DALLAS · ALICANTE
RL Productions
Record label | Music publisher | Artist services
Independent music. Artist ownership. Lasting possibility.
Founded by recording artist Russ Lorenson, we put the experience and infrastructure of an independent recording career to work for select artists, with creative independence and sustainable development at the center.
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS
News
Russ Lorenson Announces "What I Want For Christmas (20th Anniversary Edition)"
The newly remastered and expanded holiday album arrives Nov. 19, following two advance singles and ahead of a Dec. 4 conversation and listening celebration at Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco.
Welcoming Ben Chavez
Houston-based singer-songwriter Ben Chavez joins RL Productions as the first artist signed through its developing-artist initiative, retaining ownership and creative control of his music.
His first release under the partnership, “Glitter Is My Favorite Color,” arrives September 25, 2026, alongside the world premiere of Last Day, County Fair, presented by Performing Arts Houston.
Our artists
Russ Lorenson
Recording artist & founder
Jazz artist Russ Lorenson brings a lifelong love of vocal artistry and two decades of independent releases to RL Productions.
Ben Chavez
Singer-songwriter
Houston-based singer-songwriter and performer Ben Chavez combines contemporary pop, soulful vocals, and singer-songwriter storytelling.
Independent by design
Record label
Distribution, release strategy, and project management that connect the recording to a considered release plan.
Music publisher
Publishing is part of our foundation, alongside the rights and catalog work that supports a lasting body of music.
Artist services
Practical support for select independent artists, shaped around their goals, creative identity, and sustainable development.
The work behind the music
Distribution · Release strategy and project management · Digital marketing · Playlist development · Rights and catalog management · Data-driven performance analysis
Discover our playlist network
Carefully curated listening experiences celebrating vocal artistry, great songs, and seasonal favorites. Explore the Curator’s, Songbook, Tribute, and Holiday series.
Artist-founded. Independently minded.
RL Productions is an independent record label, music publisher and artist services company with operations in Dallas, Texas and Alicante, Spain. Founded by recording artist Russ Lorenson, the company provides independent artists with distribution, release strategy and project management, digital marketing, playlist development, rights and catalog management, and data-driven performance analysis.
Its developing-artist initiative puts the infrastructure and experience built through Lorenson’s own independent recording career to work for select artists while emphasizing artist ownership, creative independence and sustainable development.
Dallas, Texas · Alicante, Spain
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