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Chris Swanson
Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
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 Comedy, and has gone on to work with director Joe Swanberg on Drinking Buddies (2013). He is currently working on three other film projects that are in production.
In 2011, Swanson co-founded the artist management company Fort William Artist Management, with Ami Spishock, Ben Swanson and Darius Van Arman. Some of Fort William's clients include Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Jens Lekman and The War On Drugs.
In 2012, Swanson co-founded SC Publishing, a boutique music publishing service, whose client roster includes Bill Fay, Foxygen, Kishi Bashi, Spencer Krug, Night Beds and Frankie Rose, among others.
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 Comedy, and has gone on to work with director Joe Swanberg on Drinking Buddies (2013). He is currently working on three other film projects that are in production.
In 2011, Swanson co-founded the artist management company Fort William Artist Management, with Ami Spishock, Ben Swanson and Darius Van Arman. Some of Fort William's clients include Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Jens Lekman and The War On Drugs.
In 2012, Swanson co-founded SC Publishing, a boutique music publishing service, whose client roster includes Bill Fay, Foxygen, Kishi Bashi, Spencer Krug, Night Beds and Frankie Rose, among others.
Chris Swanson Filmography
| 2016 | Joshy · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Entertainment · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | The Comedy · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | New Jerusalem · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | The Builder · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Happy Christmas · as Music Supervisor |
| 2024 | I Saw the TV Glow · as Music Supervisor |
| 2023 | Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child · as Music Supervisor |
| 2021 | Untold: Breaking Point · as Music Supervisor |
| 2021 | Untold: Crime & Penalties · as Music Supervisor |
| 2021 | Untold: Caitlyn Jenner · as Music Supervisor |
| 2021 | Ride the Eagle · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | Minor Premise · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | A Teacher (TV Series) · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | The Last Shift · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | Feels Good Man · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | I Used to Go Here · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | The Evening Hour · as Music Supervisor |
| 2018 | The Mountain · as Music Supervisor |
| 2018 | Hearts Beat Loud · as Music Supervisor |
| 2018 | Wild Wild Country (TV Series) · as Music Supervisor |
| 2017 | Person to Person · as Music Supervisor |
| 2017 | Win It All · as Music Supervisor |
| 2016 | Lovesong · as Music Supervisor |
| 2016 | Other People · as Music Supervisor |
| 2016 | Joshy · as Music Supervisor |
| 2015 | 6 Years · as Music Supervisor |
| 2015 | The Overnight · as Music Supervisor |
| 2014 | Happy Christmas · as Music Supervisor |
| 2013 | Night Moves · as Music Supervisor |