Nomadic Wax
Nomadic Wax is an international music, film, and events production company specializing in hip-hop and underground music. Background
Ben Henson founded Nomadic Wax in 1999, while living in Brooklyn, New York. In the summer of 1999, Henson discovered a local independent hip-hop scene in Senegal and was inspired by the music which contain politically and socially conscious lyrical content. Nomadic Wax was founded for the purpose of aiding artists and musicians who use art as a medium of social and political activism. Nomadic Wax expanded to an office in Washington DC, run by Creative Director Magee McIlvaine. Film and television
Nomadic Wax began working with film in 2007, debuted in the film “African Underground: Democracy in Dakar"  co-produced with non-profit film company Sol Productions. The film is a feature-length documentary that explores the role of youth hip-hop activism in the 2007 Senegalese elections. On December 11, 2008, “Democracy in Dakar” was screened on LinkTV. In 2009, it was screened on WHUT in Washington DC. Till then, “Democracy in Dakar” has been shown at film festivals and universities internationally. “Democracy in Haiti”  is Nomadic Wax's third documentary project. It follows a variety of young people to examine why Haiti's youth have become so separated from mainstream Haitian society and the democratic system. Notes

Music organizations based in the United States
Film production companies of the United States