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Nigel Jenkins is an artist manager, record label owner, and music industry leader based in Steady Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. He is the founder of Laughing Heart Music, a full-service music company that represents award-winning artists including Rum Ragged, Inn Echo, and Daniel James McFadyen. Through Laughing Heart Music, Nigel works across artist management, music publishing, and record label services.

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Nigel holds a law degree from Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and a Certificate in Entertainment Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. He currently serves as Past Chair of the Board of Directors for MusicNL following five and a half years as Board Chair, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the East Coast Music Association from 2021 to 2023.

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Beyond the music sector, Nigel has served as a Town Councilor for the Town of Steady Brook, and has sat on the Board of Directors of Trailhead Development Company, a not-for-profit organization advancing rural economic development in Parson's Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador.