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Orangehaus Entertainment (formerly Orangehaus Records) is a nonprofit student-run entertainment company founded in 2004 within Anderson University’s Music Business program. In addition to hosting live events and engaging in social entrepreneurship, the company promotes independent artists attending Anderson University and the surrounding community. It is best known for being the first to sign singer-songwriter, Jon McLaughlin.

Anderson University
a.   Anderson University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Anderson, Indiana. The college is affiliated with the Church of God Anderson. The University has 1,567 students and offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, as well as graduate programs in business, music, and theology.

Services
a.   Orangehaus Entertainment serves artists attending Anderson University and in the surrounding community. Orangehaus Entertainment brands, markets, and records new artists, partners with community organizations to host live events, and serves as a learning tool for Music Business students.

Recordings

 * 1) Jon McLaughlin - “Jon McLaughlin” (2004)
 * 2) Nathaniel Hency - “All I Have to Spare” (2006)
 * 3) Leah Ashton - “Leah Ashton” (2007)
 * 4) Various artists - “The Conspiracy of Color” (2010)
 * 5) Jon McLaughlin - “The Early Recordings” (2010)
 * 6) Various artists - “Four Stories” (2011)
 * 7) Rob Krosley - “The Ones Who Got it Right” (2012)
 * 8) Various artists - “Gone From My Sight” (2016)

Jon McLaughlin
a.   Jon McLaughlin (born September 27th, 1982) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter, producer, and pianist from Anderson Indiana. In 2003, Jon released an independent album entitled, “Up Until Now.” This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with Orangehaus Records. The self-titled album was released in 2004 to local and regional praise. Soon after, he began touring and traveling throughout the Midwest. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007. His most successful song is the 2008 single “Beating My Heart” from his second album OK Now.

Publishing
a.   Orangehaus Publishing is the publishing arm of Orangehaus Entertainment. It provides copyright administration for recordings owned by Orangehaus Entertainment.

Live Entertainment
a.   Orangehaus has worked with artists to put on shows in the greater Indianapolis area to benefit both the community and independent student musicians.

Orangehaus Music Business Camp
a.  Orangehaus Music Business Camp offers a unique week-long summer experience designed to help high school students discover what it takes to have a career in the music business. b.  Students have the opportunity to fully exploit their own talents by choosing to play in a band, write songs, record in a studio, or get practical learning experience in music marketing and promotion. The award-winning and international faculty help students grasp studio technology and create their own DIY home studio. Students choose from classes such as studio recording, live sound, songwriting, EPK creation, music marketing strategies, booking gigs, building a fan-base, social media, and legal aspects of the music business.