Nick Gross
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Nicholas William Gross (born 19 July 1988)[1] is an American entrepreneur, musician and founder of the Find Your Grind education platform. Gross founded the band girlfriends together with Travis Mills in 2020.[2][3][4] He is also a member of Goldfinger.[5]
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| Born | July 19, 1988 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur Musician Investor |
| Known for | Founder of Find Your Grind Drummer for the band girlfriends |
| Spouse | Natasha Gross |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Sue Gross (mother) Bill H. Gross (father) |
Early life
Gross grew up in Laguna Beach, California,[6] the only son of Bill H. Gross and his second wife Sue,[7] and began playing the drums around age seven.[8] He started a career as a drummer and in subsequent years was the drummer for bands Open Air Stereo and Half the Animal.[9][10] With Open Air Stereo, Gross took part in the reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[11] The band later signed with Epic Records.[12]
In 2009, Gross launched STRZ Enterprises, a record studio and record label.[8]
Career
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Gross Labs
In 2018, Gross founded Gross Labs as parent company of Find Your Grind and Big Noise, among others.[8] Gross Labs invested in 100 Thieves, Buzzfeed, DraftKings, among others.[13]
In 2019 Gross led a series A funding of $10.8 million[14] for ReKTGlobal.[15]
Find Your Grind
In 2015, Nick and Natasha Gross founded the Find Your Grind Foundation to support disadvantaged young people.[16][17]
In September 2015, Find Your Grind Foundation collaborated with Anaheim Ducks to start the Find Your Grind Hockey Scholarship Program.[18]
In 2018, Gross founded Find Your Grind as an education platform with free online curriculum for students.[19][20] Celebrity mentors included Tony Hawk, Monique Coleman and Will.i.am.[21]
Big Noise
In 2018, Gross founded the music group Big Noise together with ex-Vagrant executive Jon Cohen[22] and rock producer John Feldmann.[23][24] He is CEO of Big Noise.[25] In 2019 the label's roster included Ashley Tisdale[26] and New Politics.[27]
In 2019, Big Noise launched the Noise Nest, a 5000-sq. ft recording studio in Los Angeles[28] and launched the FYG U Music + Tech Festival.[29]
In June 2019, Big Noise acquired the hip hop label Commission Record. Its roster includes MadeinTYO, Lil Dicky, Derez De'Shon and DJ Envy.[27] On 7 June 2019, The Wrecks signed with Big Noise.[30][31] The same year The Used and Travis Tritt also signed with Big Noise.[32]
On 1 November 2019, New Politics released their fifth album "An Invitation to an Alternate Reality".[33]
Tyler Posey and his band Five North released their debut EP Scumbag via Big Noise on 6 March 2020.[34]
By 2021 Big Noise had expanded their 10,000 sq ft. recording studio facility The Noise Nest with five recording studios and rooms for streaming and gaming.[35] Alongside the signed artists from Big Noise other clients like Post Malone, DaBaby and A$AP Rocky use the facilities for work.[36][37]
Mod Sun signed a long-term deal with Big Noise in March 2021, and has since released two albums; Internet Killed the Rockstar in 2021, and God Save the Teen in 2023, under Big Noise.[38][39] Both albums were produced by John Feldmann.
In March 2022, The Veronicas signed with Big Noise.[40] In March 2023, indie record label Position Music[41] and Big Noise launched a music publishing joint venture.[42][43]
On 1 September 2023, Escape the Fate released their 8th Album "Out of the Shadows via Big Noise.[44][45]
Goldfinger and Girlfriends
Since 2018, Gross had been touring drummer for Goldfinger.[46] Two years later, he became the official drummer of the band.[47]
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.[48] The band released the first single "California" on June 26, 2020, with the music video being released on August 11.[2] This was followed by their second single "Eyes Wide Shut" on 21 August 2020.[49] Their self-titled debut album was released on 23 October 2020 featuring 14 tracks. The production was led by John Feldmann.[50]
On 17 June 2022, Girlfriends released their second album "(e)motion sickness".[51][52]
In March 2023, Girlfriends released the single "Over My Dead Body" via Big Noise.[53][54] They also released "Life's A Brittany" on 14 April 2023.[55][56]
Esports
In 2018, FYG partnered with esports platform ReKTGlobal, parent company of Rogue and London Royal Ravens,[57] in scholarships for students who want to pursue esports.[58] He became a member of the board and the lead investor in ReKTGlobal.[59][60] In 2022, ReKTGlobal was acquired by entertainment company Infinite Reality and Rogue merged with Spanish esports organization KOI.[61][62][63][64] In 2018, FYG created the Fortnite based Junior Rogue program in partnership with ReKTGlobal to give young people the opportunity to get into esports and receive a scholarship through the Find Your Grind Foundation.[65][66][67] DrLupo participated as mentor in the program.[68]
Other investments
In February 2022, Gross became an investor in Mexican football club Necaxa.[69][70]
Awards
Find Your Grind was listed in the 'Brands that Matter in 2022' by Fast Company.[71][72]
Personal life
Gross is married to Natasha Gross (born Natasha Barritt), the Executive Director of the Find Your Grind Foundation.[73] They have one child together.[8] Gross enjoys surfing, running and skating.[74][75]
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