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Ben Swanson

Artist, but also co-founder and co-owner of the label, [l=Secretly Canadian], with [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5614481-Chris-Swanson-3]Chris Swanson[/url], since 1996. With Chris, Ben was also at the origin of the record company, [l=Secretly Group], when [a=Darius Van Arman] has joined them with his own label, [l=Jagjaguwar], in 1999. All together, they also co-founded the label, [l=Dead Oceans], with the collaboration of Austin-based Phil Waldorf, in 2007. Then, Ben, Chris, Darius, and [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/2175442-Dave-Hansen-2]Dave Hansen[/url], formerly general manager of the US label, [l=Epitaph], co-founded the pressing company located in Bordentown, New Jersey (USA), [l=Independent Record Pressing], in 2015.