Milk & Honey Launches Record Label

Milk & Honey, which specializes in managing producers, songwriters and DJs – it also runs a sports talent agency and music catalog M&A brokerage – has announced the launch of its record label, Milk & Honey Records.

The details:

• The label will be focused on pop and dance music.

• It has a physical and digital distribution deal in place with The Orchard.

• Industry veteran Dana Shayegan, whose career has included stints at iHeartRadio, Studio71 US and The Collective, will run the label.

• Shayegan was also the Co-Founder of Monk Music, which released more than 3,000 songs across Caribbean and African music.

Favorable deals:

• Acknowledging the difficulties of making a living as a songwriter, Milk & Honey says the label will be “the first... to offer songwriters a sizeable amount of gifted master points... giving songwriters as much as double digits worth of points perpetually accounted directly to them as a production royalty.”

• It will consider single-track recordings deals in the right circumstances.

• In a press release, Milk & Honey Founder Lucas Keller addresses artists directly, stating: “Bring us your songs that you might have sent to another label where you wouldn’t be given points. You don’t need to be a Milk & Honey songwriter or artist; we want to be in business with you.”

What they said:

• Lucas Keller: “Today, artists and their managers have become more independent from the major labels and are building tremendous cottage industries, so we decided that now is the right time for us to enter the space. Milk & Honey is a house built by songwriters, and the firm has never lost its way in putting them first.”

• Brad Navin, CEO of The Orchard: “Both The Orchard and Milk & Honey are deeply committed to fostering an environment where creativity thrives. We will leverage our respective strengths and networks collaborating to create substantial value, enhanced exposure, expanded resources, and a wider global reach, empowering artists to connect with new audiences and achieve their full potential.”