Laughing Heart Music

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Management company · Halifax, Nova Scotia

Managers

Compiled from official public sources · last checked November 5, 2026

Laughing Heart Music is an Atlantic Canadian artist-management and music company founded in 2015 by Nigel Jenkins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, representing Sophie Noel, Daniel James McFadyen, Kelly McMichael, and Rum Ragged.

Laughing Heart Music is an artist management, record label, and development company operating across Atlantic Canada from Halifax, Nova Scotia and Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. Founded in 2015 by Nigel Jenkins, a music industry executive and graduate of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University with a Certificate in Entertainment Law from Osgoode Hall, the company supports Canadian artists through touring, export development, release coordination, grant development, and career planning. Operating both artist management and the independent imprint LHM Records, the company represents a distinguished roster of Atlantic Canadian talent including Dartmouth indie songwriter Sophie Noel, Annapolis Valley singer-songwriter Daniel James McFadyen, St. John's rock artist and Polaris Music Prize nominee Kelly McMichael, and traditional folk group Rum Ragged. Nigel Jenkins has served as Chair of the Board of Directors for MusicNL and on the Board of Directors of the East Coast Music Association (ECMA). MusicList verifies Laughing Heart Music as an active Canadian music management company and record label based on official organization documentation and credited releases.

Atlantic Canadian artist managementrecord label and publishingHalifax and Corner Brook operationsindependent music development

Artist Management

Management Roster

4 artists
Rum RaggedSourced

St. John's, NL

folktraditionalceltic

Juno-nominated Newfoundland folk and traditional ensemble known for electrifying arrangements of Atlantic songs, bouzouki, and button accordion.

Dartmouth, NS

indie-folkart-rockalternative-pop

Dartmouth singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer crafting textured indie songs between folk, art rock, and alt-pop.

Services & representation

Services
artist managementrecord labelmusic publishing
Service territory
Canada, International
Submissions
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Documented Production & Release Credits

4 release
I Think I Do This
Artist: Sophie Noel·2025

I Think I Do This

Record Label & Artist Management

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August, I'm Yours
Artist: Daniel James McFadyen·2021

August, I'm Yours

Artist Management

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Waves
Artist: Kelly McMichael·2021

Waves

Artist Management

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The Thing About Fish
Artist: Rum Ragged·2019

The Thing About Fish

Record Label & Artist Management

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Selected work

  • Rum Ragged - The Thing About Fish
    record label & management · 2019
  • Kelly McMichael - Waves
    artist management · 2021
  • Daniel James McFadyen - August, I'm Yours
    artist management · 2021
  • Sophie Noel - I Think I Do This
    record label & management · 2025