Laughing Heart Music
SourcedManagement 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.
Artist Management
Management Roster
Annapolis Valley indie-folk and Americana singer-songwriter known for heartfelt storytelling, road-tested melodies, and communal live energy.
St. John's singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer acclaimed for incandescent melodies, clever lyricism, and the ECMA-winning LP Waves.
Juno-nominated Newfoundland folk and traditional ensemble known for electrifying arrangements of Atlantic songs, bouzouki, and button accordion.
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
- Representative roster
- Sophie Noel, Daniel James McFadyen, Kelly McMichael, Rum Ragged
- Submissions
- Submission policy not stated ↗· Last checked November 5, 2026
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Documented Production & Release Credits
4 releaseI Think I Do This
Record Label & Artist Management
August, I'm Yours
Artist Management
Waves
Artist Management
The Thing About Fish
Record Label & Artist Management
Selected work
- record label & management · 2019Rum Ragged - The Thing About Fish
- artist management · 2021Kelly McMichael - Waves
- artist management · 2021Daniel James McFadyen - August, I'm Yours
- record label & management · 2025Sophie Noel - I Think I Do This
Sources & provenance
- Official website (laughingheartmusic.com) ↗checked November 5, 2026