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'''Jeff Antebi''' (born [[:Category:1970 births|1970]]) is an [[United States|American]] entrepreneur in the arts, best known as the founder of [[Waxploitation]] Artists and for his photographic works from war and conflict zones.
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Jeff Antebi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|3|30}}
| background = non_performing_personnel
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
* [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]]
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| occupation = [[Music Executive]], [[Photojournalist]]
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = [[Waxploitation]]
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'''Jeff Antebi''' (born 1970) is an American entrepreneur in the arts, best known as the founder of [[Waxploitation]] Records and for his photographic works from war and conflict zones.


==Waxploitation Artists==
==Waxploitation Records==
Jeff Antebi is the founder of [[Waxploitation]] Records, a company where he developed the careers of Grammy Award winning artists including [[Gnarls Barkley]], [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]] and the Grammy nominated artist [[Broken Bells]] as well as projects like [[Dangerdoom]] with [[Adult Swim]], [[Dark Night of the Soul (album)]] with [[David Lynch]], [[The Grey Album]] and ''ROME'' with [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]], [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]] and [[Norah Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|author=James Christopher Monger |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rome-mw0002087005 |title=Rome - Danger Mouse,Daniele Luppi &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2011-05-16 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/broken-bells-mw0001959449 |title=Broken Bells - Broken Bells &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-03-09 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-night-of-the-soul-mw0001352142 |title=Dark Night of the Soul - Danger Mouse,Sparklehorse &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Bush |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-odd-couple-mw0000498740 |title=The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2008-03-18 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Bush |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/st-elsewhere-mw0000403947 |title=St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2006-05-09 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Bush |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mouse-and-the-mask-mw0000448942 |title=The Mouse and the Mask - Danger Doom &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-10-11 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref>


Antebi developed Danger Mouse's producing career from 2003 to 2010, a period of time which includes albums by [[Gorillaz]], [[The Black Keys]], [[The Good, the Bad & the Queen]], and [[Beck]].<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/attack-amp-release-mw0000496227 |title=Attack & Release - The Black Keys &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/demon-days-mw0000205005 |title=Demon Days - Gorillaz &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-05-24 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref>
Jeff Antebi is the founder and creative director of [[Waxploitation]] Artists, a company where he developed the careers of Grammy Award winning artists including [[Gnarls Barkley]], [[Danger Mouse]] and Grammy nominated artist [[Broken Bells]] as well as projects like [[Dangerdoom]] with [[Adult Swim]], [[Dark Night of the Soul (album)]] with [[David Lynch]], [[The Grey Album]] and most recently ''Rome'' with Danger Mouse, [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]] and [[Norah Jones]].


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Antebi produced the ''Causes 1'' and ''Causes 2'' album series to benefit the work of [[Oxfam]], [[Human Rights Watch]] and [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]. The albums include songs from [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]], [[Spoon (band)|Spoon]], [[LCD Soundsystem]], [[Animal Collective]], [[The Shins]], [[Devendra Banhart]], [[The Decemberists]], and [[Death Cab for Cutie]] among others.
Antebi developed Danger Mouse's producing career from 2003 to 2010, a period of time which includes albums by [[Gorillaz]], [[The Black Keys]], [[The Good, the Bad & the Queen]], and [[Beck]].


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==Photojournalism==
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Antebi produced the Causes 1 and Causes 2 album series to benefit the work of [[Oxfam]], [[Human Rights Watch]] and [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]. The albums include songs from [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]], [[Spoon (band)|Spoon]], [[LCD Soundsystem]], [[Animal Collective]], [[The Shins]], [[Devendra Banhart]], [[The Decemberists]], and [[Death Cab for Cutie]] among others.
His work as war/crisis/conflict [[photojournalist]] has appeared in/been featured by [[CNN]], [[Current TV]], [[GOOD Magazine]], [[NPR]], [[PBS NewsHour]], and [[Rolling Stone]] among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/05/photographers.journey.below.border/index.html |title=Witness to violence: A photographer's journey below the border |publisher=CNN.com |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>[http://current.com/tags/89562125_jeff-antebi/] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216102048/http://current.com/tags/89562125_jeff-antebi/ |date=December 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.good.is/posts/picture-show-haitian-earthquake-appeal/ |title=Picture Show: Haitian Earthquake Appeal &#124; Culture on GOOD |publisher=Good.is |date=2010-01-27 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Antebi |first=Jeff |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/haiti_a_photographers_reflecti.html |title=Haiti: A Photographer's Plea : The Picture Show |publisher=NPR |date=2010-01-14 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/04/slideshow-drug-violence-paralyzes-juarez.html |title=Photo Essay: Drug Violence in Juarez &#124; PBS NewsHour |publisher=Pbs.org |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/images-from-haiti-photos-by-music-biz-vet-jeff-antebi-20100122 |title=Images From Haiti: Photos By Music Biz Vet Jeff Antebi &#124; Politics News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2010-01-22 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref> He was the first photographer ever exhibited by London’s StolenSpace gallery ([[Shepard Fairey]], [[D*Face]], [[Will Barras]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stolenspace.com/section.php?xSec=363&xPage=1 |title=StolenSpace Gallery |publisher=Stolenspace.com |access-date=2013-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406071824/http://www.stolenspace.com/section.php?xSec=363 |archive-date=2010-04-06 }}</ref>


