Alec Hanley Bemis
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In 2001, Bemis co-founded Brassland, an independent record label with Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner.[1] The Guardian newspaper said Brassland was "the record label at the centre of New York's other music scene" and "a focus for some of the city's most intriguing and creative musicians."[2] Bemis has called every recording artist on the Brassland label a "lifer".[2]
Bemis has served on the board of directors for both WYBC and Manhattan New Music Project,[3] a nonprofit organization that sends musicians to teach in New York City schools. Bemis has emphasized the importance of collaboration in creating music and culture, stating that Brassland was created to "foster the growth of the bands and the community around them."[4]
Prior to co-founding Brassland, Bemis had a career as a writer and journalist working for such publications as LA Weekly,[5] The New York Times,[6] The New Yorker[7] and the Los Angeles Times.[8][9]
From 2012 to 2016, Bemis hosted a radio show webcast by Alanna Heiss's Clocktower Productions.[10]
