About Us

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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.

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.

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.