Louis Byron Niles is an American

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and executive director of the

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Personal life

Niles graduated from Coronado High School in 1985. He studied political science and transferred to

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after attending San Diego City College and

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. While living in Venice, Los Angeles, he married Carly Starr Brullo in 1998 after they met working at a radio station together. Niles has been a resident of

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since 2003.

Career

From 1990 to 1996, Niles hosted

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's Loudspeaker show, succeeding Marco Collins. He was a guest presenter at the San Diego Music Awards in 1992. Niles was one of the first to airplay demo tapes from Jewel, Blink-182,

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and

Steve Poltz Steve Poltz (born February 19, 1960) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Rugburns and collaborated on several songs with singer Jewel, including the 1996 single " You Were ...

. He was Poltz's tour manager and did a national tour with Lucy’s Fur Coat. In 1996, Niles relocated to Los Angeles to manage band labels. After returning to

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, Niles and Brullo started Love Machine Films and he began a web series called ''In Your Neighborhood with Lou Niles''. They founded the

in 2009 where Niles is executive director.

References

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