Joe Steinhardt
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Joe Steinhardt
| image = Joe Steinhardt 4207331.jpg
| birth_name = Joseph Steinhardt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|06|06}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| origin = New Brunswick, New Jersey
| death_date =
| death_place =
| genre = Punk rock, Indie Rock, Alternative rock
| occupation = Singer, musician, record producer, author
| instrument = Guitar
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = Don Giovanni
| associated_acts = For Science, Modern Hut
}}
Joe Steinhardt (born June 6, 1984), is an American singer, musician, record producer, and author, best known as the co-founder of Don Giovanni Records.
Biography
In the late 1990s, Steinhardt began to attend punk rock shows in and around New Brunswick, New Jersey.
In 2002, with his friend Zach Gajewski, he founded Don Giovanni Records which played an instrumental role in launching the careers of artists like Mitski, Waxahatchee, Screaming Females, Laura Stevenson, Moor Mother and Irreversible Entanglements.{{Cite web|url=https://imposemagazine.com/bytes/news/mitski-joins-don-giovanni-records|title=Mitski joins Don Giovanni Records|date=February 19, 2015|website=Impose Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2016/09/7_bands_that_make_don_giovanni_records_the_coolest.html|title=7 bands that make Don Giovanni Records the coolest indie label in N.J.|first=Bobby Olivier | NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=September 15, 2016|website=nj}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9045-waxahatchee/|title=Waxahatchee|first=Jenn|last=Pelly|date=January 24, 2013|website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22424-fetish-bones/|title=Moor Mother: Fetish Bones|first=Kevin|last=Lozano|website=Pitchfork}}
In 2016, Steinhardt launched the New Alternative Music Festival.{{Cite web|last=Knox|first=Ron|date=2016-11-10|title=Joe Steinhardt Launched the New American Music Festival to Stave Off the Impending Death of Indie Music|url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/193761/joe-steinhardt-launched-the-new-american-music-festival-to-stave-off-the-impending-death-of-indie-music/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=New Alternative Music Festival {{!}} Music in New York|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/new-alternative-music-festival|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Time Out New York|date=6 September 2016 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=September 19, 2016|first=Maria |last=Sherman|title=The New Alternative Music Fest Defies Commodification|url=https://clrvynt.com/new-alternative-music-fest/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=clrvynt.comT|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/64429-don-giovanni-records-announces-new-alternative-music-festival/|title=Don Giovanni Records Announces New Alternative Music Festival|first=Chloe|last=Matera|date=March 28, 2016|website=Pitchfork}}
Steinhardt has been a vocal critic of streaming music{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/labels-pay-spotify-promotion-1468799|title=Now that labels can pay to promote music on Spotify, smaller artists may|first=James Crowley Newsweek Is A. Trust Project|last=Member|date=November 1, 2019|website=Newsweek}} and published his first book Why to Resist Streaming Music & How through Microcosm Publishing.
In 2024 Steinhardt released a graphic novel Merriment with Marissa Paternoster.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-illustrates-new-graphic-novel/|title=Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster Illustrates New Graphic Novel|first=Matthew Ismael|last=Ruiz|date=February 25, 2020|website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Amanda |date=2024-01-29 |title=Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster releasing debut graphic novel 'Merriment' w/ Joe Steinhardt |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-releasing-debut-graphic-novel-merriment-w-joe-steinhardt/ |website=www.brooklynvegan.com}}
Steinhardt received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2015 and is currently an assistant professor of Music Business at Drexel University.{{Cite web|url=https://lansingcitypulse.com/stories/the-people-issue,1322|title=THE PEOPLE ISSUE|first=None-Do Not|last=Delete|date=January 11, 2018|website=City Pulse}}{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=2019-08-29 |title=Don Giovanni founder joins Drexel music industry staff alongside former Passion Pit bassist |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/don-giovanni-founder-joins-drexel-music-industry-staff-alongside-jade-tree-co-founder-former-passion-pit-bassist/ |website=www.brooklynvegan.com}}
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
- {{cite book |last1=Steinhardt |first1=Joe |title=Merriment |last2=Paternoster |first2=Marissa |date=2024-03-19 |publisher=Don Giovanni Records |isbn=978-1-7375245-3-3}} {{Cite web |title=Joe Steinhardt and Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females) Talk with Jo Firestone on the Talkhouse Podcast |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/joe-steinhardt-and-marissa-paternoster-screaming-females-talk-with-jo-firestone-on-the-talkhouse-podcast/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Talkhouse |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rapa |first=Patrick |date=2024-03-28 |title=Two Indie-Rock Lifers Explore Boredom and Madness in New Jersey in New Graphic Novel |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/03/28/merriment-graphic-novel-joe-steinhardt-marissa-paternoster/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Philadelphia Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2020-02-25 |title=Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster Illustrates New Graphic Novel |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-illustrates-new-graphic-novel/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Crandle |first=Tom |date=2020-03-04 |title=News: Marissa Paternoster and Joe Steinhardt Team Up For Graphic Novel |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-marissa-paternoster-and-joe-steinhardt-team-up-for-graphic-novel/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Amanda |date=January 9, 2024 |title=Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster releasing debut graphic novel 'Merriment' w/ Joe Steinhardt |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/screaming-females-marissa-paternoster-releasing-debut-graphic-novel-merriment-w-joe-steinhardt/ |website=brooklynvegan.com}}{{Cite web |last=Punknews.org |date=2024-01-09 |title=Marissa Paternoster and Joe Steinhardt to release graphic novel |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/81799/marissa-paternoster-and-joe-steinhardt-to-release-graphic-novel |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}}
- Why to Resist Streaming Music & How, {{isbn|9781648410161}}
Footnotes
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2815953-Joe-Steinhardt Joe Steinhardt at Discogs]
- [https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/artist/joe-steinhardt Joe Steinhardt a Microcosm Publishing]
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Category:Musicians from Philadelphia
Category:Musicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Category:Don Giovanni Records artists
Category:Cornell University alumni