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.

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

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.

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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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