Seymour Stein has been responsible for his fair share of golden music business stories, and he might just have another on his hands in the shape of Modern Sky UK, a new indie label on a mission.

Brooklyn’s finest record executive sparked the creation of the Liverpool imprint when he introduced Sound City festival founder Dave Pichilingi to LiHui Shen, the businessman behind Modern Sky, the largest independent label and promoter in China.

“I was introduced to the company through ...