Julia Cole Inks With Broke Records & Neon Coast
Pictured (L-R, top row): Martha Earls (Owner, Neon Coast), Bryan Bernstein (A&R, broke) , Nathaniel Kosko (Marketing Director, broke), Armin Sadeghzadeh (Operations Director, broke), Tiger Greene (Tour Manager) and Jess Tomlins (Management, Neon Coast). (L-R, bottom row): Brandon De Oliveira (Founder, COO, broke), Julia Cole and Andre Benz (Founder, CEO, broke).
Julia Cole has signed a global recording deal with broke Records, the independent label founded by Andre Benz and Brandon DeOliveira under Create Music Group. With over 600 million global streams and 2.5 million followers across platforms, the Texas-born singer-songwriter becomes the label’s first country signing.
Cole has also signed with Nashville-based music management and entertainment company Neon Coast under the leadership of Martha Earls and Jess Tomlins, joining a roster that includes Kane Brown, Restless Road, Dylan Schneider, Kat Luna and Nightly.
“My journey as an independent artist is the reason I feel so close to the millions of #Coleteam fans who stream my music,” says Cole. “They are my WHY. I’m motivated by every message I get from a #Coleteam sister telling me my music helped her heal and not feel alone. I know my music can impact even more people with a strong team, which is why I’m so proud to be partnering with broke Records and Neon Coast, the perfect blend of Nashville teamwork and coastal creativity.”
Cole has built her career entirely independently thus far. Her latest single, “Day Late & A Buck Short,” has amassed 200 Million views on social media, 52 Million on demand streams and is in rotation on SiriusXM The Highway. It has been featured on flagship playlists including Spotify’s Hot Country, Apple Music’s Today’s Country and Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Country. Cole has toured globally in over 10 countries, and is gearing up for Australia dates. Her new single “Hunting Boots” is out today (Aug. 22).
“When we first met Julia, I immediately knew we’d end up working together,” shares Benz. “Her independent ability to execute her career at every intersection, combined with the ambition to dive into the ‘impossible’ with no fear, represents everything we do at broke and words cannot describe how excited we are to now partner with her as our first break-through Country artists.”
“Julia embodies the modern artist: exceptionally talented, driven and deeply connected to her fans,” adds Earls. “What she has built independently is remarkable and we are eager to support her in this next stage of her career.”
