Do your music industry climb somewhere else. - Anonymous employee EMPIRE (CA) Employee Review

2.0
Mar 15, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of agency and freedom to try new things.

Cons

A lot of work, slow promotions and they beat around the bush with compensation. Upper management also has little to no management experience & plays weird mind games.

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5.0
Jan 22, 2026
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Pros

They let me post what I want and creative and push the narratives of my choice in order to increase visibility for their artists

Cons

None, i have no cons

3.0
Jun 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of diversity! People from all types of backgrounds work here. Pay is fair according to Bay area standards.

Cons

It seems like the company has been going through a rough patch as it has been growing (bought an expensive new office building, some teams rapidly growing, etc). But plenty of people also leaving because they're finding better opportunities, and good for them. This place may not be as toxic as a major record label but plenty of people have prior backgrounds from major labels, and unfortunately they bring over their toxic work attitudes which then proliferates and normalizes it for everyone else. The company is going thru an interesting transient phase which is kind of beating down the free-spirited nature it once had when I initially started.

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