Firebird (company)

Firebird Music Holdings, often simply called Firebird, is a music company that includes data analytics offerings, record labels and talent management companies to provide career and brand guidance to musical artists.

History
Firebird was founded in 2022 by former Kohlberg Kravis Roberts senior partner and chairman of Gibson Brands Nat Zilkha and music and technology executive Nathan Hubbard. The company was created to provide data analytics, access to capital and traditional artist management to help musicians build their brands and maximize their revenues through recorded music, concerts and other live events, film and television, Video games, apparel, beauty, food and beverage.

Since launch, Firebird has invested several hundred million dollars in recording labels and music companies and maintains access to over $1 billion in capital. The company has acquired stakes in companies and labels, including Red Light Management, Mick Management, Transgressive Records, Defected Records, Tape Room, One Two Many Music, Ntertain, EasierSaid and Leo33. Through these stakes, Firebird's roster includes artists such as Mumford & Sons, Maggie Rogers, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, Phish and Leon Bridges, all of whom have been nominated for or won Grammy Awards.

As of June 2024, the company investors include The Raine Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Goldman Sachs.

In June 2023, Firebird partnered with TikTok stars the D'Amelios, including Charli D'Amelio and her sister Dixie D'Amelio, to launch talent management company DamGood Mgmt.