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 community has grown, with new artists and shared projects with other independent labels. The Library Catalog Music Series, inaugurated in 2009, showcases instrumental music by a wide variety of musicians, with eighteen albums in print as of February 2013, and more scheduled for release. Asthmatic Kitty is now based in
Lander, Wyoming,
Indianapolis, IN and
Brooklyn, NY.