Born in a quiet little town on the outskirts of Chicago, Jeff Brown wanted to be a marine biologist when he was a child. As he grew older, he discovered that there was eight years of medical school involved, and he probably wouldn’t end up swimming with dolphins that much anyway. Fast forward a few years, and Jeff relocated to San Jose, California, where a young Jeff began to develop a love of music and a desire to learn to play the guitar. Both afforded him the support necessary to survive being a teenager.