Peter Katsis
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.
Career
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.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.