photographed at the Secretly the Secretly at Ben Swanson Bloomington, Ind. Canadian offices in PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS BERGIN BY PHOTOGRAPH

WorldMags.netWorldMags.net WorldMags.net . M Y Day a half-hour run, take a shower and then head and then head take a shower run, a half-hour Ben Swanson Partner, Secretly GroupPartner, Label Co-Founder, SecretlyCo-Founder, Canadian Free the Universe the Free with the A&R, Secretly calls with the A&R, Secretly macro more have We and SC Distribution teams that Canadian Publishing peggedaren’t to specific call is A&R projects. The Bloomingfoods, from the local a sandwich I grab co-op and head back to coffee. the office more for nearby, a management William, a call with Fort I have Chris, brother with a partner in [along company I’m that Arman]. Darius Van Ami Spishock and Jagjaguwar’s and wife dinner with my and have I head home I block off time some just to spend with daughter. her a bath giving girl, with my the family—hanging up to and drive email Indianapolis to from away I get concertsee the memorial [late Canadian for Secretly incredible—a It’s Radio Radio. artist] at intothe office. labels to four all call across a project have We on upcoming and other discuss progress albums do these in the always on. We working projects we’re with my 2-year-old daughter, make coffee make daughter, 2-year-old up with my I get new and put on some demos and other music that’s office our U.K. just come I check in. Then emails from I gofor am am am pm pm pm pm am 6.15 7.00 8.30 3.00 8.00 11.00 10.00 12.30 morning because it’s the one time when all of our offices the one time because when all have morning it’s overlapping hours. the most fun—everyone advocates new for acts they’re that over. obsessing just came with on full-time who manages Deines, Foxygen, Eric recently wrapped up who manages and Ami, Grizzlyus, Bear, their campaign and started on Drugs. work on the War bed. and I startand getting for wife my her ready Then work inflicted on our house. cleaning up the total chaos she’s that all-time friends come some of my bunch of old out and play Ugwu —Reggie songs. favorite and respond to any emergencies. One of our artists, One of our Damien toand respond emergencies. any to that trip and I want be sure a press for is over there Jurado, everything is going smoothly. From its humble beginnings in 1996 beginnings a small inde- as its humble From Ind., Ben Swanson, in Bloomington, pendent label Canadian Secretly has grown Chris, with his brother consists that a small empire Group, Secretly Label into Dead of other partner-run (Jagjaguwar, three labels company a distribution Group), Numero and Oceans arm. and a publishing In 2012, act Jagjaguwar best for new artist and Awards took home Grammy Secretly Ca- album. Last year, music best alternative Dance/Elec- Lazer Billboard’s Major stormed nadian’s 1 with its sophomore No. chart, Albums tronic reaching release, BILLBOARD | JANUARY 25, 2014 25, JANUARY | BILLBOARD 8

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