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 you ...

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

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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 singer, rapper, beatboxer, and musician. Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu's 2005 sin ...

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 accordio ...

, 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 music, Jewish, ...

. 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

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. The event brought Israeli,

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, Jewish, and

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performers including Matisyahu,

Sagol 59 Khen Rotem, known by his stage name Sagol 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 godfather of hip hop."T ...

, TN ( Tamer Nafar), and Mooke. On October 28, 2004, JDub released Matisyahu's debut album, '' Shake Off the Dust... Arise''. In December 2009, JDub announced a strategic partnership with

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

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. 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

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The LeeVees The LeeVees are a rock band from New York City featuring Adam Gardner of Guster and Dave Schneider of the Zambonis. The band was formed when the two bands toured together. The latter band only writes songs about ice hockey. Gardner and Schneid ...

* Soulico *

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

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

(comedian) *

Girls in Trouble ''Girls in Trouble'' is a 1971 German film. It was also known as In Trouble and Paragraph 218 or Wir haben abgetrieben, Herr Staatsanwalt. It was directed by Rob Houwer and Eberhard Schröder. Premise Several women attempt to have an abortion. C ...

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* DeLeon * Tomer Yosef (lead MC of Balkan Beat Box) * The Sway Machinery * The Wailing Wall * Steve "The Gangsta Rabbi" Lieberman

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jdub Records American independent record labels Jewish rock Record labels established in 2002 Record labels disestablished in 2011

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