User:Adjoajo/Ghazi

Ghazi Shami was raised in San Francisco, California, Bay Area to Palestinian parents. He is a music technologists, record producer, entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Empire Distribution, and audio engineer. Empire Distribution was founded in 2010, in San Francisco, California. Empire Distribution has offices in New York, Nashville, the UK and the Middle East. Moody Jones is the Senior Vice President Digital & Creatie for Empire recordings, distribution, and publishing.

Early Life
Shami graduated from the College of San Mateo with an associate's degree in music technology. He has a bachelor's degree in radio and television from San Francisco State University.

Career
In 1995, he worked as an audio engineer for 3rd Eye Studios. Shami's music label has produced music for 50 Cent, XXXTentacion, Benny the Butcher, Hayley Kiyoko, Nef the Pharaoh, The Foreign Exchange, Rapper Big Pooh, Keak Da Sneak, Kendrick Lamar, and others.

In 2000, he worked as a creative media manager for Audiohighway.com. Shami has jump started careers for Kendrick Lamar, Migos, Cardi B, and Anderson .Paak.

In 2010, Ghazi started Empire Distribution.

In February of 2021, Ghazi opened up a US division in the U.S. focussing on marketing in West Asia, North Africa, and the African Diaspora.

In 2022,Ghazi partnered with Claude Vonstorke, to expand Empire's business into dance culture. Vonstroke is the CEO and founder of Dirtybird a dance imprint brand of house and techno music. Vonstroke's is also known as Barclay Crenshaw. Ghazi has purchased Dirtybird's catalog.

In 2022, Ghazi started Empire in Africa.