In July 1998 while touring with Lisa Loeb, he met an aspiring 15 year
old musician. He gave her a bracelet (made by Jewel) and told her that
when the bracelet broke, she would become famous. Six months later, she
got a phone call from a family friend who was giving a music executive
a tour of a time share. She was too young to drive and her parents
weren't home, so she drove a golf cart over and gave her demo tape to
the music exec in question, Jeff Rabhan. When she got home from her
meeting with him, her bracelet broke. Two months later, Jeff Rabhan
called her. He became her manager and she recorded an independent album
called "Broken Bracelet." Shortly thereafter, Maverick offered Michelle
Branch a record contract.
