EMPIRE Founder Ghazi Launches Supply Chain, a Music Service Provider for Independents

Ghazi, Founder of EMPIRE, the large-scale independent label and distributor, has announced the global launch of Supply Chain. This new B2B cloud-based distributor aims to provide independent music companies with bespoke, diversified services to grow with the industry.

How it works:

• A statement announcing the launch says that Supply Chain offers “independent music businesses neutral, enterprise-grade infrastructure without requiring them to give up control of their catalog, data, client relationships, or commercial choices.”

The details:

• Ghazi has hired Craig May as SVP of Marketing and Kristy May as SVP of Business Affairs.

• The company will be based in Amsterdam.

• Supply Chain was in beta last year and is now fully available.

• Ampsuite, a music label management and digital distribution platform owned by Beatport, is one of Supply Chain’s launch partners.

What they said:

• Ghazi: “There needs to be a fully fleshed-out rights management system that is also culturally nuanced. The needs of an independent label in Brazil are not the same as an artist in India, which are not the same as a private equity company that’s invested $500 million in catalogs. Supply Chain can manage contracts, master royalties, publishing royalties, merch royalties, split payments, and more. It’s been a labor of love for five years. I wanted to build something as scalable and as future-proof as possible. It introduces a lot of operational efficiencies and reduces tech friction, and when you do all that, you’re allowing creativity to flourish.”

• Beatport CEO Matt Gralen: “Ampsuite offers the most complete set of tools for the labels that power Beatport, but we are always looking to provide more and respond to evolution in the industry. In Supply Chain, we have a partner that offers advanced features out of the box and the ability and ambition to build for the future of the business.”