43 Things was launched on January 1, 2005, by the Robot Co-op, a small company based in Seattle founded by blogger Erik Benson, Maktub keyboardist Daniel Spils, and former Amazon.com and Microsoft executive Josh Petersen.
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He was a founding member of Seattle-based neo-soul band Maktub in the 1990s and co-produced the band's debut album, 2000's "Subtle Ways" which won "Best R&B album" that year at the Northwest Music Awards.