Torben Storck, born December 12th 1983 in Bielefeld, Germany, is the owner of the music company "NEVER GIVE UP MUSIC GROUP" (NGU) and he owns part of a European promotional company "EUROPEAN MUSIC SOUNDS" (EMS). Torben understands the meaning of following your dreams, despite the obstacles and trials you face to get where you need to go. Torben grew up in a strong loving family oriented environment and his parents owning a business taught Torben early on how to be business savvy and having an older sister who has the down-syndrome disease taught him to fight and to never give up.

Torben was raised in a very musical upbringing. His sister Svenja (31), plays the piano, his cousin, Jan (23), is studying music at a university in Bremen and Philip (15), his youngest cousin, studying with very gifted musicians all over the world at a music and drama college in Hannover. http://www.hmtm-hannover.de

Torben himself took piano lessons when he was only 6 years old until he turned 12. From the ages 12-14 Torben took keyboard lessons and was mentored by a well-known stagecoach Klaus Scharffenorth who has worked with Bianca Schomburg, a famous singer in the 90's and the winner of the European sound mix show from Linda De Mol.

Music played an important part in Torben's life coming from a musical family. Just being a little boy Torben enjoyed music from artists like Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley and Louis Armstrong. When Torben was 10 years old he was exposed to rap music to artists like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Westside Connection, Luniz, Coolio, Warren G, EPMD, Onyx, Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Naughty by Nature and many more. He remembers the first time when he listened to the "Bravo Hits 6" CD and heard "What's My Name" by Snoop Dogg, it changed his world and his love for rap music proliferated.

Torben was not an A student but rather struggled during his High School years as a juvenile but he still managed to make it thru High School. In 2002 he attended the Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg, a college located in Herford where he studied business management and completed his academics in 2004. Torben went further on to study at a university to gain more knowledge in business. Early on Torben gained his work experience working in the business sector for Audi, VW and Fa. Storck-Haftetiketten, parallel to his BWL-study at the FHM-Bielefeld where he developed many business skill’s which fueled his entrepreneurial drive.

Torben dropped out of the university to start up a promotional company "NEVER GIVE UP - Promotion" where he started to promote international acts such the US - R&B group Ahmir (no. 6 in US-Billboard Charts). Torben’s commitment to "NEVER GIVE UP - Promotion" grew intensely witnessing the success and accomplishments thereof.

In March 2007 Torben founded an independent label "NEVER GIVE UP RECORDS" (NGU-Records), partnering up with a talented beat-producer from his town Marc Metzger (YL). They both devoted themselves working thru many sleepless nights and landed some production and promotional work, producing and promoting the song "Feenin" which was played on heavy rotation at the BIG FM radio station in Germany in Main/Rhein area.

In 2008 Torben decided it was time to expand and pursue further studies in the field of music business studying music merchant and music business management at the Ebam Academy in Cologne. There he studied subject matters like, music business, A&R, product management, artist management, music publishing, marketing, branding, legal framework, etc… He completed all his studies and received his diploma in music business management.

Torben set up the publishing company NGU-Publishing in January 2008.
(NGU-Records and NGU publishing build the main company NGU Music Group)

Besides NGU-Records he also worked as a trainee as an online editor and sound assistant at the Kreative-Akademie in Warendorf owned by Frank Baudys and Joachim Poschmann (Sound Pool/Band-Camp) where he was in charge of organizing events and shows. With his accumulated set of skills Torben planned various club parties "Black2the90's around Cologne and the Mainz area where he was able to network and gained many valuable contacts which would help him in sculpturing his label.

In the summer of 2009 Torben expanded his label and moved into an office and studio room in Bielefeld where he could manage his label out of and produce music. NGU Music Group worked and produced music for artists such as Krayzie Bone, the Ying Yang Twins, TQ, Ray Lavender, Porscha Coleman, David Chance, Trekas Sims (ATL), Ava Denera, Ellis One, Naughty by Nature and Pitbull and many more. NGU-Records would also create remixes for artists such as the famous US pop singer Lady Gaga and producer Rob Fusari for the song "Paparazzi" for the German radio station "EinsLive" and recorded German artists like Chris Watrin (US 5), Chris Reuter (Touché), and Moe Phoenix (Pott-Weiler).

During springtime of 2009 Torben traveled to the US to meet and build more business connections where he met up with multi-platinum producer KayGee (Divine Mill/Naughty by Nature) to collaborate on some projects together with the pop-group Ellis One.

