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Asthmatic Kitty
Founded	1999
Founder	Sufjan Stevens and Lowell Brams
Genre	Indie rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Lander, Wyoming Indianapolis, Indiana New York, New York
Official Website	http://www.asthmatickitty.com

Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by musician Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local colleges and universities. While the original Holland nucleus has dispersed across the country, the fellowship is still growing, with new friends and shared projects with other independent labels. Asthmatic Kitty is now based in Lander, Wyoming, Indianapolis and New York City.

The label's name refers to Sara, a stray with feline asthma adopted by Lowell Brams in 1994. Sara lived to be fifteen years old, dying on December 23, 2008^[1]. She was based in Lander, Wyoming, a location of high elevation where the thin, dry air alleviated most of her asthma symptoms.

Contents 1 Bands and artists 2 Staff 2.1 Lander, Wyoming office 2.2 Brooklyn, New York office 2.3 Indianapolis, Indiana office 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Bands and artists

Bunky Castanets Cryptacize Chris Schlarb DM Stith Fol Chen Half-handed Cloud Helado Negro Hermas Zopoula I Heart Lung Jookabox Land of a Thousand Rappers

Laura Park Liz Janes My Brightest Diamond Osso Rafter Royal City Shannon Stephens Shapes and Sizes Sufjan Stevens The Curtains The Welcome Wagon

[edit] Staff

[edit] Lander, Wyoming office

• Lowell Brams: Director
• Karin Kruse: Office Manager
• Ed Novotny, Diane Springford

[edit] Brooklyn, New York office

• Sufjan Stevens: Minister of Aesthetics

[edit] Indianapolis, Indiana office

• Michael Kaufmann: A&R/Development
• John Beeler: Resident Historian/Technician/Stay-at-home Dad

[edit] See also

• List of record labels

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Interview with Lowell Brams
• Interview with Michael Kaufmann