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The Deleon Podcast

January 17, 2012 by Patrick Beaulier

It took forever to get the Deleon podcast to happen, not because singer/guitarist Dan Sacks had moved to Mexico City, but because the media computer at PunkTorah HQ crashed twice! Props to Dan for being cool about the long, long, delay. We owe him a cupcake at least.

At any rate, here is Dan Sacks from Deleon on his new album, his move abroad and the perils of the Jewish music industry.

Click here to listen to the Deleon Podcast

More info on Deleon’s Spotify project…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcFCu5aSsJ8

 

Filed Under: Jewish Media Reviews, Podcasts & Videos Tagged With: convert to judaism, convert to judaism online, dan sacks, daniel sacks, darshan yeshiva, DeLeon, jdub records, jewish podcast, jewish rock, online conversion, patrick "aleph" beaulier, patrick aleph, punk torah, punktorah, rabbi beaulier, rabbi patrick aleph beaulier, sephardic music, spotify

JDUB Artist Responds To JDUB Records Shut Down

July 12, 2011 by Patrick Beaulier

Apparently JDUB, the record label I am sign to, is shutting down.

Not gonna share the actual email I got from JDUB executive Jacob Harris, but here’s what they sent JTA (and it’s very similar to the message they sent me anyhow):

I’m writing to let you know that after almost 9 years in operation, JDUB’s Board of Directors has decided to wind down the organization.

The decision to close was entirely financial, as the challenges facing our business model are too great to overcome.  JDUB earned half of its annual budget from mission-related revenue, including album sales, concert tickets, and consulting fees, and the other half from foundations and individual donors.  The collapse of the music business in the decade that JDUB has existed, combined with recessionary effects and aging out of the cohort of Jewish “start-ups,” made securing the necessary operating support an insurmountable challenge.

Determined to overcome this challenge, and inspired by our mission of forging vibrant connections to Judaism, we took opportunities to expand our work beyond music beginning in 2005. We co-founded the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, and we adopted Jewcy.com, a platform for the ideas that matter to young Jews, which is the most popular peer-run website of its kind.  We also launched a consultancy through which we helped over 30 other organizations including Hillel International, Birthright Israel Next, Nextbook Press, and Tablet Magazine to connect Jewish content, products, and experiences with new audiences.  While these strategic moves have dramatically increased our impact, they never yielded a sustainable revenue base.

Just as JDUB modeled what a new Jewish organization could look like and achieve, we will also model how one appropriately winds down.  We plan to share as much information as possible, and seek appropriate homes for our successful programs and assets…

I’m one of those assets (though hardly, as I’m sure Monsters and Healers probably sold three copies…and all of them to my mother) so I’m curious to see what happens next.

I guess that leaves Shemspeed to fill the void. I asked Erez “Diwon” Safar for his thoughts, and his reply was:

“Not much to say, besides as the artists already know, [Shemspeed is] actually all about collaboration and we are here for them.”

I’ll do a follow up article on this soon.

Filed Under: Community Member Blogs, Jewish Media Reviews Tagged With: can!!can, convert to judaism, convert to judaism online, darshan yeshiva, jdub records, jdub records to close, jdub to close, monsters and healers, online conversion, patrick "aleph" beaulier, patrick aleph, punktorah, rabbi beaulier, rabbi patrick aleph beaulier, shemspeed

PunkTorah Podcast Is Back!

July 7, 2011 by Patrick Beaulier

We’re psyched to announce our new podcaster, Jeremiah Satterfield, will be DJing a bi-weekly Jewish music show. Anything special you want to hear in the podcast? Send him an email!

