Emerald Order Records

The label for the artists everyone else overlooked

The first creator-first label built for the overlooked middle tier of independent artists.

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Our Model

The Gap Nobody Is Filling

Hundreds of thousands of independent artists earn

$1,000–$10,000

a year from streaming

Too big to be hobbyists, too small to get a meeting. No label builds for them.

Proven

Real streaming data.

Ignored

No label attention.

Ready

Primed for growth.

For Artists

Artist-First by Design

$10,000

Marketing advance with no strings on their back catalog.

50%

Flow-through, zero recoupment, paid from day one.


A dedicated strategy session with Kate Hyman.

Apollo Music Marketing

Every dollar reaches the ad platforms

We own Apollo Music Marketing, so there are no agency fees or markups.

Meta

A proven Meta-to-Spotify funnel, measurable at every step.

Spotify

Campaigns across dozens of songs at once.

Kate Hyman

Kate Hyman: the creative edge

Branding and social strategist who builds a custom creative brief around each signed song.


Visual assets, a social narrative and a content roadmap for every artist.

Catalog philosophy

Catalog philosophy: no dead weight

Traditional labels

Whole discographies

Traditional labels inherit whole discographies where most tracks underperform.

Emerald Order Records

Proven top performers

We buy only proven top performers, which also makes sync pitching fast.

Why now. Why us.

First mover at this artist tier

Data-validated acquisitions

Owned marketing stack

Built-in artist loyalty

Partners

Let's build this together

Seeking a distribution partner, a marketing partner and a strategic ally.