Nick Gross

Nicholas William "Nick" 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

Early life and career

Gross grew up in Laguna Beach, California,[2] and began playing the drums around age seven.[3]

He started a career as a drummer and in subsequent years was the drummer for bands Open Air Stereo and Half the Animal.[4][5] With Open Air Stereo Gross took part in the reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[6] The band later signed with Epic Records.[7]

In 2009, Gross launched STRZ Enterprises, a record studio and record label.[8] He is the founder of Find Your Grind, an education platform,[3] and CEO of Big Noise,[9] a record label he founded with Jon Cohen and John Feldmann in 2018.[10][11] As of 2019 the label's roster included Ashley Tisdale[12] and New Politics.[10] Also in 2018, Gross founded Gross Labs as parent company of Find Your Grind and Big Noise, among others.[8]

In 2018, FYG partnered with esports platform ReKTGlobal, parent company of Rogue, in scholarships for students who want to pursue esports.[13] In 2019 Gross led a series A funding of $10.8 million[14] for ReKTGlobal.[15] He became a member of the board.[16]

In June 2019, Big Noise acquired the hip hop label Commission Record. Its roster includes MadeinTYO, Lil Dicky, Derez De'Shon and DJ Envy.[10] The same year The Used and Travis Tritt signed with Big Noise.[17]

In 2019, Big Noise launched the Noise Nest, a 5000-sq. ft recording studio in Los Angeles[18] and launched the FYG U Music + Tech Festival.[19]

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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. Mitchell, Julian. "Find Your Grind: The Lifestyle Platform Teaching Gen Z Success Through Self-Discovery". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Open Air Stereo | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  7. "Open Air Stereo | AXS TV". Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  8. "Spotlight: Musician-Turned-Entrepreneur Nick Gross Aims for Multi-Dimensional Media Empire With Gross Labs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  9. "Big Noise & Commission Records Announce Partnership". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  10. "Hip-Hop Label Commission Records Enters New Partnership With Big Noise". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  11. "Three Industry Vets Join Forces To Launch Big Noise Collective". All Access. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  12. Mercuri, Monica. "Ashley Tisdale Talks New Album 'Symptoms' And Finding Her Own Voice". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  13. "Find Your Grind and ReKTGlobal team up for $450,000 in esports scholarships". VentureBeat. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  14. "Term Sheet -- Thursday, January 17". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  15. "ReKTGlobal announces $10.8 million funding round". Dot Esports. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  16. Fitch, Adam (2019-01-16). "ReKTGlobal and Rogue raise $10.8 million in Series A funding". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  17. "Spotlight: Musician-Turned-Entrepreneur Nick Gross Aims for a Multi-Dimensional Media Empire With Gross Labs". Billboard. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  18. "NOISE NEST SUMMER LAUNCH!". Gross Labs. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  19. GmbH, finanzen net. "Big Noise Live & Prime Student Bring FYG U Fest to Colleges | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.


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