Jeff Rabhan
Jeffrey S. Rabhan (May 7, 1970) is an American business executive.
Early life
Rabhan was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He studied journalism at New York University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree. Shortly after graduation, Rabhan earned a post at Rolling Stone.
Career
After leaving Rolling Stone and moving to SPIN magazine on the West Coast, Rabhan was 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 worked as an independent music supervisor and A&R consultant, discovering and shopping superstar pop trio Hanson and supervising the Scream soundtrack. He was then offered a position at Los Angeles- based entertainment company The Firm, Inc., 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) appearance into the highest chart debut by a new artist on an independent label in Soundscan history. He took the career reins of Grammy-nominated and Grammy-award winning artists Kelis and Everlast, as well as Jermaine Dupri.