Svoboda | Graniru | BBC Russia | Golosameriki | Facebook

To install click the Add extension button. That's it.

The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.

How to transfigure the Wikipedia

Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? We have created a browser extension. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology.

Try it — you can delete it anytime.

Install in 5 seconds
4,5
Kelly Slayton
Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea!
Alexander Grigorievskiy
I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like.
Live Statistics
English Articles
Improved in 24 Hours
Added in 24 Hours
What we do. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques; in live mode. Quite the same Wikipedia. Just better.
Great Wikipedia has got greater.
.
Leo
Newton
Brights
Milds

Ghazi Shami

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ghazi Shami
Shami in 2024
Occupations
  • Music technologist
  • record producer
  • audio engineer
  • entrepreneur
Known forCEO and founder of Empire Distribution

Ghazi Shami is a Palestinian-American music technologist, record producer, audio engineer, entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Empire Distribution. Empire Distribution was founded in 2010 in San Francisco, California. Empire Distribution has offices in New York, Nashville, the UK and the Middle East.[1][2] [3][4]

Early life

Shami graduated from the College of San Mateo with an associate degree in music technology. He has a bachelor's degree in radio and television from San Francisco State University.[5][6]

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.[7][8][9] [10]

In 2000, he worked as a creative media manager for Audiohighway.com. Shami has helped jump-start the careers of Kendrick Lamar, Migos, Cardi B, and Anderson .Paak.[11][12]

In 2010, Ghazi started Empire Distribution. [citation needed]

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

In 2022, Ghazi partnered with Claude Vonstroke to expand Empire's business into dance culture. Vonstroke is the CEO and founder of independent electronic music label Dirtybird Records. Dirtybird was acquired by Empire in 2022.[13][14]

In 2022, Ghazi started Empire in Africa.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "How EMPIRE Became A Music Industry Giant In An Unlikely City". www.grammy.com.
  2. ^ "How Empire founder Ghazi Shami built San Francisco a new musical kingdom".
  3. ^ Payne, Ogden. "Empire: The Distribution Company That Turned Music Streaming Pennies Into Profit". Forbes.
  4. ^ Hissong, Samantha (October 29, 2020). "Empire's Founder Ghazi Shami -- Future 25". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ "Who Owns EMPIRE Records? Ghazi Shami: The Mastermind Behind The Infamous Label - Industry Hackerz". September 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Rys, Dan (October 20, 2016). "Hip-Hop's Other EMPIRE: How Indie Distributor Is Quietly Owning the Rap Game". Billboard.
  7. ^ Sisario, Ben; Coscarelli, Joe (July 8, 2018). "XXXTentacion Signed $10 Million Album Deal Before His Death" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ^ "Everything You Need To Know About Empire Distribution, Records & Publishing ! - Industry Hackerz". July 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Wyatt, Nick (August 19, 2020). "How To Master Digital Distribution — EMPIRE Edition".
  10. ^ "6 Arabs who are quietly dominating the music industry". noor k.
  11. ^ C.M, Emmanuel C. M. Emmanuel. "Here's How EMPIRE Helps Your Favorite Rappers Climb the Charts - XXL". XXL Mag.
  12. ^ "EMPIRE CEO Ghazi Shami on Reconnecting with WANA". www.scenenoise.com.
  13. ^ Bain, Katie (October 20, 2022). "Claude VonStroke's Dirtybird Label Acquired By EMPIRE". Billboard.
  14. ^ Narozniak, Rachel (November 10, 2022). "Bringing Dirtybird to Roost: Ghazi & Moody Jones Discuss the Electronic Label's Future at EMPIRE". Billboard.
  15. ^ "EMPIRE launches 'EMPIRE Africa', with three executive hires in Nigeria". Music Business Worldwide. February 21, 2022.
  16. ^ Steward, Riley Van. "EMPIRE Is Investing Early In African Music And Culture". Forbes.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghazi Shami.
This page was last edited on 7 June 2024, at 00:43
Basis of this page is in Wikipedia. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported License. Non-text media are available under their specified licenses. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. WIKI 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wikimedia Foundation.
Contact WIKI 2
Introduction
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy