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Great music deserves to be heard.

Great music deserves to be heard.Great music deserves to be heard.Great music deserves to be heard.

We're dedicated to discovering, developing and promoting artists from Texas.  Want to join our team?  

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Great music deserves to be heard.

Great music deserves to be heard.Great music deserves to be heard.Great music deserves to be heard.

We're dedicated to discovering, developing and promoting artists from Texas.  Want to join our team?  

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What's Ahead

East River 9 Weekend Music

Join us every Friday and Saturday at East River 9 for free live music!

Houston Bluesfest 2025

Make plans now to join us at the 3rd Annual Houston Bluesfest!  Visit houstonbluesfest.com for more details.

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Elle townley TCMA Young Artist finalist!

Elle Townley live at East River 9!

Launch Music Lab artist Elle Townley Finalist in TCMA Young

Check out Elle Townley and join us in Fort Worth for a front row seat for the TCMA Awards!

HOUSTON BLUESFEST RETURNS TO EAST RIVER 9!

CHECK OUT OUR SIZZLE REEL FROM 2023!

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East River 9 Live Music

Bluesfest at East River 9

Bluesfest at East River 9

Join us for our Fridays and Saturdays live music at East River 9!

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Bluesfest at East River 9

Bluesfest at East River 9

Bluesfest at East River 9

Join us this Saturday, November 9th for 2nd Annual Houston Bluesfest at East River 9!  Live music from 5 - 9 PM and it's free to VIP!

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Scenes from Ameripolitan Awards 2024!

Launch Music Lab Sponsors Emerging Artist Stage at Texas Country Music Awards!

    Launch Music Lab Lands in Texas

    Launch Music Lab team joined Texas Music Association at the 2022 Texas Music Awards celebrating great Texas artists and music industry professionals at Billy Bob's Texas.   Launch Music Lab ensures that artists have the right songs, promotion and monetary rewards from play, writers have access to the right artists and co-writers and fans get to enjoy the results.  

    About Us

    Michael Mikulka

    Steven McClintock

    Michael Mikulka

    Engineer /Producer/ Studio Owner

    Co-Founder Launch Music Lab

      

    Michael, owner of Lucky Run Studio, has been recording and producing artists for more than 40 years. He is a 30-year voting Grammy member, whose resume includes such diverse artists as Solange, Sting, Willie Nelson, Chili Peppers, Tiffany, Toby Keith, Lady’s Gaga (Superbowl Show

    Engineer /Producer/ Studio Owner

    Co-Founder Launch Music Lab

      

    Michael, owner of Lucky Run Studio, has been recording and producing artists for more than 40 years. He is a 30-year voting Grammy member, whose resume includes such diverse artists as Solange, Sting, Willie Nelson, Chili Peppers, Tiffany, Toby Keith, Lady’s Gaga (Superbowl Show), the B.B. King band, Tic Toc sensation-Madeline the Person, as well as hundreds of unsigned artists and songwriters. 


    Michael has worked for music publishing giant MCA music, where he recorded and produced songs for artists wanting to take their talents to the next level! With time and experience, Michael’s production skills have become invaluable to singer/songwriters, as well as to self-contained bands. Coming from the highly competitive Southern California music scene, Michael knows firsthand what it takes to compete in today’s market.


    Tracy DeJarnett

    Steven McClintock

    Michael Mikulka

    CMO | Songwriter | Entrepreneur

    Co-Founder Launch Music Lab

      

    Tracy DeJarnett, founder of The Brandsoup Agency, and HoustonLive(TM), is a multi-faceted marketer that specializes in strategic marketing, digital marketing, channel marketing, story development, content strategy and content development both as a CMO for hire and as a full-servi

    CMO | Songwriter | Entrepreneur

    Co-Founder Launch Music Lab

      

    Tracy DeJarnett, founder of The Brandsoup Agency, and HoustonLive(TM), is a multi-faceted marketer that specializes in strategic marketing, digital marketing, channel marketing, story development, content strategy and content development both as a CMO for hire and as a full-service agency. Her background is rich in marketing, communications and creative and technical writing across multiple industries and companies sizes. Her passions also include supporting up and coming Texas singer-songwriters with her songwriter platform HoustonLive™ and music festival Songfest (formerly The Bonfire Texas), Clients include  musicians from Texas, Microsoft, ExxonMobil, Mobil 1, Sprint, Amalto, Rice University, Seremedi, Audimation, ATT and Weatherford.

