Cr2 Records managing director Mark Brown has set up a new label imprint called BLK&WHT Records, with a bold plan to “inject a fresh new enthusiasm into the music industry”.

The new label, which will focus on electronica and pop, will be dedicated “first and foremost” to artist development, according to Brown.

“After 12 years of running Cr2 Records, I felt it was a natural progression to set up an imprint that has much more of an artist development approach ...