Jeff Raspe
Music WizardJeff began his career on Jersey Shore radio in 1988 at influential alternative station WHTG-FM (FM106.3) producing and hosting the new music show called “The Underground” for most of that time. Since 2001 he has been a full-time host and Music Director at WBJB-FM (90.5 The NIGHT). He won “Top Radio Personality” at the Asbury Music Awards the first two years of the category.
In 2011 he hosted the Asbury Music Awards for the first of 3 times.
He also put in time at independent record label Absolute A Go Go Records (Phish, The Vestrymen, Tiny Lights, The Figgs, Black Sun Ensemble), management company Miracle Management (Miracle Legion, Shelleyan Orphan, The Figgs), talent buying at Rock The House (Wallington NJ), and booked an east coast tour for Big Deal Records artist Boo Trundle. In 2008 he coordinated and executive produced a tribute to the NJ band Winter Hours for Main Man Records called “A Few Uneven Rhymes” that included contributions from Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes) & The Ryan Brothers (The Bogmen), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), and several members of The Feelies. He has also done some guest DJing for Jesse Malin, Josh Ritter, Todd Rundgren and Days Awake at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ and, by special request, at Jesse Malin’s Niagara Bar and Bowery Electric in NYC.
Since 2017, along with Jesse Malin, he has also produced "Gates Of The West," the (almost) annual all-star, charity tribute shows honoring Joe Strummer and The Clash in Asbury Park, New York City, Los Angeles and Camden Town London.
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Got the chance to chat with old friend Jeffrey Gaines in advance of his upcoming show at The Vogel in Red Bank with Josh Joplin. -
Got the chance to chat with old friend Jeffrey Gaines in advance of his upcoming show at The Vogel in Red Bank with Josh Joplin.
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HE’S BLIND AND HE’S GONNA BE ON THE RADIO!! He’s also a former NJ high school wrestling champion, a Judo paralympian, motivational speaker, accessibility advocate, skateboarder, surfer, and musician - among other things (like husband and dad!). There was even a documentary made about him. He’s Anthony Ferraro! He also happens to be a Jersey Shore local so I invited him over to talk about all of those things and play a couple of new original songs he has. One love! -
HE’S BLIND AND HE’S GONNA BE ON THE RADIO!! He’s also a former NJ high school wrestling champion, a Judo paralympian, motivational speaker, accessibility advocate, skateboarder, surfer, and musician - among other things (like husband and dad!). There was even a documentary made about him. He’s Anthony Ferraro! He also happens to be a Jersey Shore local so I invited him over to talk about all of those things and play a couple of new original songs he has. One love!
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Tommy Conwell (without The Young Rumblers) stopped by on his way to their big reunion show at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. We chatted about his brush with the top of the charts, his time as a radio host in Philadelphia and what it's like to reunite with your band of brothers and do it all again. -
Tommy Conwell (without The Young Rumblers) stopped by on his way to their big reunion show at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. We chatted about his brush with the top of the charts, his time as a radio host in Philadelphia and what it's like to reunite with your band of brothers and do it all again.
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Sella (aka Brian Sella of The Front Bottoms) stopped by to chat about a lot of things including his new solo album "Well I Mean," The Front Bottoms upcoming "Champagne Jam," and being back on legendary NJ indie label Bar-None Records. He also played two songs from the new album live! -
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Mark Klemow and Troy Deckebach from Split Level Concerts and songwriter Dave Vargo stopped by to chat about the next show in the Split Level Concert series at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. Dave played a couple of songs live in studio too! -
Mark Klemow and Troy Deckebach from Split Level Concerts and songwriter Dave Vargo stopped by to chat about the next show in the Split Level Concert series at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. Dave played a couple of songs live in studio too!