    Steven McClintock

    Steven McClintock

    Steven McClintock

    Publisher | Promoter | Songwriter

    Co-Founder Launch Music Lab


    Steven McClintock has over 400 plus cuts including Tiffany, Robin Schulz/Pingpong, Andy Williams, Juice Newton, Sixwire, ATC, Shiny Toy Guns, The Nelsons, Paul Jefferson, Michael Peterson, Tumbleweed and more including over 25 films and dozens of TV shows, Steven has been very in

    Publisher | Promoter | Songwriter

    Co-Founder Launch Music Lab


    Steven McClintock has over 400 plus cuts including Tiffany, Robin Schulz/Pingpong, Andy Williams, Juice Newton, Sixwire, ATC, Shiny Toy Guns, The Nelsons, Paul Jefferson, Michael Peterson, Tumbleweed and more including over 25 films and dozens of TV shows, Steven has been very involved in publishing and management with such writers as Grammy nominee Pamela Oland, multi-platinum songwriter Kevin Fisher, and Grammy nominated Chad Petree and Jeremy Dawson from Shiny Toy Guns.   Steven is also co- managing licensing for Shiny Toy Guns, White Apple Tree, Paul Jefferson, Joey Clarkson, Reagan Johnson, Kevin Fisher, Franki Love, Brian Stoner, Spiral Red, Tumbleweed, Don and the Roping Dummies and currently co-managing Michael Peterson with Stan Moress.

    Steven got his first staff songwriting job working for Lionel Conway at Island Music in Los Angeles where he received his first single with Juice Newton. He followed those 3 years with staff writing positions at the Welk Group, George Tobin Music, McJames Music, Sony ATV, Ash Street Music and then back to co-run his own company, McJames Music Inc.

    Accolades include a new double Gold CD in Germany for his production and publishing of the song Snowflakes in the hit German film “Kokowaah” starting Til Schweiger, new Gold CD for Pingpong/Robin Schulz, 2010 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards, winner of the New Music Award for Best New AAA Artist, Best Acoustic Male Vocalist of the Year for LA Music Awards, and Best Acoustic Group for the Orange County Music Awards.
    Steven has gold and multi-platinum awards for record sales with Johnny Cash, Robin Schulz, Tiffany, Andy Williams, Shiny Toy Guns, Berlin, Aaron Tippin, White Apple Tree, ATC, Kokowaah Soundtrack and more.

    Steven’s love of music has long been reflected in performance as well as songwriting. He’s sung background vocals with many artists, such as Phil Collins, Carlene Carter, Tiffany, Elvira, Freddie Fender, BJ Thomas, John Jorgenson of the Desert Rose Band, Jeff Pearson, Victoria Shaw, Alex Harvey, Rob Crosby, Gene Watson, Don Williams, The Nelsons, Paul Jefferson, and Mark Collie. He's also sung in over 200 commercial jingles for radio and television.
     

    Most recently, he has embarked on a as a host for a new songwriter series called THE SONGWRITER with host Steven McClintock. 


    Steven is a member of NSAI, NARAS, AIMP, and NARIP, former board member for Far West Folk, former board member for National Academy of Songwriters(NAS), as well as founding board member for the newly formed California Songwriter Association.

    Launch Music lab awards another guitar at Billy Bob's Texas!

    Congratulations

    We met Logan Papp on the red carpet at Texas Country Music Awards and he walked away away with our 2023 custom acoustic Launch Music Lab Guitar!  Congratulations Logan and we look forward to hearing a few tunes on it soon.

    Let's write a song

    Did you know Launch Music Lab hosts a quarterly Song Camp for songwriters of all ages and skill levels?  Our next one is Spring 2024.  Make sure to register for our newsletter to stay up to date on our announcements.

    Artist Development is our Song

    We love finding new talent to support.  Could that be you?  Send us your info and let's talk!

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    Congratulations Launch Music Lab Guitar winner Elle Townley!

    Elle Townley, Texas singer-songwriter

    Awarded at the Texas Country Music Awards November 13th at Billy Bob's Texas.  Congratulations Elle!

    Launch Music Lab | Publishing, Promotion and Media

    Talent alone is not enough.  Passion and drive are essential yet not enough.  What is missing is direction!   Where do I go with my music?  What do I do with my talent?   How do I let the world know who I am?  That is where we come in.   We help you put all the pieces together."  Launch Music Lab Team

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    Our Services

    Publishing

    For artists looking for songs, we can help you find your next big hit.  For songwriters looking to put your songs in the hands of artists, movies and TV, we can help.  We've got a track record of successful placements around the world.

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    Promotion

    We can get your music to the world, and help you grow your fan base.  From branding, booking to social media, our team has you covered.

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    We are looking for artists to join our team.  Do you think you are ready?  Apply now.  We are seeking 2 - 3 artists for our 2022 - 2023 artist development program.  

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