Jeff Rabhan
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Jeff Rabhan | |
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| Jeff Rabhan. Jeff Rabhan. | |
| Born | 7 May 1970 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist manager, music executive, consultant & department chair |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Website | |
| http://www.rabhanmgmt.com/ | |
Jeffrey S. Rabhan (May 7, 1970) is an American artist manager, music-industry executive and international consultant. His clients have garnered twelve Grammy Awards, sold more than one hundred million records, and generated over one billion dollars is global receipts. Rabhan currently serves as Chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.[1][2]
Early life
Rabhan was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He studied journalism at New York University and received a Bachelors of Arts degree. Shortly after graduation Rabhan earned a post at Rolling Stone.[3]
Career
After leaving Rolling Stone and moving to SPIN magazine on the West Coast Rabhan was soon offered a position at Atlantic Records, ultimately serving as Senior Director of A&R and Soundtracks. Subsequently Elektra Records named him Executive in Charge of Soundtracks during which period he oversaw the soundtrack releases of such films as Beautiful Girls, and Four Rooms.
Next Rabhan briefly but productively worked as an independent music supervisor and A&R consultant, discovering and shopping superstar pop trio Hanson - who sold 20 million records worldwide and whose music and likeness have generated some $250 million in global receipts - and supervising the highly successful Scream soundtrack. His financial success and innovation caught the eye of LA based entertainment company The Firm, Inc., where he was quickly offered a position as partner working alongside founder Jeff Kwatinetz.
In 2006 Rabhan left The Firm to launch his own management company, Three Ring Projects. The entity embraced multiple forms of media, fashion, and lifestyle products brokering deals for clients with brands such as Boost Mobile, Heineken, and Ford Motor Company. At Three Ring, he helped parlay Elliott Yamin's American Idol visibility into the biggest chart debut by a new artist on an independent label in the history of Soundscan. He also took the career reins of Grammy-nominated and Grammy-award winning artists Kelis and Everlast, as well as Jermaine Dupri.
Rabhan took over as Chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU in 2010 and continues to work professionally. He recently wrote "Cool Jobs in the Music Business," a book which explains career options within and connected to today's music business through the experiences of some of the industry's top DJs, educators, engineers, executives, journalists, managers, music supervisors, producers, promoters, publicists, publishers, and technicians. It was released by inTune/Hal Leonard in February 2013.[4]
With a resume that boasts heavy guidance on the careers of top-tier acts such as Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Michelle Branch, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Kim, Korn and Enrique Iglesias; influential consulting work for Sony Music Japan International, lucrative exploitation of The Doors' catalog of rock classics; and numerous contributions to such publications as Rolling Stone, The Source, Vibe Magazine and The Village Voice Rabhan has established himself as a versatile and powerful presence in the American music-industry.
Personal life
Rabhan currently resides in New York City.
Bibliography
- Cool Jobs In The Music Business (2013) - ISBN 1439148104
References
- ^ http://clivedavisdept.tisch.nyu.edu/object/rabhanj.html
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-idol-value-20100518,0,912969.story
- ^ http://jeffrabhan.com/bio.html
- ^ *Rabhan, Jeff (2013). "Cool Jobs In The Music Business". inTune/Hal Leonard.