Luke Bryan announced his own record label, 32 Bridge Entertainment, under his own record company, UMG Nashville, last week. His first signing is Jon Langston who was brought to town by songwriter (and a member of the Peach Pickers) Rhett Akins. Luke kept hearing great things about Jon and says he felt the need to sign him.
“I woke up one day and he put a song out and it was No. 1 on iTunes for five days, and this kid was unsigned. He came out on Farm Tour and just gave a ton of energy, did a great show, and I just looked him in the eye and said, ‘I don’t know how I’m gonna make this happen, but quit worrying about getting a record deal. We’re gonna make sure you get a record deal and we’re gonna make stuff happen.’ I didn’t have anything planned,” says Luke. “You know, sometimes you have to do some things and not be worried to fail, and he’s in it for the right reasons. He loves making music. He loves the fans. He’s out there working his tail off, and he’s growing every day. Every day, he gets better and better. It’s just really, really fun to see somebody going about it in all the right ways, and if I can’t put my name on the line for Jon Langston then…it felt like something I had to do, and it’s so fun.”
Luke, whose latest song “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” is sitting at No. 1 on the country charts, continues his What Makes You Country Tour on Wednesday (September 19th) and kicks off his Farm Tour 2018, with Jon Langston, September 27th in Irwin, Ohio.
Audio / Luke Bryan says starting a record label is a dream come true.
DownloadLuke Bryan (Jon Langston) 1 OC: …going on. :28
“The ability to start a record label through my record label is such a dream come true for me, and it allows me to see these kids and just sign ‘em. If you love ‘em, sign ‘em. Trust your heart and sign ‘em. And Jon Langston kinda came to town through Rhett Akins and Jon lived with Rhett, and I’ve been watching Jon and I’ve been hearing about Jon and about his following down in Georgia. It’s very similar to what I had going on.”
Audio / Luke Bryan says he felt signing Jon Langston to his label was just something he had to do.
DownloadLuke Bryan (Jon Langston) 2 OC: …it’s so fun. :54
“I woke up one day and he put a song out and it was No. 1 on iTunes for five days, and this kid was unsigned. He came out on Farm Tour and just gave a ton of energy, did a great show, and I just looked him in the eye and said, ‘I don’t know how I’m gonna make this happen, but quit worrying about getting a record deal. We’re gonna make sure you get a record deal and we’re gonna make stuff happen.’ I didn’t have anything planned. You know, sometimes you have to do some things and not be worried to fail, and he’s in it for the right reasons. He loves making music. He loves the fans. He’s out there working his tail off, and he’s growing every day. Every day, he gets better and better. It’s just really, really fun to see somebody going about it in all the right ways, and if I can’t put my name on the line for Jon Langston then…it felt like something I had to do, and it’s so fun.”
