Mick Management and Hunger Management Announce Strategic UK-US Partnership

Firebird-backed Mick Management has partnered with UK management firm Hunger Management.

The details:

• The partnership seeks to raise Hunger’s profile in the United States and provide its artists with access to a “strategic infrastructure of resources.”

• It will also expand the New York-headquartered Mick Management’s presence in the UK.

• As per Music Week, the partnership “will allow both companies to tap into varied services on both rosters.”

The companies:

• Founded in 2019 by UK artist manager Jazz Sherman, Hunger Management’s roster includes Gracey, Anne-Marie, and indie-pop singer-songwriter Alessi Rose, who is currently on tour with Dua Lipa in Europe and will open for Tate McRae on her US arena shows.

• Mick Management was founded in 2011 by Michael McDonald. Jonathan Eshak joined as partner in 2015 and Adam Sensenbrenner in 2024.

• It’s home to artists such as Maggie Rogers, Leon Bridges, Sharon Van Etten and David Gray.

• Firebird Music Holdings, which provides career and brand guidance to artists, invested in Mick Management in 2023.

What they said:

• Mick Management Partner Jonathan Eshak: “Jazz’s stellar reputation in the UK and strong strategic vision for Hunger’s distinct and thoughtfully curated roster, makes this partnership a natural fit and we are excited to see where the journey continues to take us as a team across the globe.”

• Hunger Management Founder and CEO Jazz Sherman: “Hunger was founded with a mission to keep artists at the forefront while thinking beyond the UK, always with a global perspective. Partnering with the fantastic team at Mick Management, whose years of industry experience and a proven track record of success opens up exciting, untapped opportunities, I can’t wait to see what we can build together for our artists.”