Empty Bus is a vehicle for the journey — bringing artists, creatives and audiences together along the way.
We built a record label because one artist needed one.
Everything about a music career that isn't the music — distribution, rights, promotion, live, merch, the catalog — we learned by doing it ourselves, for a decade, for our own artist. What came out of it is a working machine: the systems, the relationships, the infrastructure a release actually needs. Built once. Built to run again.
Artists already doing the hard part.
You're making the music and building a real audience on your own. What's missing is everything behind it — the distribution, the rights, the shows, the merch, a catalog that isn't scattered across six hard drives. That's the part we're good at.
We don't charge artists to work with us. We build the business alongside you and share in what it earns — so we only do well when you do.
From an idea to a finished song. From a bedroom studio to a stage. From unknown to unforgettable.
Empty Bus Records is the vehicle. The artists decide the destination.
Support great original music from creation through release — and beyond.
More chances for artists to be heard and seen, memorable live experiences, and the business infrastructure that helps music actually reach people.