Decon

Decon is a New York–based advertising agency and record label. Decon is known for their "Green Week" initiative for NBC Universal, which involved an installation at the 30 Rockefeller Center. Additionally, Decon has produced documentary-style profiles featuring Nissan Leaf. They were also involved in launch of the Fiat 500 in New York in the year 2011.

Decon is a New York–based advertising agency and record label. Decon is known for their "Green Week" initiative for NBC Universal, which involved an installation at the 30 Rockefeller Center. Additionally, Decon has produced documentary-style profiles featuring Nissan Leaf. They were also involved in launch of the Fiat 500 in New York in the year 2011. ==Decon Records== Decon Records is an independent record label functioning as a division of Decon. It was established in 2003¹, with a focus on underground hip-hop recordings. In 2013, Decon Records was noted as one of Billboard’s 50 Best Independent Labels in America. Decon Records began working with the west coast collective Project Blowed to release Love & Hate by Aceyalone, which features production from El-P and RJD2. Decon Records also partnered with The Roots to establish Okayplayer Records. The label also released RJD2's Magnificent City Instrumentals (2006¹) and Evidence's Red Tape Instrumentals (2007). In 2008, the label released an album from 88-Keys, called The Death of Adam. The album featured Kid Cudi and Redman and was executive produced by Kanye West. The video for the lead single “Stay Up! (Viagra)” was directed by Decon co-founder Jason Goldwatch and premiered on MTV. The following year, Decon licensed RJD2’s “A Beautiful Mine” as the theme song for the AMC show Mad Men. That year, Decon released Jay Electronica's Just Blaze-produced tracks "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit C". The Alchemist's Russian Roulette, Gangrene's Vodka & Ayahuasca, and Roc Marciano’s Reloaded all made the HipHopDX 2012 records of the year awards list, and were favorably reviewed in Complex Magazine. XXL singled out Roc Marciano's Decon Records release, Reloaded, as the “Best Slept-On Album” of that year. In 2011, Decon earned recognition from Billboard as one of the 50 Best Indie Labels in America. ==See also== List of advertising agencies List of record labels ==References== ==External links==

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