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Moody Jones

General Manager / President, DIRTYBIRD / EMPIRE Dance

Moody Jones is an entrepreneurial entertainment executive and artist who thrives on creating new rules and executing unique concepts. The Billboard 40 Under 40 honoree is the GM of Dance at EMPIRE – an independent distribution company and record label pioneering the future generation of the music business. Here, he leads EMPIRE’s dance division globally which began by acquiring iconic San Francisco based record label, Dirtybird, in 2022. Since then, Moody has grown the division significantly, working on culturally defining projects such as Aluna’s Noir Fever Records imprint, Rochelle Jordan’s acclaimed album Through The Wall, and with lauded Dance artists The Martinez Brothers, Mu540, Francis Mercier, Nitefreak, Walker & Royce & many more. Prior to this, Moody was the SVP of Digital & Creative at the company working on campaigns with top artists such as Shaboozey, Busta Rhymes, XXXtentacion, Snoop Dogg, Aaliyah, and more. Moody also operates his own marketing agency – Everybody Knows – a creative collective and has featured Brent Faiyaz, JLO, among others. Before EMPIRE, he helped build Wavo as GM, where he was instrumental in scaling its media buying and data-driven music marketing business.


Moody is a strong advocate for mental health, well-being, fitness, and positive mindset. An AFEM board member, he’s participated in featured conversations with Digital Marketing World Forum, the Music Business Association (Music Biz), A2IM, ADE, Beatport Connect, Reeperbahn Festival, among others. He has been named a HITS Magazine Noisemaker, as well as served on the prestigious music marketing jury for the Clio Music Awards.