Peter Katsis

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Peter Katsis

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Chicago, IL

Occupation| Talent manager
Years active| 1985 - present

Peter Katsis is an American music manager. He co-founded the management and production company Prospect Park, and was a founding partner of The Firm. He has managed artists including Jane's Addiction, Korn, the Backstreet Boys, Limp Bizkit and Morrissey.[1][2][3]

## Career

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Throughout the mid-to-late 1980s, Katsis worked as a talent buyer and promoter in Chicago, booking and promoting shows at venues like The Metro, Club C.O.D., and The Riviera Theatre. By 1989, he transitioned fully into artist management and relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a partner at The Firm, a major entertainment management company. [4]

Katsis, at 23, discovered and managed the Chicago industrial alt-rock band Ministry, marking the start of his career. In the mid-1980s, he worked as an A&R executive at Trax Precision Records in Chicago. He was the primary booking agent for Chicago house acts Marshal Jefferson and Adonis.

After moving to Los Angeles, Katsis joined The Firm, a talent management company, where he managed careers of artists including Backstreet Boys, Korn, Enrique Iglesias, 30 Seconds to Mars, Snoop Dogg, Limp Bizkit, and Audioslave.

Since 2009, Katsis has managed artists including The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction, Morrissey, Liz Phair, and Bush.[5]

### Current Work

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Katsis is currently a partner at YM&U Group, a talent management company based in Beverly Hills. His current roster includes Bush, 5 Seconds of Summer, Fever 333, Jane’s Addiction, The Clockworks, and Liz Phair, among others.

## Notable Achievements

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One of Katsis' most notable achievements was producing the first concert by an American rock band in Cuba as a cultural exchange event. With special permission granted by both U.S. President George W. Bush and Cuban President Fidel Castro, Audioslave performed a free concert in Havana in 2005, drawing over 70,000 attendees. [4]

## References

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1. ^ Hampp, Andrew (2015-03-27). "Prospect Park's Splinter: Where Azealia Banks, Backstreet Boys and Korn Have Landed". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
2. ^ "Exclusive: Did Smashing Pumpkins Break Up Power Managers Jeff Kwatinetz and Peter Katsis?". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
3. ^ Boucher, Geoff (1999-08-07). "Post-Festival Stage Fright". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
4. ^ a b "Peter Katsis | Producer, Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
5. ^ Baltin, Steve. "It's Time For Jane's Addiction To Make The Rock Hall". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

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