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Ramey Syufy
CEO & Founder
Ramey is a Lebanese-American record producer, music executive, and entrepreneur. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he developed a love for music at an early age. It wasn’t until the age of 24 that he downloaded his first music creating software and discovered his affinity for music production. Despite having a full time job where he rose in the ranks to Regional Vice President at a nation-wide athletic club company, he still found time to progress his music career. Ramey quickly built a name for himself in the Northern California hip hop scene for running recording sessions out of his house as well as producing for, writing for, and managing various artists. In 2021 he produced records for Billboard charting and platinum recording artist PnB Rock as well as many regional success stories such as Lil Pete and Lil Bean. That next year Ramey quit his corporate job and decided to pursue a career in the music industry full time.
In spring of 2022, Ramey signed a deal with major recording and distribution force, EMPIRE, and began attending and contributing to recording sessions held at their headquarters in San Francisco, California. Inspired by the company's independent success and unique approach to the music industry, Ramey decided to combine his business experience with his passion for music and start his own record label, ThatsXpensive, in the heart of the Bay Area. Today, ThatsXpensive Publishing LLC and ThatsXpensive Records LLC operate underneath the record label umbrella and offer friendly deals with flexible terms to artists, producers, and songwriters. As he runs the operations of both companies, he continues to produce, engineer, and write for artists. Ramey aims for ThatsXpensive to be a major force in the music publishing and recording industry for generations to come with plans for physical expansion to Los Angeles and the East Coast.
In spring of 2022, Ramey signed a deal with major recording and distribution force, EMPIRE, and began attending and contributing to recording sessions held at their headquarters in San Francisco, California. Inspired by the company's independent success and unique approach to the music industry, Ramey decided to combine his business experience with his passion for music and start his own record label, ThatsXpensive, in the heart of the Bay Area. Today, ThatsXpensive Publishing LLC and ThatsXpensive Records LLC operate underneath the record label umbrella and offer friendly deals with flexible terms to artists, producers, and songwriters. As he runs the operations of both companies, he continues to produce, engineer, and write for artists. Ramey aims for ThatsXpensive to be a major force in the music publishing and recording industry for generations to come with plans for physical expansion to Los Angeles and the East Coast.