Ghazi, founder of the indie label and distribution giant Empire, has announced the launch of his newest company, Supply Chain, an independent B2B cloud-based distribution company for the global music industry, which encapsulates technology, distribution, operations, and commercial connectivity. Alongside the launch, the company announced two senior leadership appointments, with Craig May joining as SVP of marketing and Kristy May as SVP of business affairs. Supply Chain’s international headquarters are based in Amsterdam, one of Europe’s most-connected music and technology hubs.
According to the announcement, the company’s goal is a huge one: to build the infrastructure that independent music runs on. Supply Chain is working with a variety of clients across the industry ecosystem, including a launch partnership with Beatport-owned Ampsuite, to power infrastructure expansion. Supply Chain can manage contracts, master royalties, publishing royalties, merch royalties, split payments and more.
It introduces a lot of operational efficiencies and reduces tech friction, and when you do all that, you’re allowing creativity to flourish. Our software is built for independents and it’s designed to connect and serve the independent community.” Beatport CEO Matt Gralen says, “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.”
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