James Grover (a.k.a YCONN) runs his own boutique artist/writer development company, Signal Records / MGMT, which is currently developing artists such as Henry Dell, Ally Thorn and Lauren St James. The company is co-managed by friend Marcus Jonsson who handles marketing/branding, legal matters, and business outreach/pitching, managing a small team of dedicated song pluggers who together have thousands of contacts across the industry. This leaves James to handle all A&R duties ie anything directly involving musical quality/vision/direction. The idea of the company is simple yet ambitious... to find raw talent and to build that into an artist/writer capable of creating global hits. For talent submissions, please visit signalrecords.co.uk

Send a small selection of your best work, and if it shows real promise, we'll be in touch. If you need a guaranteed response with detailed feedback, A&R consulting rates are £100/hour (zoom or in-person...London only). Additionally, James is a part-time A&R for two independent publishers: Unified-Songs.com --- Dance publisher, representing writers like Bright Sparks, Bertie Scott, Tribbs, and with cuts like Tiesto, Oliver Heldens, Laidback Luke and many many more. JAMmusicPublishing.com --- New music library founded by sync industry veteran Jay Mistry (JMConsultancy.biz, ex BMG,Jinglepunks). JAM represents over 5000 tracks in the UK market from very well-known US libraries like Burnett and PostHaste, and is developing it's own artist label, signing an eclectic and exciting mix of new and old artists and albums across the whole spectrum of music. This complementary set of experiences makes Signal Records a company to watch out for in the near future.​