# Jeff Robbins > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Robbins > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Robbins.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Robbins > Source revision: 1333571531 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American musician and web developer}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Jeff Robbins |image = Jeff Robbins.jpg |caption = Jeff Robbins, August 2008, at House of Shields, San Francisco |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|18|mf=y}} |associated_acts = [Orbit](/source/Orbit_(American_band)) | background=non_performing_personnel }} '''Jeff Lowe Robbins''' (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician and co-founder of the web development company [Lullabot](/source/Lullabot). ==Biography== Robbins was an employee of [O'Reilly & Associates](/source/O'Reilly_Media) in the early 1990s and participated in the development of [Global Network Navigator](/source/Global_Network_Navigator), the first commercial web publication, before founding the web design company [Liquid Media](/source/Liquid_Media) in 1994. Also in 1994, Robbins and drummer Paul Buckley founded [Orbit](/source/Orbit_(American_band)), a Boston-based power trio that released four CDs. Robbins left the technology industry when the band was signed to [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) to focus on touring and recording. Robbins' song "Medicine" appeared on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in 1997 and Orbit appeared on that year's [Lollapalooza](/source/Lollapalooza) tour. After [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) was absorbed by Universal Music Group, Orbit was dropped and Robbins returned to web development. In 2001, Robbins married [Jennifer Niederst Robbins](/source/Jennifer_Niederst_Robbins) whom he had met at O'Reilly. The two began building websites together launching several high-profile projects including [Ringo Starr](/source/Ringo_Starr)'s website. Around this time Robbins also began a [soundtrack](/source/soundtrack) music company called SomeMusic, creating music for several television and radio commercials. In 2004, Robbins began working with [Drupal](/source/Drupal) and became an active participant in the project's developer community. In January 2006, he and developer [Matt Westgate](/source/Matt_Westgate) co-founded [Lullabot](/source/Lullabot), a Drupal-focused consultancy. From 2006 to 2012, Robbins hosted [The Lullabot Podcast](/source/The_Lullabot_Podcast), the first Drupal-focused podcast which introduced many new developers to the platform. Robbins has also spoken at tech conferences including [South By Southwest](/source/South_By_Southwest) and the [Web 2.0 Summit](/source/Web_2.0_Summit) and he has keynoted at many Drupal events including BADCamp, Design For Drupal, Do It With Drupal, and New England Drupal Camp. In Robbins' current role as CEO for Lullabot, he has grown the company to over 60 employees.{{cite web|url=https://www.lullabot.com/who-we-are|website=Lullabot.com|publisher=Lullabot|accessdate=29 April 2015|title=About | Lullabot}} Some of Lullabot's most prominent projects include [Grammy.com](/source/Grammy.com), [MarthaStewart](/source/Martha_Stewart).com, [WWE.com](/source/WWE.com), the [Sony Music](/source/Sony_Music) artist platform, as well as major projects for [Verizon](/source/Verizon), [Turner Broadcasting](/source/Turner_Broadcasting), the [Pac-12](/source/Pac-12_Conference), and [Intel](/source/Intel). Lullabot also runs [Drupalize.Me](/source/Drupalize.Me), a video training website with beginner to advanced Drupal training. Over the years, Robbins has contributed theme music for several podcasts including [FLOSS Weekly](/source/FLOSS_Weekly) on the [TWiT.tv](/source/TWiT.tv) network, The [Linux Journal](/source/Linux_Journal) Insider, The Lullabot Podcast, The Drupalize.Me Podcast, Insert Content Here, and The Creative Process. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.jjeff.com Personal site] *[http://www.somemusic.net Soundtrack/Music recording] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117002454/http://www.somemusic.net/ |date=2007-01-17 }} *[http://www.lullabot.com Lullabot web site] *[http://drupalize.me Drupalize.Me] {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Jeff}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Web developers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeff Robbins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Robbins) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Robbins?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.