Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, and Big Life Management, a Reservoir company, today announced a slate of key promotions at Big Life. Kat Kennedy, Colin Roberts, and Claire Kilcourse have been promoted to partners, with Kennedy also taking on a new role as Managing Director.

Kennedy joined Big Life in March 2006. In her 18 years at the company, she rose from a junior role to her previous title of General Manager, which she held for 12 years. Roberts began at Big Life in 2007 as an A&R scout, bringing in artists including La Roux and The Sound of Arrows, with the latter becoming the first of many of his own management clients. Kilcourse returned to Big Life as an Artist Manager in January 2017 following an earlier role as a management assistant between 2010 and 2012. On her return to the company, she brought with her an exciting roster of Orla Gartland and Look Mum No Computer. Between the three, they have devoted over 40 years of service to the company. Their unwavering loyalty has contributed to long-standing partnerships with clients, including Bloc Party (10 years), We Are Scientists (7 years), and The Futureheads (over 20 years).

This announcement comes on the heels of several recent successes and upcoming projects from Big Life’s artists. Notably, Kate Nash, whom Kennedy manages, recently announced she has signed to legendary indie label Kill Rock Stars and will release a new album, 9 Sad Symphonies, in June 2024. Roberts’ client Bloc Party have sold out their July 7 show at the 25,000 capacity Crystal Palace Park in London, celebrating the band’s 20^th anniversary and marking their biggest ever headline show. Kilcourse-managed Orla Gartland announced she has re-signed to the Orchard to release new music coming in 2024, in addition to touring with her indie-pop supergroup project, FIZZ. Her previous album Woman on the Internet reached the Top 10 in the U.K., while 2019 single, “Why Am I Like This?,” was featured in an episode of Netflix’s smash series Heartstopper propelling the song up the Billboard charts. This year, Liz Lawrence, whom Roberts and Kennedy co-manage, has released “Big Machine” and “Strut,” singles from her upcoming album, Peanuts, expected June 7 via Chrysalis Records. The Big Life artist roster boasts many upcoming milestones, with Kennedy, Roberts, and Kilcourse leading the charge.

On the new appointments, Kennedy said, “It’s a true honour to be leading the company into its next phase alongside two of my best friends, Colin and Claire. They both inspire me, challenge me, and make me laugh every single day, and it’s a delight to see them having such success with their incredible artists. Their promotion to partner is truly deserved.” She added, “We’re also really lucky to have a great team around us and I’m excited to see our young managers Natalie Meadham and Dana Landman continue to grow with the company too. We are all grateful to Tim for putting his trust into us to continue the legacy of the company he co-founded with Jazz, and we hope to do him proud.”

Reservoir President and Chief Operating Officer Rell Lafargue also commented, “Kat, Colin and Claire have been dedicated Big Life employees for years and built a company based on loyalty, talented clients, and consistent results. We are proud to announce their stepping into new roles as partners, and we will continue to support their team and roster with our high-touch attention and global reach.”

Big Life Co-Founder Tim Parry said, “I’m really proud to see how Kat, Claire, and Colin have developed their skills through the years they have been at Big Life, and they’ve all shown incredible loyalty to the company. The longstanding relationships they have built with their clients are testament to their dedication, thoughtfulness, and expertise as managers, and I look forward to the continuing success they will bring to the Big Life brand.”

With Kennedy and Kilcourse’s promotion to partner, Big Life joins Reservoir in bolstering female leaders, an ethos championed by Reservoir’s Founder & CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi. Big Life was founded in 1986 by Tim Parry and the late Jazz Summers, and the company has also worked with the likes of The Verve, Snow Patrol, Badly Drawn Boy, London Grammar, La Roux, Coldcut, Lisa Stansfield, Yazz, Jacknife Lee, Youth, The Futureheads, and Klaxons among others. In 2017, Reservoir signed a partnership with Big Life Management and its music publishing arm Big Life Music, which expanded the Company’s business operations to include artist management activities, while also supporting copyrights from an eclectic roster of songwriters. The companies have worked together closely in the seven years since and will continue to execute on their partnership.