Antebi’s debut Los Angeles exhibition, ''Haiti Before 1.12.10'', was curated by Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Edward Robinson, [[LACMA]]’s Curator of Photography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/special_benefit_exhibition_for_haiti_relief_opens_in_los_angeles/ |title=News - Special Benefit Exhibition for Haiti Relief Opens in Los Angeles |publisher=FILTER Magazine |date=2010-04-13 |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref> His photograph "''Haiti on Fire''” was used for the cover of the Summer 2010 issue of [[The Paris Review]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Antebi |url=http://www.theparisreview.org/art-photography/6021/haiti-on-fire-jeff-antebi |title=Haiti on Fire, Jeff Antebi |publisher=Paris Review |access-date=2013-10-16}}</ref>
He is currently producing and curating a book project with [[Erykah Badu]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Frank Black]], and [[Nick Cave]] as well as curating a gallery exhibition with original visual works from [[Flying Lotus]], [[No Age]], [[Mogwai]], and [[DJ Shadow]]


Antebi's debut book ''Fever Dreams'' focused on his works about war and elections in [[Afghanistan]], the [[Drug Cartel]] Wars in [[Ciudad Juarez]], life in Brazil's notorious illegal squatter "[[favela]]s", crisis and elections in Haiti and Thailand’s bloody Malay insurgency.
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==Photography/Photojournalism==


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==References==
As a photographer, Antebi has covered a number of conflicts including the war Afghanistan, a destabilized Haiti, the bloody Malay insurgency in South Thailand, and the drug cartel wars in Juarez.
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==External links==
He was the first photographer ever exhibited by the acclaimed StolenSpace Gallery in London, home to [[Shephard Fairey]], [[D*FACE]] and [[Pete Fowler]] to name a few.

Antebi’s work has been featured by [[PBS NewsHour]], [[CNN]], [[The Paris Review]], [[Rolling Stone]], [[NPR]], [[GOOD Magazine]], and [[Andrew Sullivan]] of the [[Atlantic Monthly]]. His solo exhibition Haiti Before 1.12.10 was curated by [[LACMA]]’s Edward Robinson.




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==External links (Jeff Antebi)==
*[http://www.jeffantebi.com/ Photojournalism works]
*[http://www.jeffantebi.com/ Photojournalism works]
*[http://twitter.com/JeffAntebi/ Twitter Page]

==External links (Waxploitation)==

*[http://www.waxploitation.com/ Waxploitation Artists homepage]
*[http://www.waxploitation.com/ Waxploitation Artists homepage]
*[http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Waxploitation-Artists/120758564660391/ Waxploitation Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Waxploitation/ Waxploitation Twitter]


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==References==
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*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-antebi/iwaxploitation-presents-c_b_201051.html/ Essay on Darfur - ( Huffington Post)]
*[http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/haiti_a_photographers_reflecti.html Haiti: A Photographer's Reflection And Plea (NPR)]
*[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/22/images-from-haiti-photos-by-music-biz-vet-jeff-antebi Images from Haiti Photos by Music Biz Vet Jeff Antebi (Rolling Stone)]
*[http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-haitian-earthquake-appeal/ Picture Show: Haitian Earthquake Appeal (GOOD Magazine)]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-antebi/why-we-shouldnt-stigmatiz_b_266529.html/ Why We Shouldn't Stigmatize Haiti (Huffington Post)]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-antebi/the-afghanistan-election_b_273971.html/ Elections in Afghanistan - (Huffington Post)]
*[http://blogs.current.com/news/2010/01/07/christmas-drug-wars-and-juarez// Chrismas, the Drug War and Juarez (Current TV)]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-antebi/voting-and-violence-in-th_b_309160.html/ Voting and Violence in South Thailand (Huffington Post)]

