J. Erving

Born: 1975 Birth Place: Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. Julius Erving III is a Harlem, New York-born media executive and manager. J. Erving is also the son of former basketball legend, Julius "Dr. J" Erving II (of the Philadelphia 76ers) While a student at Clark University in Atlanta, Georgia, Erving learned the fundamentals of music marketing and promotion during an internship at Steve Rifkind’s Loud Records. He was later dismissed from Loud in 1995. In 1996, he launched his own management company, J Erving Group, where he secured his first client, a female R&B group from Chicago, Illinois. After that group failed to become successful, Erving later teamed up with longtime friend Troy Carter (2) to form Erving Wonder Management in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city described by music executives as one of the most fertile breeding grounds for developing new talent in the genres of hip-hop and R&B. Erving has managed to discover dynamic performers and position himself as a music mogul. One of Erving Wonder’s success stories is the London-born duo Floetry, whose 2002 debut album received Grammy nominations. Erving’s roster of talent also includes such top names as Angie Stone, Rodney Jerkins, and hip-hop artists Freeway, Eve (2) and Journalist. In 2004, Erving Wonder became a division of the Sanctuary Group, one of the largest international and independent music companies. Until 2010, Erving was executive vice president of Sanctuary’s urban division, which represented such artists as Nelly, Tweet, Mario, Akon and D12. In 2011, he reactivated the J. Erving Group, bringing Marsha Ambrosius, Jeremih, Mario and Akon along as its clients. After being a part of Maverick Management and the Atom Factory between 2012 and 2015, he formed a digital distribution company called Human Re Sources in 2016; it was acquired by Sony Music's The Orchard in 2020. His resume includes: Intern, Loud Records (1994-1995) Co-founder and partner, Erving Wonder Management (1996-2004) Executive vice president, Sanctuary Group, Inc. (2004-2010) Founder, J. Erving Group (1995-1996; 2011-present) Partner, Maverick Management (2012-2014) Partner, Atom Factory Music (2015-2016) Founder and CEO, Human Re Sources (2016-present)