About Us
More than a record label, Bedroom Community is a movement born from the studio. Founded in Reykjavík in 2006 by Icelandic composer and producer Valgeir Sigurðsson, together with American composer Nico Muhly and Australian-Icelandic producer Ben Frost, it gathered a constellation of like-minded artists determined to reimagine how music could be created, recorded, and shared with the world. From its home at Greenhouse Studios, Bedroom Community became a vessel for new ideas.
Before founding his own creative community, Valgeir spent eight years as the studio right-hand to Iceland’s art-pop icon Björk. These experiences shaped his approach and led directly to Bedroom Community — the natural evolution of that exploratory spirit and experimental process. From the outset, Valgeir sought to dissolve the borders between classical and electronic, tradition and technology, the concert hall and the bedroom. He treats the studio itself as a creative instrument: a place where the traditions of classical composition are pulled into the present, fused with experimental electronics, and illuminated through the lens of pop production.
The label has nurtured and amplified seminal works by Daníel Bjarnason, Sam Amidon, Lyra Pramuk, Nadia Sirota, Manchester Collective, aYia, Emily Hall, Liam Byrne, 404.zero, James McVinnie, Sam Slater, Gabriella Smith, Isabelle Lewis and Daniel Pioro among others. Each release is not just a record but part of a living archive — a testament to the belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders.
The collective spirit of Bedroom Community is its most precious resource. Its roster is made up of creatively diverse individuals drawn to the liminal spaces between genres, working at the forefront of contemporary music for orchestra, film, TV, theatre, dance, opera, games, and art installations.
Bedroom Community’s rare and eclectic live events have become a thing of legend since the original Whale Watching Tour launched in 2010. Its artists have come together for specially curated, sold-out performances at The Barbican and Southbank Centre in London, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Philharmonie de Paris, and across major festivals, venues, and clubs throughout Europe and the US. Together, these projects have established Bedroom Community as not only a label, but a leading voice and uncompromising tastemaker in modern music.
PRESS:
"The best record label in the whole of Iceland and maybe even the entire world."
Drowned in Sound
"The influential Bedroom Community label: a lightning rod at the juncture where the ambition of classical music meets the aesthetics of indie music."
Pitchfork
"Bedroom Community have, quietly and modestly, managed to assemble a wonderfully inventive ensemble of artists."
FACT Magazine
"Bedroom Community plays home to some of the most prolific and unique composers and musicians from all over the globe, making it a creative hub of sonic geniuses that continues to evolve and produce incredible work."
BlackBook Magazine
Demo Policy
We are not accepting demo submissions. Our full attention is on the artists we already work with, and we’re committed to supporting their work with the care and attention it deserves.
Bedroom Community is a focused, tightly curated label. If you're exploring our work, we hope it's because you're drawn to the music we release and the people behind it. And if a collaboration ever makes sense, we’ll likely find each other through the work itself or a personal connection.
Instead of sending us your demo, we encourage you to dive into our catalogue, follow the artists we work with, share the music that moves you, and support our artists at the source. That kind of engagement means a lot—not just to us, but to the whole community around this music — and it’s the backbone of a sustainable, truly independent label like ours.
Thank you for listening, and for supporting independent music.
Contact
General
Licensing & Sync
licensing(at)bedroomcommunity.net
Press
Purchase
Our own online store is right here, it’s easy and safe to shop for instantly downloadable MP3s/WAVs, LPs or CDs which are dispatched same day. (It’s a good idea to support independent artist and labels by obtaining the releases directly from the source).
Physical distribution is handled via SRD. Please email us for information about distribution in each country or territory.
Mailorder is also available from a number of sources worldwide, such as Boomkat.
If you prefer to buy via digital download, you can find our music at Bandcamp, the Apple Music Store and other digital sources.
If you can’t find our music or have a suggestion to where our music should be available, please email us.
Internships
Both Bedroom Community and Greenhouse Studios offer internships.
For an internship with Bedroom Community email herro(at)bedroomcommunity.net with a CV and a cover letter.
For Greenhouse Studios email greenhouse(at)greenhouse.is with a CV and a cover letter.