Click here to play

 

Playlist:

DeScribe ft Matisyahu – Pure Soul – Shemspeed
Kosha Dillz – Garage Sale – Gina and the Garage Sale EP – Shemspeed
Ephryme – Life Sentence – Dopestylevsky – K Records
White Shabbos – Rav Avraham Kook – Shabbos Holy Shabbos – Shabasa Records
8th Day – It’s Shabbos Now – Chasing Prophecy – Aderet
The Mongrel Jews – Starving in the Belly of a Whale – Songs For A Minor
Matisyahu – Got No Water – Shake off the Dust . . . Arise – JDUB
Levi Mordechai – Ani Maamin – Sephardic Music Festival Vol 1 – Shemspeed
Gangsta Rabbi – The DiKtatoR – DiKtatoR17 – JDUB
Sabbapath – The Sabbath Bride (Lecha Dodi) – JDUB
NOFX – The Brews – Punk in Drublic – Epitaph

Filed Under: Podcasts & Videos Tagged With: 8th Day, darshan yeshiva, DeScribe, Ephryme, Gangsta Rabbi, jdub records, jewish music, Kosha Dillz, matisyahu, NOFX, patrick "aleph" beaulier, patrick aleph, punktorah, punktorah podcast, rabbi patrick aleph beaulier, shemspeed, The Mongrel Jews, White Shabbos

Atlanta Jewish Music Festival 5771

May 19, 2011 by Patrick Beaulier

The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival (AJMF) has announced the lineup for its second annual Spring Festival, headlined by The Sway Machinery and Jaffa Road. This year’s festival has expanded to three nights from May 19 – 21 at three different venues in the Atlanta area.

“We’re extremely excited to have three amazing nights of incredible music with a diverse group of artists,” said AJMF’s director Russell Gottschalk. “When we launched the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival last year we felt that something was missing from the Jewish and cultural fabric of Atlanta, and I think this year we’ve filled it in a big way.”

This year’s festival features a night for local artists at Eddie’s Attic on May 19, a night of sacred music in a special Shabbat Service at Congregation Bet Haverim, and a huge closing night party featuring the headlining acts at Center Stage.

Purchase tickets online at www.atlantajmf.org.

The full schedule and pricing are as follows:

Thursday, May 19 – Local Artist Stage featuring Sunmoon Pie, Lily of the Suburbs and Ariel Root Wolpe at Eddie’s Attic, 515 N. McDonough St #B, Decatur Price: $10

Friday, May 20 – Shabbat Service featuring musicians from Congregation Bet Haverim and Special Guests at Congregation Bet Haverim, 2676 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta Price: FREE

Saturday, May 21 – Closing Night Party featuring The Sway Machinery, Jaffa Road, Nick Edelstein and the Grooves and Diwon (DJ) at Center Stage, 1374 West Peachtree St., Atlanta Price: $20

PunkTorah is a promotional sponsor of AJMF.

Filed Under: Jewish Media Reviews, Random (Feelin' Lucky?) Tagged With: ajmf, Atlanta Jewish Music Festival 5771, convert to judaism, convert to judaism online, darshan yeshiva, jdub records, jewish music festival, online conversion, patrick "aleph" beaulier, patrick aleph, punktorah, rabbi beaulier, rabbi patrick aleph beaulier, shemspeed, sway machinery

PunkTorah Radio: Why Did We Let Patrick Aleph Do This?

February 14, 2011 by Patrick Beaulier

This week we try something a little different…again.

Patrick takes over the podcast with his favorite Jewish hip hop, Euro pop and of course, a healthy dose of punk rock. Happy Valentine’s Day!

PunkTorah Radio: Why Did We Let Patrick Aleph Do This?

Playlist:

1. Baruch HaShem (Moshiach Oi)

2. Secrets/You’re Always Watching (Girls In Trouble)

3. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (The Ramones)

4. Be My Maccabee (The Bachelorettes)

5. Change (Y-Love feat. DeScribe)

6. Us (Regina Spektor)

7. Radiant Faces (Stereo Sinai)

8. Black Rainbow (Can!!Can)

9. Dodi Li (Congregation Bet Haverim)

Filed Under: Community Member Blogs, Jewish Media Reviews, Podcasts & Videos, Random (Feelin' Lucky?) Tagged With: congregation bet haverim, convert to judaism, darshan yeshiva, dodi li, jdub records, jewish hip hop, jewish music, jewish podcast, patrick "aleph" beaulier, patrick aleph, podcast, punktorah, PunkTorah Radio: Why Did We Let Patrick Aleph Do This?, rabbi beaulier, rabbi patrick aleph beaulier, shempeed, stereo sinai, the ramones

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