In October 2015 it was announced that Megadeth bassist and co-founder David Ellefson had launched a record label and production company, Ellefson Music Productions, also known as EMP (or EMP Label Group), and had tapped Hazaert to oversee Marketing and A&R operations [REF].
In February 2016, it was announced that EMP had partnered with eOne Distribution in North America, and SPV in Europe [REF].