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About the Founders

About the Founders

Jade Novah

Her debut album, All Blue, earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist and over 35 million streams as a fully independent artist. Her sophomore project, Stages, debuted at #1 on iTunes’ R&B charts, followed by her 2024 concept album Where Have I Been?, a musical and emotional exploration of self-love featuring Leslie Odom Jr., Wayne Brady, and Tabitha Brown. To compliment the album Jade authored Where Have I Been?, a self love workbook, to provide support for others on their healing journey.

Jade’s artistry has been featured on Rolling Stone, Essence, Tamron Hall, and Good Morning America. Jade was both a vocalist and comedian on Jimmy Fallon’s music and comedy game show, That’s My Jam on NBC and a guest star on an episode of The Simpsons, voicing two characters for the Emmy winning series. Jade is currently starring in Tyler Perry’s political comedy series, Miss Governor streaming now on Netflix. Alongside her music and acting, Jade is also a certified sound healer, blending art and mindfulness in everything she creates.

Devin Mykel

Devin Mykel is a visionary music director, producer, and composer whose career spans the studio, the stage, and the screen. An alumni of Berklee College of Music, Devin has earned two Emmy Awards for his arrangements on Cynthia Erivo’s Oscars performance of Stand Up and Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America, as well as an NAACP Image Award for his work on The New Edition Story.

He has collaborated with icons such as Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Demi Lovato, Common, Toni Braxton, The Bee Gees, and Stevie Wonder, with credits on productions including The GRAMMYs, The Oscars, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, and the Savage x Fenty Show. Most recently, his arrangement of Lift Every Voice & Sing opened Super Bowl LIX (2025), performed by Ledisi.

Devin is also a certified in Live Blood Analysis and Detoxification, and is currently studying Herbalism and Human Design — integrating holistic wellness with artistic performance. Through LTBA and The Let There Be Art Podcast, he helps creators build sustainable, soulful careers grounded in wellness, curiosity, and financial independence.

Together

Through Let There Be Art, Jade and Devin are redefining what it means to be a creative in the modern age. Their work — from albums and film scores to e-books and podcasts — invites artists to heal, grow, and thrive while staying true to themselves.

Their latest collaboration, Safe Space: A Guide to Growing Healthier Connections & Community, extends that mission — helping people everywhere cultivate the same depth, authenticity, and connection that LTBA stands for.

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ABOUT US

Let There Be Art is a boutique music & TV/film production company founded by the award-winning husband/wife duo, Jade Novah and Devin Johnson. For nearly a decade, this creative team has been an industry-leading force in an array of creative services, including music production, film scoring, arranging, songwriting, live musical & creative direction, and content creation for some of the biggest artists, labels, networks, brands, and award shows in the world.


LTBA curates a space to empower artists to think beyond their art by teaching them how to cultivate great services, products, strategy, and IP. LTBA helps to teach creators how to build sustainable business models in music, publishing, film, content creation, marketing, and brand partnerships. We help our community take an objective look at how the current state of entertainment has affected creators, the culture, and society at large, while sharing actionable steps to better navigate their industries as unique individuals. Through our combined experiences in the industry we will help blaze new pathways that have historically been gate kept by the major labels, corporations, networks, and film studios. Our network of creatives and entrepreneurs will come together to share resources, experiences, and systems to serve the good of the collective, because we are much stronger working together than trying to compete with these systems alone.

OUR FOUNDERS

JADE NOVAH

Viewed over 150 million times online and amassing a social following of over 2.5 million, Jade Novah is known for everything from her incredible vocals and original music, to her hilarious viral videos, and conscious community. The NAACP Image Award Nominated singer just released her 3rd album “Where Have I Been?” which debuted at #2 on the R&B iTunes Charts, independently. You catch Jade as both a resident vocalist and comedian on Jimmy Fallon’s music and comedy game show, That’s My Jam on NBC and as a guest star on an episode of The Simpsons, voicing two characters for the Emmy winning series.

DEVIN JOHNSON

From the studio to the stage, Devin Johnson can create it all. He’s an eclectic musical director, film composer, record producer, and an alumni of Berklee College of Music. Under the mentorship of Rickey Minor, Johnson was awarded 2 Emmy Awards for his arrangements of Cynthia Erivo’s 2020 Oscars performance of “Stand Up” and “Taking The Stage: African American Music and Stories that changed America” on ABC. He’s an NAACP Image Award winner for his scoring contributions on “The New Edition Story” biopic on BET. In addition to executive producing Jade Novah’s albums, he has worked with many world-class artists including Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Demi Lavato, Common, Toni Braxton, The Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, and many more. He has also composed and arranged music for TV and Awards shows such as American Idol, The GRAMMY’s, The Four, The Masked Singer, NBA All-Star Game, Savage x Fenty Show, Emmy Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Awards, American Music Awards, and the Oscars.

LET THERE BE ART PODCAST

The Let There Be Art Podcast is hosted by award winning husband-wife creator duo, Devin Mykel & Jade Novah. LTBA’s mission is to spark curiosity while teaching and inspiring their community to build sustainable careers as independent creators from a holistic approach. The LTBA Podcast features exclusive interviews from successful independent artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, executives, and other creators about their unique journeys as self made industry professionals. Let There Be Art is currently developing resources, courses, a collaborative community, and other tools for the mind, body, and soul to help the modern creative scale their careers from a side hustle to a 6-figure business.

PAST CLIENTS

Rihanna

Lizzo

Kelly Rowland

Stevie Wonder

Ariana Grande

Toni Braxton

Lady Gaga

Ne-Yo

Todrick Hall

Nicki Minaj

American Idol

The Masked Singer

The Simpsons

Savage Fenty Show Vol. 3

NBA All Star Game

Grammy Awards

Bet Awards

Emmy Awards

The Oscars

MTV Video Music Awards

OUR WORK

Jade Novah - "Savage X fenty Show Vol. 3"

Lizzo - "MTV movie and TV awards"

⁠Rihanna - "MTV Video Music Awards"

Demi Lovato - "Grammy’s Bee Gees tribute"

Cynthia Erivo - "Oscars 2020 Performance"

Jade Novah - "Lost In You" Official Music Video

CONTACT US


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HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday to Friday | 10am-6pm EST

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