Thunderbird Records
Thunderbird Records is dedicated to capturing and preserving the music of contemporary American Indians for distribution across the world. All Thunderbird releases include music by Indian composers or performances by Indian musicians. We strive for the highest artistic integrity as well as exceptional sonic quality in order to provide an outstanding listening experience.
Alan Bise
Alan Bise is the founder of and producer for Thunderbird Records. He has produced projects for many labels and clients across the world and currently serves as Chief Classical Producer for Azica Records. Known for helping to create exciting and passionate projects, Mr. Bise has produced records that have received Grammy Nominations and appeared on the Billboard Classical Chart and Amazon Best Sellers list. He is also committed to new audience development and created and produced “Offbeat”, a successful radio show that gives listeners an inside look in the world of classical music in a unique manner. He studies the interests of today’s youth and uses his own love of rock ‘n roll to help create unique and appealing classical projects.
Mr. Bise has produced records for Azica, Albany/Troy, EMI/Universal, Summit, Crystal, CRI, Walden, Skarbo, and Nuscope. Recent clients include Andres Diaz, Jeremy Denk, Jason Vieaux, Soovin Kim, Trio con Brio Denmark, Jupiter Quartet, Degas Quartet, Karel Paukert, Opus Two, the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Robert Koenig. He serves as Broadcast Producer and Director of Audio for the Cleveland International Piano Competition, the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival and the Allegheny Summer Music Festival.
After spending summers working at the Aspen Music Festival and the Tanglewood Music Festival, Mr. Bise began his career in Dallas working at TM Century, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of broadcast services. There, he rose to the rank of senior mastering engineer where he was responsible for products reaching over 4,000 stations worldwide. Clients included ABC Radio Networks and Casey Kasem’s American Top 40.
In 1999 he returned to Cleveland where he was appointed Director of Audio Services and to the faculty of the Audio Recording program. While at CIM, he produced many special projects for the school including Jerome Lowenthal’s Beethoven Cadenza project, “Silent Night” for EMI/Universal, and a host of other media projects.
Mr. Bise is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and the Audio Engineering Society.