Up North Management Group, the digital content creator talent management agency founded by brothers Cody and Cole Hock, has expanded beyond gaming-focused creators with the launch of a pop culture and lifestyle division and the signing of seven new YouTubers.
Prior to launching the new division, Up North represented around 20 gaming and esports creators across YouTube and TikTok, including Kenny Beecham/KOT4Q (who has 1.12 million subscribers on YouTube), Formula (4.62 million on YouTube), Coconut Brah (1.67 million on YouTube), SoaR Gaming member SoaR Milo (669K on YouTube), NoisyButters (1.19 million on YouTube), and Nasher (609K on YouTube).
The Hocks’ agency has brokered deals for its clients with major brands including Samsung, Nesquik, Amazon Studios, Jarritos, Smile Direct Club, Gatorade, Bauer, LG, Oculus, SteelSeries, and Heinz.
“We are thrilled to expand into the pop culture & lifestyle space, adding 7 new, incredibly talented creators to our roster,” the Hocks tell Tubefilter. “These creators represent a new & exciting wave in the Curation Economy, where they have become trusted sources for new content recommendations and critiques in pop culture, film and television.”
Up North’s new signings include:
Up North says that together with its roster of gaming creators, these seven “represent the future of digital media, entertainment & culture.”
Each week, we handpick a selection of stories to give you a snapshot of trends,…
A decade ago, this would have been a surreal headline from The Onion, but in…
The English Premier League returns for a new season on August 21, and two days later,…
Can one of China's biggest video hosting sites compete with the titans of the Western…
A month after saying that "AI has fundamentally transformed the tech industry" to explain why…
After more than a year of Netflix treating YouTube like its own personal "farm league"…