Alien Heart Records is a trans-first record label. Our mission is to uplift and provide a platform for rising trans musicians in order to help them live up to their full potential.

We believe that trans musicians create some of the most dynamic, varied, moving, challenging, and forward-thinking art out there. Unfortunately, the marginalization of this community means that many of these artists lack the support to be able to bring their music to a wider audience. We hope to amplify their voices and give them a platform that traditional record labels often don't provide to the trans community.

Founded in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alien Heart Records started as an idea in the mind of founder Mara Bender. She recruited friends and collaborators Melody Wachtel and Vera Small, and the three set to work on the label's first release, a multi-genre compilation featuring exclusively transgender artists, with the proceeds benefiting the Louisville Community Bail Fund. AHR has continued to release music on cassette both for individual artists and further installments in their benefit compilation series.

Alien Heart Records is:

Mara Bender (she/her)
Melody Wachtel (she/her)
Vera Small (she/they)