One:eight Entertainment Launches Publishing Division, Signs Producers Kyle Lee & Ryan Rich
Pictured (L-R): Taylor Niemi, Alex Whiten, Bella Miller, Derek Spirk, Ryan Rich, Greg Ham, Kyle Lee, Madeline Halm and Elyse Mead
Artist development company one:eight entertainment has launched a new publishing division led by Greg Ham and Madeline Halm and has signed producers and songwriters Kyle Lee and Ryan Rich.
Since its founding, one:eight entertainment has represented many influential artists and creatives in music and entertainment, including Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Steven Curtis Chapman, Robert Deaton, Charity Gayle, DOE, Joseph O’Brien and Ryan Kennedy.
Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Lee joins one:eight publishing following years of partnership with the team through work with clients such as CeCe Winans and Michael W. Smith. This year alone, Lee has worked with artists including Chris Tomlin, CeCe Winans, Charity Gayle, DOE, Gateway Worship, Josh Baldwin, Patrick Mayberry and Ryan Kennedy. His work has earned multiple No. 1 singles, Gold and Platinum certifications, and several Grammy and Dove Awards, including four recent Dove nominations, including Producer of the Year. He’s best known for projects like CeCe Winans’ Believe For It, Gateway Worship Español’s Danzando, Leeland’s Way Maker, and Josh Baldwin’s Made For More.
Producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rich has quickly become one of the industry’s most respected emerging creatives, collaborating with artists including Martin Smith, Charity Gayle, Gateway Worship, Michael Bethany, Abbie Gamboa, and Elyssa Figueroa, and his work has earned multiple Dove Award nominations. Whether producing records at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in the UK, or writing songs that have found homes in churches around the world, Rich approaches every project with this purpose: creating music that points people to Jesus while championing the artists that have been entrusted to him.
“Creativity is always in its healthiest form when it’s flowing in a community of people who share the same vision, and who champion each other,” says Lee. “Through that lens, I’ve never been so hopeful and encouraged than I am entering this new season of partnership with one:eight and collaboration with Ryan Rich.”
“As the industry continues to evolve, we’re excited to expand the ways we serve the creative community,” adds Ham, Founder of one:eight entertainment, “We have seen first-hand how songs have the potential to make an eternal impact. That’s why we’re passionate about coming alongside the songwriters and producers behind those songs to help them steward their God-given gifts.”
