Nicholas Firth

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Nicholas Firth is Chairman and CEO of BMG Music Publishing, the largest independent music publisher in the world and the third largest music publisher among all publishers.

[edit] Career

Firth's career in music publishing began in 1962, where he worked for the Chappell Group, then a division of PolyGram BV, culminating with simultaneous positions as President of Chappell International and Vice President of the PolyGram Publishing Division, which he held from 1981-1985. Subsequently, Mr. Firth was a shareholder and CEO of Music Theatre International.

His grandfather and great uncle, Louis and Max Dreyfus owned Chappell & Company in New York and London.

In addition to his duties at BMG, Firth is involved negotiating music publishing industry agreements in the U.S., Europe and the Far East.

Nicholas Firth serves on the Boards of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the International Music Publishers Association (IMPA) and the Third Street Music School Settlement.

[edit] Personal life

Firth was born in London, England, grew up in the United States of America, and then returned to the UK, where he got his first publishing job.

Nicholas Firth is married to Edmée, née de Montmollin. They live in New York City. Nicholas has a daughter from his first marriage, Katie Firth, and Edmée has three children from her first marriage: John Slocum, Marie Louise Kirchner, and Olivia Beckwith-Smith.