZABELL DORAN: Jezzabell Doran is a singer/model/actress from Sydney Australia. She is featured on Flume’s hit single “Sleepless” and is currently working on her debut album.
PAUL HARRIS: Paul Harris is a DJ artist, writer, producer, and remixer based in South London, whose career began at the early age of 16 as a DJ, building a loyal cult following spinning at legendary London clubs like Milk Bar and Ministry of Sound during the mid 90s. He is best known for his Grammy-winning dance music band Dirty Vegas, whose debut hit “Days Go By” became one of the most requested tracks on American radio and lead to numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Dance Single. Paul’s production and remix credits include work with Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Fatboy Slim, Richard “Biff” Standard, Karen Poole, Makeba Riddick, Gary Clark, Kish Mauve, Andy Chatterly, Ladyhawke, Blondefire, Lorie, and Jay P, having released a slew of tracks under various guises. Most recently, Paul has been working with Mr Hudson on the BIGKids album and writing with new artist Jetta.
TRACKLACERS: Tracklacers are the Grammy nominated producing and songwriting duo of Steve Daly and John Keep, based equally in London and Los Angeles. Their unique and outrageous pop sound has led them to collaborate with international superstars like Cher, Sir Paul McCartney, Chris Martin and Robbie Williams. Recently, the duo has worked with artists such as Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lana Del Rey, The Saturdays, Afrojack, and Danja.