Jeff Fleming nearly made it big as a member of a 1980s Bremerton-based punk group known as Le Max (initially called The Crisis). Their first real taste of success came in 1983 after their single, Cope USA, climbed to No. 1 on KJET, a Seattle punk rock radio station. The song's popularity led to an appearance on a KING-TV music program, where they performed live with Judas Priest and Night Ranger. But inner turmoil and the shady dealings of its Los Angeles-based manager triggered the group's disbanding in the late 1980s.



Jeff took an extended break. A native of Bremerton, Jeff resumed his career as a blacksmith at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1987, the same position he holds today



Around 2006 Jeff Fleming got the itch to play again. Nowadays he plays drums for power pop band Boy Blue and the Moon, and another called The Ras Project.