*[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2008/03/gnarls-barkley.html March '08 Interview with L.A. Times]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/arts/music/25sisa.html?ex=1196658000&en=329b636f3675bef3&ei=5070&emc=eta1/ Antebi discusses Western Artists in China with the New York Times]
*[http://www.urb.com/features/392/10YearsofWaxploitation.php/ URB Magazine profile]
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E0D61431F932A15750C0A9629C8B63&sec=technology&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink/ Quoted in New York Times story about the Grey Album]
*[http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/02/09/040209ta_talk_greenman/ Quoted in New Yorker about the Grey Album]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/arts/music/06chan.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin/ Quoted in New York Times feature on Gnarls Barkley]

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Latest revision as of 03:13, 26 July 2023

Jeff Antebi
Born (1970-03-30) March 30, 1970 (age 54)
Genres
Occupation(s)Music Executive, Photojournalist
Years active1996–present
LabelsWaxploitation

Jeff Antebi (born 1970) is an American entrepreneur in the arts, best known as the founder of Waxploitation Records and for his photographic works from war and conflict zones.

Waxploitation Records

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Jeff Antebi is the founder of Waxploitation Records, a company where he developed the careers of Grammy Award winning artists including Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse and the Grammy nominated artist Broken Bells as well as projects like Dangerdoom with Adult Swim, Dark Night of the Soul (album) with David Lynch, The Grey Album and ROME with Danger Mouse, Jack White and Norah Jones.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Antebi developed Danger Mouse's producing career from 2003 to 2010, a period of time which includes albums by Gorillaz, The Black Keys, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, and Beck.[7][8]

Antebi produced the Causes 1 and Causes 2 album series to benefit the work of Oxfam, Human Rights Watch and Médecins Sans Frontières. The albums include songs from Diplo, Spoon, LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective, The Shins, Devendra Banhart, The Decemberists, and Death Cab for Cutie among others.

Photojournalism

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His work as war/crisis/conflict photojournalist has appeared in/been featured by CNN, Current TV, GOOD Magazine, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and Rolling Stone among others.[9][10][11][12][13][14] He was the first photographer ever exhibited by London’s StolenSpace gallery (Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Will Barras).[15]

Antebi’s debut Los Angeles exhibition, Haiti Before 1.12.10, was curated by Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Edward Robinson, LACMA’s Curator of Photography.[16] His photograph "Haiti on Fire” was used for the cover of the Summer 2010 issue of The Paris Review.[17]

Antebi's debut book Fever Dreams focused on his works about war and elections in Afghanistan, the Drug Cartel Wars in Ciudad Juarez, life in Brazil's notorious illegal squatter "favelas", crisis and elections in Haiti and Thailand’s bloody Malay insurgency.

References

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  1. ^ James Christopher Monger (2011-05-16). "Rome - Danger Mouse,Daniele Luppi | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  2. ^ Heather Phares (2010-03-09). "Broken Bells - Broken Bells | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ^ Heather Phares (2010-07-13). "Dark Night of the Soul - Danger Mouse,Sparklehorse | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  4. ^ John Bush (2008-03-18). "The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. ^ John Bush (2006-05-09). "St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  6. ^ John Bush (2005-10-11). "The Mouse and the Mask - Danger Doom | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  7. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Attack & Release - The Black Keys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  8. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2005-05-24). "Demon Days - Gorillaz | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  9. ^ "Witness to violence: A photographer's journey below the border". CNN.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  10. ^ [1] Archived December 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Picture Show: Haitian Earthquake Appeal | Culture on GOOD". Good.is. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  12. ^ Antebi, Jeff (2010-01-14). "Haiti: A Photographer's Plea : The Picture Show". NPR. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  13. ^ "Photo Essay: Drug Violence in Juarez | PBS NewsHour". Pbs.org. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  14. ^ "Images From Haiti: Photos By Music Biz Vet Jeff Antebi | Politics News". Rolling Stone. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  15. ^ "StolenSpace Gallery". Stolenspace.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  16. ^ "News - Special Benefit Exhibition for Haiti Relief Opens in Los Angeles". FILTER Magazine. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  17. ^ Jeff Antebi. "Haiti on Fire, Jeff Antebi". Paris Review. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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