Chris Swanson

About

Chris Swanson is a founding partner of the American independent record labels Dead Oceans (formed in 2007), Jagjaguwar (1996) and Secretly Canadian (1996), each operated primarily out of Bloomington, Indiana, with satellite offices in New York, London and Austin. These labels are home to such diverse acts as Bon Iver, Antony & the Johnsons, Yeasayer, comedian Tig Notaro, The Tallest Man on Earth, Jens Lekman, Dinosaur Jr., The War on Drugs, Foxygen, Phosphorescent, The Besnard Lakes, Okkervil River and Black Mountain, to name a few. Swanson first got involved in cinema through the works of Rick Alverson, whose first three features - The Builder (2010), New Jerusalem (2011) and The Comedy (2012) - were each co-executive produced by Swanson and his Jagjaguwar partners Darius Van Arman, Ben Swanson and Jonathan Cargill. He acted as music supervisor for The Builder and The...

Known for

A TeacherSeries • 2020Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenMovie • 2023I Saw the TV GlowMovie • 2024JoshyMovie • 2016The Sun Never SetsMovie • 2026Other PeopleMovie • 2016The DirtMovie • 2019Wild Wild CountrySeries • 2018The OvernightMovie • 2015Happy ChristmasMovie • 2014LovesongMovie • 2017Win It AllMovie • 2017Night MovesMovie • 2014I Used to Go HereMovie • 2020Hearts Beat LoudMovie • 2018TyrelMovie • 2018Feels Good ManMovie • 2020The Last ShiftMovie • 2020Person to PersonMovie • 2017Untold: Jake Paul the Problem ChildMovie • 2023Minor PremiseMovie • 2020Ride the EagleMovie • 20216 YearsMovie • 2015The MountainMovie • 2019