October London

About

Jared Samuel Erskine (born October 17, 1986), known professionally as October London, is an American singer and songwriter. He signed to Death Row Records by Snoop Dogg in 2022 and released his studio album, The Rebirth of Marvin, in 2023. Its single, “Back to Your Place”, topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and was nominated for three Soul Train Music Awards.

Jared Samuel Erskine was born on October 17, 1986, in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up there. His mother was a singer and his father was a guitar player; he has stated that he first wanted to be a musician as a child because of his uncles, all singers, and seeing “how music brought everybody together” during the holidays. He began playing piano while in kindergarten. He also performed in a musical group, First Fam, in 2004.

Erskine began performing music professionally under the name Sam London in 2014. Prior to performing as October London, he was training to become a commercial truck driver. He released his debut single, “Black Man in America”, in 2016, which was written about police brutality against Black men in the United States. A music video for the song was released in September 2016…