Empire Distribution
Eric Hurt has a strong background in the music industry, with experience working in various roles for different companies. Eric'smost recent position was as the VP of A&R Publishing for EMPIRE - Distribution | Recordings | Publishing in Nashville, where they played a key role in expanding the company's presence in the country music space. Prior to that, Eric worked as the Sr. Director of Creative for independent publisher Black River Entertainment, LLC, representing hit songwriters and artists. Eric also held similar positions at Spirit Music Group and Zavitson Music Group, where they represented artists and songwriters on a publishing and management level. Eric's early career included a role as the Creative Director for Universal Music Publishing / Brentwood Benson. Overall, Eric's experience demonstrates their expertise in A&R, publishing, and creative direction in the music industry.
Eric Hurt earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition and Arranging from Belmont University, where they attended from 1996 to 1999.
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Empire Distribution
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Empire is a digital media distribution company that provides up-to-date social networking outreaches.Empire has released albums in various genres but it is predominantly focused on hip hop music. Companies and artists such as Top Dawg Entertainment (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, SZA), Steel Wool (Anderson Paak, Watsky, Jez Dior), Jazz Anderson,Cody Wolfe, Kane Brown, Funk Volume, WHITE EAGLE,(Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton), ESGN (Freddie Gibbs), Think It's A Game Entertainment (Rich Homie Quan, YFN Lucci), Paper Route Empire (Young Dolph), Trill Entertainment (Boosie Badazz, Webbie), Last Kings Records (Tyga), Taylor Gang Entertainment (Berner, Chevy Woods), Hustle Gang, No Limit Forever Records (Master P, Choppa, Romeo Miller, G5-J, Cymphonique, Silkk the Shocker), Nature Sounds (J Dilla, Devin the Dude, Pete Rock), Jamla Records (9th Wonder, Rapsody), Bad Vibes Forever (XXXTentacion) and Mastered Trax (C-Kan), Rich Broke Entertainment (Lil Duval) have partnerships with EMPIRE, with music being distributed across platforms such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon.com, Deezer, Spotify, SoundCloud, and Rdio, along with physical CDs and being distributed to traditional record stores.It is an American distribution company and record label founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami and headquartered in San Francisco, California with offices in New York City, London, and Atlanta.