Nick Gross

Nicholas William Gross (born July 19, 1988)[1] is an entrepreneur, musician and founder of the Find Your Grind education platform.

Nick Gross
NationalityAmerican
Occupationentrepreneur, musician and investor
Known forfounder of Find Your Grind
Spouse(s)Natasha Gross
Children1
RelativesSue Gross (mother)
Bill H. Gross (father)

Early life and career

Gross grew up in Laguna Beach, California,[2] the only son of Bill H. Gross and his second wife Sue,[3] and began playing the drums around age seven.[4] He started a career as a drummer and in subsequent years was the drummer for bands Open Air Stereo and Half the Animal.[5][6] With Open Air Stereo Gross took part in the reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[7] The band later signed with Epic Records.[8]

In 2009, Gross launched STRZ Enterprises, a record studio and record label.[9] He is the founder of Find Your Grind, and education platform,[4] and CEO of Big Noise,[10] a record label he founded with Jon Cohen and John Feldmann in 2018.[11][12] As of 2019 the label's roster included Ashley Tisdale[13] and New Politics.[11] Also in 2018, Gross founded Gross Labs as parent company of Find Your Grind and Big Noise, among others.[9]

In 2018, FYG partnered with esports platform ReKTGlobal, parent company of Rogue and London Royal Ravens,[14] in scholarships for students who want to pursue esports.[15] In 2019 Gross led a series A funding of $10.8 million[16] for ReKTGlobal.[17] He became a member of the board and the lead investor in ReKTGlobal.[18][19]

In June 2019, Big Noise acquired the hip hop label Commission Record. Its roster includes MadeinTYO, Lil Dicky, Derez De'Shon and DJ Envy.[11] The same year The Used and Travis Tritt signed with Big Noise.[20]

In 2019, Big Noise launched the Noise Nest, a 5000-sq. ft recording studio in Los Angeles[21] and launched the FYG U Music + Tech Festival.[22]

In 2020, Gross formed the band Girlfriends with Travis Mills, with the duo citing Blink-182, 5 Seconds of Summer and All Time Low as the band's musical influences.[23] The band released the first single "California" on June 26, 2020, with the music video being released on August 11.[24] This was followed by their second single "Eyes Wide Shut" on 21 August 2020.[25] Their self-titled debut album was released on 23 October 2020 featuring 14 tracks. The production led by John Feldmann was a success with almost 20 songs being written in a few months.[26]

The same year Gross joined John Feldmann as the new drummer of the band Goldfinger.[27]

Personal life

Gross is married to the former Natasha Barritt, the Executive Director of the Find Your Grind Foundation.[28] They have one child together. Gross is estranged from his father.[29]

References
  1. Duke, Phil La (2019-12-02). "From Avocation To Vocation: How I Turned My Hobby Into A Career" With Nick Gross, musician…". Medium. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. Honeysuckle (2016-04-28). "Nick Gross: A Drummer with a Dream". Honeysuckle Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. "Bill Gross's son coughs up $9 million above the Sunset Strip". Dirt. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  4. Mitchell, Julian. "Find Your Grind: The Lifestyle Platform Teaching Gen Z Success Through Self-Discovery". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  5. Chesler, Josh (2017-03-21). "Half the Animal Are the New Band From Laguna Beach and Laguna Beach". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  6. "Half The Animal Premieres Behind the Scenes Look at "Babylon", Drummer Nick Gross Talks Inspiration and East Coast vs. West Coast - Video". IMPOSE Magazine. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  7. "Open Air Stereo | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  8. "Open Air Stereo | AXS TV". Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  9. "Spotlight: Musician-Turned-Entrepreneur Nick Gross Aims for Multi-Dimensional Media Empire With Gross Labs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  10. "Big Noise & Commission Records Announce Partnership". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  11. "Hip-Hop Label Commission Records Enters New Partnership With Big Noise". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  12. "Three Industry Vets Join Forces To Launch Big Noise Collective". All Access. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  13. Mercuri, Monica. "Ashley Tisdale Talks New Album 'Symptoms' And Finding Her Own Voice". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  14. "Royal Ravens owner ReKTGlobal gets US$35m funding from Summit Partners - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  15. "Find Your Grind and ReKTGlobal team up for $450,000 in esports scholarships". VentureBeat. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  16. "Term Sheet -- Thursday, January 17". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  17. "ReKTGlobal announces $10.8 million funding round". Dot Esports. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  18. "ReKTGlobal and TalentX Entertainment Partner to Create TalentX Gaming". The Esports Observer. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  19. Fitch, Adam (2019-01-16). "ReKTGlobal and Rogue raise $10.8 million in Series A funding". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  20. "Spotlight: Musician-Turned-Entrepreneur Nick Gross Aims for a Multi-Dimensional Media Empire With Gross Labs". Billboard. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  21. "NOISE NEST SUMMER LAUNCH!". Gross Labs. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  22. GmbH, finanzen net. "Big Noise Live & Prime Student Bring FYG U Fest to Colleges | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  23. "girlfriends". Big Noise. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  24. Dowd, Rachael (August 11, 2020). "See Travis Mills Return to Music with His New Pop-Punk Band Girlfriends". Alt Press. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  25. Desk, BWW News. "girlfriends Release New Single 'Eyes Wide Shut'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  26. "girlfriends Announce Debut Self-Titled Album Produced By John Feldmann". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  27. Punknews.org. "Goldfinger announce new album". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  28. "Natasha Gross – Find Your Grind". findyourgrind.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  29. "Investment Outlook From Bill Gross September 2020" (PDF). williamhgross.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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