Octavius Crouch - A&R (Senior)

Mentor · United States

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Known as Doc Ock, Octavius Crouch is currently the senior client manager and A&R at Symphonic. He oversees Grammy Award winner Dallas Austin’s Rowdy Records’ and DAD partnership at Symphonic. During his time at Symphonic, Crouch has worked with Jermaine Dupri, Robin Thicke, Doechii, Haiti Babii, Onyx, Grace Gaustad, Mathew Knowles, Meyhem Lauren, Mack 10, Isaia Huron, Sakoya Wynter, and many more. Crouch was introduced to the music industry as an A&R at Universal Records. Crouch had his first shot of success assisting with Chamillionaire’s debut album “Sound of Revenge” which featured the hit single “Ridin’”. During this time, Octavius Crouch assisted behind the scenes on Lil Wayne’s chart-topping albums: “Carter 3”, “Like Father Like Son”, “Rebirth”, “I’m Not a Human Being”, and “Carter 4”. Crouch assisted the Universal Records’ team on releases for Drake’s debut album “Thank Me Later” and his follow-up albums, “Take Care” and “Nothing Was the Same”. Near the end of his tenure at Universal Records, Crouch assisted in the release of Nicki Minaj’s debut album “Pink Friday”.

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