Nemperor Records is an American jazz and pop record label, originally distributed by Atlantic Records from 1974 to 1977, and then CBS Records from 1978 onward, and is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment. It was originally founded in 1966 by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein and Nat Weiss and Shaun Weiss, as a management company called "Nemperor Artists Inc". In 1974, the company became a record label after releasing the Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer album, Like Children.