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He is currently producing and curating ''Stories For Ways & Means'' with [[Erykah Badu]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Frank Black]], [[Nick Cave]], [Amadou and Mariam]], [[Bon Iver]]'s[[Justin Vernon]], and [[Will Oldham]], as well as painters [[Candice Tripp]], [[Joe Coleman]], [[Eric White]], [[Joe Sorren]], [[Swoon]], and [[Will Barras]] to name a few. |
He is currently producing and curating ''Stories For Ways & Means'' with [[Erykah Badu]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Frank Black]], [[Nick Cave]], [Amadou and Mariam]], [[Bon Iver]]'s[[Justin Vernon]], and [[Will Oldham]], as well as painters [[Candice Tripp]], [[Joe Coleman]], [[Eric White]], [[Joe Sorren]], [[Swoon]], and [[Will Barras]] to name a few. |
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Antebi is a noted photojournalist whose works on [[Haiti]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Juarez]] have been featured by [[NPR]], [[PBS]] NewsHour, [[CNN]], [[The Paris Review]], [[Rolling Stone]],GOOD Magazine, and [[Andrew Sullivan]] of the [[Atlantic Monthly]]. |
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His solo exhibition Haiti Before 1.12.10 was curated by [[LACMA]]’s Edward Robinson. |
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He was the first photographer ever exhibited by the acclaimed StolenSpace Gallery in London, home to Shephard Fairey, D*FACE and Pete Fowler. |
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Revision as of 04:51, 5 February 2012
Jeff Antebi (born 1970) is an American entrepreneur in the arts, best known as the founder of Waxploitation Artists and for his photographic works from war and conflict zones.
Waxploitation Artists
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 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.
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.
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.
He is currently producing and curating Stories For Ways & Means with Erykah Badu, Tom Waits, Frank Black, Nick Cave, [Amadou and Mariam]], Bon Iver'sJustin Vernon, and Will Oldham, as well as painters Candice Tripp, Joe Coleman, Eric White, Joe Sorren, Swoon, and Will Barras to name a few.
Photography/Photojournalism
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.
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.
References
- Essay on Darfur - ( Huffington Post)
- Haiti: A Photographer's Reflection And Plea (NPR)
- Images from Haiti Photos by Music Biz Vet Jeff Antebi (Rolling Stone)
- Picture Show: Haitian Earthquake Appeal (GOOD Magazine)
- Why We Shouldn't Stigmatize Haiti (Huffington Post)
- Elections in Afghanistan - (Huffington Post)
- Chrismas, the Drug War and Juarez (Current TV)
- Voting and Violence in South Thailand (Huffington Post)
- March '08 Interview with L.A. Times
- Antebi discusses Western Artists in China with the New York Times
- URB Magazine profile
- Quoted in New York Times story about the Grey Album
- Quoted in New Yorker about the Grey Album
- Quoted in New York Times feature on Gnarls Barkley