Joe Steinhardt

Joe Steinhardt
Background information
Born
Joseph Steinhardt

(1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
OriginNew Brunswick, New Jersey
GenresPunk rock, Indie Rock, Alternative rock
OccupationsSinger, musician, record producer, author
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2002–present
LabelDon Giovanni

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.

In 2016 Steinhardt was named one of the 25 most influential people in New Jersey music by NJ.com. That same year he 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 Microcosm Publishing.

In 2024 Steinhardt released a graphic novel Merriment with Marissa Paternoster.

Steinhardt received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2015 and is currently an associate professor of Music Business at Drexel University. He serves as vice president for the board of directors of Hillel International at Drexel University.

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Mitski joins Don Giovanni Records". Impose Magazine. February 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ NJ.com, Bobby Olivier | NJ Advance Media for (September 15, 2016). "7 bands that make Don Giovanni Records the coolest indie label in N.J." nj.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (January 24, 2013). "Waxahatchee". Pitchfork.
  4. ↑ Lozano, Kevin. "Moor Mother: Fetish Bones". Pitchfork.
  5. ↑ NJ.com, Bobby Olivier | (2016-08-04). "The 25 most influential people in New Jersey music". nj. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  6. ↑ Knox, Ron (2016-11-10). "Joe Steinhardt Launched the New American Music Festival to Stave Off the Impending Death of Indie Music". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  7. ↑ "New Alternative Music Festival | Music in New York". Time Out New York. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  8. ↑ Sherman, Maria (September 19, 2016). "The New Alternative Music Fest Defies Commodification". clrvynt.comT. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  9. ↑ Matera, Chloe (March 28, 2016). "Don Giovanni Records Announces New Alternative Music Festival". Pitchfork.
  10. ↑ Member, James Crowley Newsweek Is A. Trust Project (November 1, 2019). "Now that labels can pay to promote music on Spotify, smaller artists may". Newsweek.
  11. ↑ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (February 25, 2020). "Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster Illustrates New Graphic Novel". Pitchfork.
  12. ↑ Hatfield, Amanda (2024-01-29). "Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster releasing debut graphic novel 'Merriment' w/ Joe Steinhardt". www.brooklynvegan.com.
  13. ↑ Delete, None-Do Not (January 11, 2018). "THE PEOPLE ISSUE". City Pulse.
  14. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (2019-08-29). "Don Giovanni founder joins Drexel music industry staff alongside former Passion Pit bassist". www.brooklynvegan.com.
  15. ↑ https://drexel.edu/westphal/about/directory/SteinhardtJoe/
  16. ↑ "Joe Steinhardt and Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females) Talk with Jo Firestone on the Talkhouse Podcast". Talkhouse. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  17. ↑ Rapa, Patrick (2024-03-28). "Two Indie-Rock Lifers Explore Boredom and Madness in New Jersey in New Graphic Novel". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  18. ↑ "Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster Illustrates New Graphic Novel". Pitchfork. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  19. ↑ Crandle, Tom (2020-03-04). "News: Marissa Paternoster and Joe Steinhardt Team Up For Graphic Novel". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  20. ↑ Hatfield, Amanda (January 9, 2024). "Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster releasing debut graphic novel 'Merriment' w/ Joe Steinhardt". brooklynvegan.com.
  21. ↑ Punknews.org (2024-01-09). "Marissa Paternoster and Joe Steinhardt to release graphic novel". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2024-06-29.