That same year Torben founded an online-promotion company European Music Sounds together with his business partners Andre Beckmann and Damian Schwyrz which is an international promotional website where major artists and business's can promote their music and business’s to the masses and can have their music promoted to over 150.000 music fans, DJs and bloggers at once thru "mail-blaster". That means free and legal music from some of their favorite artists upon sign up. European Music Sounds, (EMS), houses clients such as Krayzie Bone, Ace Hood, Porscha Coleman, Ying Yang Twins, We The Best Music Group, Divine Mill, Disturbing Tha Peace, Urban World Management, Thug Line Records and many more.

In October of 2010 Torben Storck joined forces with US artist/producer/songwriter Mikel Cole from 1on1 Entertainment Group/Bozz Life Music to come on board as an A&R and producer to help manage NGU Music Group new signed rap artist Pretty Bo! from Herford, next to Bielefeld. Just six weeks after NGU signed their first artist Pretty Bo!'s rap career took on wings and he was fortunate to travel to the US for some shows, red carpet appearances and to work with Krayzie Bone in the studio on his new single "DERE I GO feat. Krayzie Bone". Pretty Bo! also was invited by Mishon - Interscope artist - to participate to do a show in front of a Hugh audience in Las Vegas and take photo’s at a red carpet event. He also was invited by KLBC Radio and Global TV to do a show in Long Beach to promote his music.

NGU producers and beat makers Marc Metzger and Christian Klein Torres and songwriter/producer Mikel Cole and A-Dot are currently working on Pretty Bo!'s freshmen album which is scheduled to released worldwide in 2011/2012. NGU Music Group also shot their first music video for Pretty Bo!, "This Is Pretty Bo!" shot and directed by Delicious Visualz" in Borken. Also on the set was 9 year old Ethan Coleman contestant from the hit show RTL-Super Talent who appears in the video as the back round dancer. Ethan Coleman is no new comer to the industry having shared the stage with big artists such as Xavier Naidoo, Scooter, Culcha Candela and many more. The production team of NGU Music Group produced Ethan Jerome Coleman´s first single titled “Tingle Tangle” which will be released in summer 2011.

In May 2011 Torben set up “EMS TV” together with his business partners Andre Beckmann from Germany and Mikel Cole of the 1on1 Entertainment from Santa Ana. EMS TV is a subsidiary company to Beckmann & Storck GbR - European Music Sounds – and it is specialize in bringing you current and exclusive interviews with international music stars, celebrities, songwriters, producers, actors, djs, models and many more to the door step of your computer screen. EMS TV is a platform which utilizes to open up the windows to our European viewship into the American mainstream music and entertainment market. EMS TV is the first and only official European media company that has full access behind the curtains of Hollywood.

EMS TV offers services in the US area, especially in California. Some of their references are interviews with artists Krayzie Bone, Royce da 5´9, Joe Budden, Jerry Heller (Founder of Ruthless Records), Mann, Steve Lobel (Manager) and the covering of shows and events like TYGA, Mobb Deep, Cage vs. Cons and many more.

In summer 2011 Torben and his music production company “NGU Music Group” produced the songs “Vanilla Lights” and “Changing Lanes” for US-Hip-Hop legend Krayzie Bone (of Bone Thugs N Harmony). The songs will be featured by the very talented US-Pop/R&B newcomer group Ellis One which is currently working on their first single release with multi-platinum music producer JR Rotem (Beluga Heights).

Torben build strong business partnerships with international companies like the 1on1 Entertainment, Streets On Beats Germany – own by Michael Aprile aka DJ Bionic, Urban World Management, TNT Photography, Youngstar & Friends, Delicious Visualz, Golden Line Cinema and many more.

Further information about Torben Storck are coming soon!

Latest update: July 18th 2011

Quotation: Never Give Up!

Patent:
Never Give Up-Records / NGU-Records
Never Give Up Music Group / NGU Music Group
Pretty Boi / Pretty Bo!
Chartposition

Business registrations:
Business registration according to §15 Abs. 1 GewO at March 11th 2008.

Founding Publisher:
Never Give Up-Publishing / NGU Publishing (GEMA*) since January 1st 2008

Domains:

Private: www.torbenstorck.de
Business NGU: www.ngumusicgroup.com
Business EMS: www.europeanmusicsounds.com
Artist: www.officialprettyboi.com

* Gema = Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights