Waxploitation Records
| Waxploitation | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Status | Active |
| Genre |
Alternative rock Electronic Hip Hop Indie Latin Music |
| Official website |
www |
Founded in 1996 by Jeff Antebi, Waxploitation is a record company, artist management company and music publisher.
The company is best known for developing the careers of artists including Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, and Danger Mouse as well as projects like Danger Doom with MF DOOM, Rome with Jack White and Norah Jones, and Dark Night of the Soul with David Lynch and Sparklehorse.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Waxploitation managed Danger Mouse's producing career from 2004 to 2010, an era during which he produced albums by The Black Keys, Beck, and Gorillaz, as well as the infamous Grey Album.
In addition to creative ventures, Waxploitation has a longstanding commitment to philanthropy including their ongoing Causes album series has included songs from The Shins, LCD Soundsystem, Diplo, Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, Devendra Banhart, The Decemberists, Sharon Jones & Dap Kings among many more.[7][8]
In 2012, Waxploitation Records began releasing albums by Electronic Latin American artists through a joint venture with the ZZK label, with artists including La Yegros, Chancha Via Circuito, and Mati Zundel, as well as the critically acclaimed Future Sounds of Buenos Aires compilation.
The 2013 release schedule includes the debut album Lumen by Thievery Corporation alumna Natalia Clavier and Brazilian heavy baile artist Leo Justi, best known for his work with MIA.
Select releases as management company and artist development
- Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul (2010)
- Broken Bells – Broken Bells (2010)
- Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi – Rome (2011)
- Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple (2008)
- Danger Doom - Occult Hymn (2006)
- Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere (2006)
- Danger Doom – The Mouse & The Mask (2005)
- Danger Mouse – The Grey Album (2004)
Select releases as record label and/or music publisher
- Natalia Clavier – Lumen (2013)
- La Yegros – Viene De Mi (2013)
- Various Artists - Future Sounds of Buenos Aires (2012)
- Mati Zundel - Amazonico Gravitante (2012)
- Pepper Rabbit - Beauregard (2012)
- Pepper Rabbit - Red Velvet Snow Ball (2012)
- Deep Time - Deep Time (2012)
- Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us (2009)
- Various Artists - Causes 2 (2009)
- Tobacco - F***** Up Friends (2008)
- Black Moth Super Rainbow - Drippers (2008)
- Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum (2007)
- Teargas & Plateglass – Black Triage (2007)
- Various Artists - Causes 1 (2007)
- Tha Alkaholiks – Firewater (2006)
- Tweaker - 2am wakeup call (2003)
- Black Moth Super Rainbow - Start a People (2004)
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/rome-mw0002087005
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/broken-bells-mw0001959449
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-night-of-the-soul-mw0001352142
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-odd-couple-mw0000498740
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/st-elsewhere-mw0000403947
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mouse-and-the-mask-mw0000448942
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/waxploitation-presents-causes/id496112137
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/causes-2/id313225440
External links
- Waxploitation Records homepage
- Official Waxploitation Facebook Page
- Official Waxploitation Twitter Page