YoungKio

YoungKio
Birth nameKiowa Roukema
Born (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24)
Purmerend, Netherlands
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active2016–present
Labels

Kiowa Roukema (born 3 December 1999), professionally known as YoungKio, is a Dutch record producer and songwriter. He is best known for producing "Old Town Road", by American rapper Lil Nas X in 2019. Since the rise in popularity of "Old Town Road", YoungKio signed to Victor Victor Worldwide, Universal Music Publishing Group and French record producer CashMoneyAP's record label and production collective Cash Gang. He is of Surinamese descent.

  1. ^ "The Austin company behind Lil Nas X's record-breaking 'Old Town Road'". Austin360. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019. ...and his producer Young Kio, who has signed a publishing deal with Universal...