Empire Building: Warner Music Nashviile Sr. Dir./Digital Content Strategy & Partnerships Bri Small has joined Empire as VP/Digital, and multi-genre songwriter, producer and artist Zak Waters has been named Dir./A&R. Both are based in Nashville. Prior to her nearly seven years with Warner, Small was Coord./Digital at NBCUniversal in Los Angeles. Waters has co-written and produced multiple RIAA Gold and Platinum releases, and toured internationally as both a frontman and musical director.