Ian Wheeler is the co-founder of Partisan Records and Talkhouse.
Partisan Records is a Grammy-winning American independent record label with offices in New York, London, Berlin and Los Angeles. The company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler in Brooklyn, New York. Partisan Records is home to Fela Kuti, Geese, Cameron Winter, PJ Harvey, IDLES, Blondshell, Cigarettes After Sex and more.
Talkhouse is a Webby-Award-winning first-person media company, podcast network, and outlet for musicians, actors, filmmakers, and others in their respective fields. Talkhouse’s podcast series include Subway Takes, How Long Gone, Blank Check, Alison Roman’s Solicited Advice, Life of the Record, Craig Finn’s That’s How I Remember It, Santigold’s Noble Champions, and Björk: Sonic Symbolism, which GQ praises as “a road map to the creative life,” delivering what The New Yorker calls “a rare chance to listen in as one of the most mysterious and mystical artists working today explains herself. Talkhouse also produced Fela Kuti: Fear No Man with Barack and Michele Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, which was the most awarded podcast of 2025, including a Peabody Award and #1 spots on The New Yorker, The NY Times, and The Atlantic’s best-of lists. Björk’s Cornucopia represents Talkhouse’s first foray into producing TV/film. Other projects are currently in development and production.