Fury Young (b. 1989) is a multi-disciplinary artist from Manhattan's Lower East Side. Growing up without a TV, Fury developed an early obsession for movie-going and set his sights on becoming a film director by age seven. In 2011, after directing several shorts and working as a movie set carpenter in New York, Young moved to Los Angeles CA. Though the move was a means to expand his horizons as a filmmaker, Fury saw his life and career take a sudden shift, as he became involved in Occupy Wall Street's LA chapter.

During this time out west, Young became heavily involved in activism, studying history, learning guitar, and writing poetry.

In 2013, after returning to New York, Young developed the idea for Die Jim Crow; a concept album about racial injustice in the US prison system inspired by Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow and Pink Floyd's The Wall. After spending years recording for said LP with formerly and currently incarcerated musicians, Young transitioned the project in 2019 to a non-profit record label for these artists. When not busy with DJC Records, Young works on his own music, poetry, and collage art.

Venues in which Young has performed or shown work include: MoMA PS1, Anthology Film Archives, UnionDocs, Sheen Center, and The New School.

Photo: Brian Goodwin