Waxploitation

Entertainment ProvidersCalifornia, United States10001+ Employees

Founded in 1996 by Jeff Antebi, Waxploitation is an eclectic Record Label, Music Publishing Company , and Artist Management Company navigating the ever changing landscape of music.

Waxploitation developed and manages the career of Danger Mouse, the 24-time Grammy Nominated, 6-time Grammy Award winning Artist and Producer.  A career which includes starting bands like Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, as well as the most recent Danger Mouse & Black Thought project (featuring A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels, Joey Bada$$), and producing seminal works for Adele, U2, The Black Keys, Beck, Norah Jones, and Gorillaz.  Also the release of the infamous Grey Album.   

Antebi helped develop and co-manages the Grammy Award winning group Gnarls Barkley, and the Grammy Nominated group Broken Bells.  He helped develop the ROME project (featuring Jack White + Norah Jones), Dark Night of the Soul (Sparklehorse, David Lynch) and Dangerdoom (with MF DOOM).   Antebi co-manages Karen O and Danger Mouse project.

The label currently has the Grammy nominated artist R.L. Boyce, and the Grammy Award winning Ulises Lozano (p/k/a Don Elektron) as well as a roster of artists and producers in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Nigeria, Brazil, Colombia, the U.S. and the UK.     Genres including Latin (dembow, reggaeton, cumbia, mexican regional), Baile Funk, Afrobeat, Drum and Bass, Pop, and hip hop to name a few.

Waxploitation recently released the Stories for Ways & Means project with Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Frank Black, and Bon Iver, Anthony Lister, Dan Baldwin, James Jean and Swoon. With contributions from Zach Galifinakis, Danny Devito, Nick Offerman and more. Benefitting Room to Read, 826 National, Pencils of Promise.

While the Company remains independent, Waxploitation's artists have collaborative deals with Sony Music, BMG, Warner Music, and more.

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