Artist management company YMU Music and Dan Caplen have launched a new joint-venture record label called Leander Records.
YMU Music has managed Dan Caplen for two years and the newly launched label will provide a platform for the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist to release his own original material, with a plan to reveal new tracks every four to six weeks.
The first of these will be No Letting Go, a cover of the Wayne Wonder classic, which is released this Friday (January 22).
Caplen is best known for writing and performing on the triple platinum, Ivor Novello winning and Brit nominated single These Days, with Rudimental and Macklemore, which to date has achieved over 745 million streams on Spotify.
Caplen also co-wrote One Second on Stormzy’s most recent No.1 album and wrote the current Top 10 hit Paradise by Meduza feat. Dermot Kennedy.
“Dan is an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a burning desire to control his own destiny and we are excited that he has chosen to partner with us on this ambitious new project.”
Chris Dempsey, YMU Music
Chris Dempsey, Director, YMU Music said: “Leander Records is a true joint venture between YMU Music and Dan, with both parties investing equally in the label and sharing in its success.
“Dan is an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a burning desire to control his own destiny and we are excited that he has chosen to partner with us on this ambitious new project.
“We have the infrastructure , including our own in-house A&R, streaming and digital divisions, to provide Dan with everything he needs to reach a global audience.”
“I saw this idea of a joint venture with YMU Music as an amazing opportunity to get my music out there in a way I could have some measure of control over.”
Dan Caplen
Dan Caplen added: “I have a body of work that I’ve being working on in recent times that I’m really excited about and I saw this idea of a joint venture with YMU Music as an amazing opportunity to get my music out there in a way I could have some measure of control over.
“I’ve been signed to a major label and I’ve investigated all the various label services available, but nothing felt like giving me the autonomy I wanted than putting out my own material on my own label.”Music Business Worldwide
