JDub Records was a

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record and event production company that produced

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music and cross cultural musical dialogue. JDub, unlike most record labels, derived half its annual income from foundations and individual donors and the other half from record and ticket sales. As a non-profit Jewish organization its stated mission was to "forge vibrant connections to Judaism through music, media and cultural events." JDub operations included an artists' fellowship program, overseeing the

Jewcy ''Jewcy'' is an online magazine of Jewish pop culture and offbeat news. The site was launched on November 15, 2006. ''The Guardian'' has described ''Jewcy'' as "a cultural icon" and "at the forefront of a reinvention of Jewish identity by young U ...

website, event production and consulting. Along with the Foundation for Jewish Culture and Avoda Arts, JDub launched The Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, an artist development program financed by $1 million from the Commission on

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and Renewal of UJA-Federation. The grant, described as the largest ever by UJA to an arts organization, gave each of 12 New York-based artists up to $45,000 for living expenses and project-related support for two years. As of 2012, JDub's recording catalogue is owned by The Orchard, a division of

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History

Founded in December 2002 by two NYU students, Ben Hesse and Aaron Bisman. In its start-up phase, JDub focused on developing a small cadre of artists, including

Matisyahu Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician. Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing soun ...

Socalled Joshua Dolgin (born December 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and record producer, known for his eclectic mix of hip hop, klezmer, and other styles such as drum & bass and folk music. A pianist and accordion ...

, and

Balkan Beat Box Balkan Beat Box (BBB) is an Israeli musical group. Founded by Tamir Muskat and Ori Kaplan in 2003, BBB was later joined by Tomer Yosef who became a core member. The group plays Mediterranean-influenced music that incorporates Jewish, Southeaste ...

. In October 2009, JDub adopted

, an online magazine and blog. JDub COO Jacob Harris led the acquisition and served as publisher of Jewcy. On July 1, 2004, JDub produced "The Unity Sessions" at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park,

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. The event brought Israeli,

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, Jewish, and American Muslim performers including Matisyahu,

Sagol 59 Khen Rotem, known by his stage name Sagol 59 ( he, סגול 59; born on October 1, 1968), is an Israeli rapper, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being a Jerusalem-based hip-hop MC and has been hailed as the "Israeli godfath ...

, TN (

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), and

Mooke Danny Niv ( he, דני ניב) (born March 2, 1975 in Rishon LeZion, Israel), better known as Mooki ( he, מוקי) is an Israeli singer and rapper, best known as the frontman for successful Israeli hip hop/ punk act Shabak Samech between 199 ...

. On October 28, 2004, JDub released Matisyahu's debut album, '' Shake Off the Dust... Arise''. In December 2009, JDub announced a strategic partnership with

Nextbook Nextbook is a nonprofit, Jewish organization founded in 2003 by Elaine Bernstein's Keren Keshet Foundation to promote Jewish literacy and support Jewish literature, culture and ideas. The organization sponsors public lectures, commissions books ...

which publishes books in collaboration with Random House's Shocken imprint, and produces

Tablet Magazine ''Tablet'' is an online magazine focused on Jewish news and culture. The magazine was founded in 2009 and is supported by the Nextbook foundation. Its editor-in-chief is Alana Newhouse. History ''Tablet'' was founded in 2009 with the suppo ...

. According to the JTA: "Under the partnership, the two organizations will remain separate and will still produce their own records and books and cultural materials, but JDub will essentially become Nextbook’s in-house marketing and PR department." In July 2011 JDub announced it would close due to an inability to find new funding and the collapse of the music industry in general.Music Dies for JDub Records
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Artists

* Can Can *

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* Soulico *

(2003-2006, Management; 2003-2005, Label) *

Michael Showalter Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's '' The State'', which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the ''Wet Hot ...

(comedian) * Girls in Trouble * The Macaroons *

* DeLeon *

Tomer Yosef Tomer Yosef (in Hebrew תומר יוסף; born in Kfar Saba, Israel on 8 September 1975) is an Israeli singer and lead vocalist for the Israeli-American electronica-world fusion band Balkan Beat Box. The band founded by Tamir Muskat, Ori Kap ...

(lead MC of Balkan Beat Box) * The Sway Machinery *

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* Steve "The Gangsta Rabbi" Lieberman

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