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Birth name | Jens Müller |
Also known as | Jaye Muller, J., Count Jaye |
Born | Berlin, German Democratic Republic | 23 December 1967
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Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, Co-Founder of j2 Global and Flasher Factory |
Instrument(s) | Drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals |
Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | PolyGram, A&M, PolyEast, Flasher Factory |
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Website | countjayeandthehardbeats |
Jaye Muller (born Jens Müller) is a German musician and Internet entrepreneur who performed under the name J. in the 1990s, and later in a duo named "Muller and Patton" with American musician Ben Patton and since 2015 under the name "Count Jaye". In 1992, he released his second solo album, We Are the Majority, which as of 1996 had sold 350,000 copies worldwide.[1]
The NME once called him "A ludicrously talented maestro". Dave Marsh wrote in PLAYBOY "If there's a cure for Morrissey, this is it". Muller later co-founded, together with ex-Beach Boys Manager and lyricist Jack Rieley, the multi billion dollar internet company JFAX,[2] later renamed to j2 Global (Nasdaq: JCOM), which initially allowed its users to receive fax and voicemail through their email, one of the first unified messaging systems. Müller is no longer active in the company since 2004, but remained shareholder until 2016.