• Winner of Best Festival for Emerging Talent at UK Festival Awards

  • Nigel Jenkins (Laughing Heart Music Ltd., Canada)

    Nigel Jenkins is a graduate of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, with a Certificate in Entertainment Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. Nigel is an artist manager and record label owner based in Steady Brook, NL. Through his company, Laughing Heart Music, Nigel has worked with artists like Rum Ragged, Kelly McMichael, Rube & Rake, Hillsburn and many others as a manager, label owner, and music publisher.

    Nigel is the Chair for the Board of Directors for MusicNL. He served on the East Coast Music Association board of directors for two years from 2021-2023. He was nominated for the 2022 East Coast Music Award for Artist Manager of the Year, the 2021 Music NL awards for Industry Professional of the Year and Outstanding Company of the Year, and the 2019 East Coast Music Award for Artist Manager of the Year.