Jeff Blue specializes in discovering, developing, and signing unsigned artists.
16 Facts About Jeff Blue
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Jeff Blue attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied Communications focusing on Media Law.
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Jeff Blue interned for TMZ host Harvey Levin who was the legal reporter at the local CBS TV News Department and convinced Blue to go to law school.
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Jeff Blue then attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles to pursue a career as an attorney.
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Jeff Blue passed the bar exam and found work as a lawyer, but lost passion for the profession.
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Jeff Blue became a music journalist for Billboard, HITS, and Entertainment Weekly, and eventually published his own magazine, Crossroads, which focused on discovering unsigned artists.
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Jeff Blue pursued a career in acting and appeared in television commercials.
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Jeff Blue met Brad Delson at UCLA, then a student, who became his intern.
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Jeff Blue mentored Delson and took interest in his band, Xero, which he had just cofounded with Mike Shinoda.
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Jeff Blue signed a publishing development deal with Xero and played a pivotal role in Linkin Park's early history by helping the band find vocalist Chester Bennington.
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Jeff Blue signed rock bands Korn and Limp Bizkit to publishing deals.
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Jeff Blue wrote Hoobastank's "So Close, So Far", while producing Better Than Ezra's album Before the Robots.
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Jeff Blue was the executive producer and co-writer for Queen of the Damned's soundtrack.
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In 2007, Jeff Blue collaborated with The Last Goodnight to co-write the song Pictures of You, which won a BMI Pop Award.
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Jeff Blue performed all the drums and percussion on the band's debut album, Poison Kiss.
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In 2012, Jeff Blue signed, co-wrote, and developed WERM after discovering the band on Music Xray.