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EMPIRE
San Francisco-based independent distributor and label, hip-hop-rooted and now all-genre, offering deal structures from distribution through full label services while artists retain ownership of their masters.
- Best for
- Artists with momentum wanting label muscle without a major. Independent artists with proven audience, streaming, or revenue momentum who want hands-on industry support and have enough to leverage to negotiate favorable ownership and control.
- Skip if
- You just need cheap DIY distribution, have little audience or revenue data, or want published pricing and guaranteed acceptance.
- First move
- Pitch only once you have growth numbers to show.
- Watch out
- Selective; a deal, not a signup. Have a music attorney review the agreement before signing anything.
- Reach
- Industry-wide
- When
- Worth it once you are growing an audience.
- Based in
- United States