Jeff co-founded New York based independent record label spinART Records and for the past fifteen years has been its General Manager and President. spinART has distributed over 180 releases since its inception, including such bands/artists as Frank Black, You Am I, The Pixies, Apollo Sunshine, John Doe, Apples In Stereo, Vic Chesnutt, Jason Falkner, Kaito, Richard Thompson, Echo and The Bunnymen, Ron Sexsmith, The Fastbacks, Creeper Lagoon, The Church, Lilys, The Eels, Clem Snide, The Dears, Michael Penn and more.
Since 2004, Jeff has contributed to the founding charter and organization of The American Association of Independent Music (AAIM), a non profit non-governmental trade organization representing the interests of its independent label members.
From 1997 to 2001, Jeff worked with eMusic.com, serving first as a consultant, next as interim VP of Content Acquisition and finally as the Senior Director of Music/Business Development. He contributed towards the creation of eMusic’s initial business model and created and implemented the first subscription-based music sales and distribution structure.
In November 2005, he founded TuneCore.
