Jeff Forrest was born in Flint, Michigan, and attended Central Michigan University and The Berklee College of Music.
Jeff Forrest is a recording engineer from the San Diego area who is most known for engineering Blink-182's first album Cheshire Cat (Blink-182 album). He is also credited for co-writing Blink-182's song "Wasting Time". Jeff Forrest owns Doubletime Recording Studio in San Diego, CA and has worked on records for regional bands such as Rocket From the Crypt, Fluf, Jejune, Jack's Broken Heart, No Gimmick[1] and Kill Holiday. Forrest's most recent work is with the band 'Pink Yacht Club'.[2]
Forrest moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles in the late 1980s looking to catch on with the music industry.[3]
Forrest spent years recording under the moniker 'Forrest Butler' producing music for artists at his previous studio (East County Studio). Forrest eventually became a producer and started his own label 'Immune Label'.Immune Records released Mike Keneally's hat, Boil that Dust Speck, Half Alive in Hollywood and The Mistakes.[3]