Joe Steinhardt (born June 6, 1984), is an American singer, musician, record producer, and author, best known as the co-founder of

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Biography

In the late 1990s, Steinhardt began to attend

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shows in and around New Brunswick, New Jersey. In 2002, with his friend Zach Gajewski, he founded ''

'' which played an instrumental role in launching the careers of artists like

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and Irreversible Entanglements. In 2016, Steinhardt launched the New Alternative Music Festival. Steinhardt has been a vocal critic of streaming music and published his first book ''Why to Resist Streaming Music & How'' through

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. In 2024 Steinhardt released a graphic novel ''Merriment'' with

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. Steinhardt received his Ph.D. from

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in 2015 and is currently an assistant professor of Music Business at

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Discography

With For Science

* ''Revenge For Hire'' (LP, Don Giovanni Records, 2006) * ''Way Out Of Control'' (EP, Don Giovanni Records, 2007) * ''Tomorrow's Just Another Day'' (LP, Don Giovanni Records, 2007)

With Modern Hut

* ''Generic Treasure'' (LP, Don Giovanni Records, 2013) * ''I Don't Want To Get Adjusted To This World'' (LP, Don Giovanni Records, 2021)

Bibliography

* * ''Why to Resist Streaming Music & How'',

Footnotes

External links

Joe Steinhardt at DiscogsJoe Steinhardt a Microcosm Publishing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steinhardt, Joe 1984 births Living people Musicians from Philadelphia Musicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey Don Giovanni Records Don Giovanni Records artists Cornell University alumni Princeton High School (New Jersey) alumni Boston University alumni