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Jeff Rabhan is an experienced artist manager and music-industry executive and consultant.  He discovered, shopped and oversaw the signing of multiplatinum pop-rockers Michelle Branch and Hanson, among many others, and currently helps guide the careers of emerging and established acts like acclaimed American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin, chart-topping siren Kelly Rowland and urban-music hitmaker Jermaine Dupri.

In his various capacities as manager, partner in entertainment company The Firm, soundtrack executive for Atlantic and Elektra Records, consultant and columnist, Rabhan has proved an innovator on multiple fronts.  He has worked closely with leading top-tier acts such as Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Korn and Enrique Iglesias; helped develop the soundtracks to blockbuster films such as Scream; assisted in the exploitation of The Doors’ catalog of rock classics; and contributed to such publications as Rolling Stone and HITS.

Born in Savannah, Ga., and raised in Richmond, Va., Rabhan received a journalism degree from New York University.  Shortly after graduating, he began writing for Rolling Stone.  Not long thereafter he joined the staff of Atlantic Records and ultimately served as Senior Director of A&R and Soundtracks.  Elektra Records subsequently named him Executive Director in Charge of Soundtracks.  During this period he oversaw such releases as the Beautiful Girls and Four Rooms OSTs, among many other discs.  

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 likenesses have generated some $250 million in global receipts – and supervising the highly successful Scream movie soundtrack.

He spent five years as a partner at top entertainment company The Firm, working alongside founder Jeff Kwatinetz and guiding the burgeoning career of Michelle Branch before launching his own management company, Three Ring Projects.  The entity embraced multiple media and such platforms as fashion and other lifestyle products.  

At Three Ring, he helped parlay Yamin’s 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, one of the true architects of contemporary popular music. In addition, he’s worked closely with Sony Music Japan International as a marketing consultant to complement their efforts in reaching a worldwide audience for their artists.