Inside Out Musicis a Germanprogressive rockrecord labeloriginally based inKleve,North Rhine-Westphalia,and dedicated to the publication ofprogressive rock,progressive metaland related styles. In 2009, it formed a partnership withCentury Media Recordsand moved its base of operations toDortmund,also in North Rhine-Westphalia. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired bySony Musicand became its premier label for progressive music.
| Inside Out Music | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Thomas Waber Michael Schmitz |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Century Media(Germany) The Orchard(US) Sony Music(International) |
| Genre | Progressive rock,progressive metal |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Dortmund,Germany |
| Official website | insideoutmusic |
History
editThe label was founded in 1993 by Thomas Waber and Michael Schmitz[1]and started its publications re-issuing albums of new American prog metal acts likeSymphony XandShadow Galleryfor the European market and then signing important prog artists likeSteve Hackett.Inside Out signed a worldwide distribution contract with the German music companySPVand branched out with the U.S. division InsideOut US, based inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.
In 2009, SPV had to file for bankruptcy,[2]and Inside Out partnered up withCentury Media Records,which had secured a worldwide distribution contract withEMI.[3]
Several important bands of the new school of progressive rock are signed to Inside Out, includingRiverside,Haken,Pain of Salvation,Spock's Beard,The Safety Fire,The Flower KingsandEnchant.In addition, the label established links to other relevant bands in the prog scene, issuing the solo albums ofDream TheatervocalistJames LaBrieand a selection ofMike Portnoy's side projects.
For some time, Inside Out also published digitally reworked re-releases of albums from theKrautrockera (for example, from the bandKraan) under the sub-label Revisited Records.
The surrounding area of the label headquarters has often served as an inspiration for the album art. For example, the petrol dispenser of Spock's BeardOctanecover is inKleveas is the lake onThreshold'sSubsurfacecover.
A characteristic feature for the label's releases is their lavish publication work. Several albums appear in special editions, containing extensive bonus materials such as bonus tracks, extended artwork and/or multimedia segments.
The label's founder, Thomas Waber, won the "Guiding Light" award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards.[4] The label signedDream Theaterin December 2017, arguably the biggest signing in the label's history at that point.[5]
InsideOut USis thestatesidedivision of theGermanrecord labelInsideOut Music. It specializes inprogressive rockandprogressive metal.It is based inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Artists
editCurrent
edit- Affector
- Anderson/Stolt
- Anneke van Giersbergen
- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- AVKRVST
- Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
- Beardfish
- Bent Knee
- Big Big Train
- Bigelf
- Caligula's Horse
- Derek Sherinian
- Devin Townsend
- Dream Theater
- Enchant
- The Flower Kings(except Japan)
- The Fringe
- Frost*
- Haken
- Jakko Jakszyk
- James LaBrie
- Jethro Tull[6]
- Jolly
- Jordan Rudess
- Kaipa
- Kansas
- Karmakanic
- King's X
- Kino
- Knifeworld
- Leprous
- Liquid Tension Experiment[7]
- Lonely Robot
- Long Distance Calling
- Maschine
- The Mute Gods
- Nad Sylvan
- Neal Morse
- Next To None
- OU
- Pain of Salvation
- Pattern-Seeking Animals
- Perfect Beings
- Port Noir
- Premiata Forneria Marconi
- Pure Reason Revolution
- Riverside
- Roine Stolt
- Shadow Gallery
- The Safety Fire
- The Sea Within
- The Shadow Theory
- Sometime in February
- Sons of Apollo
- Spiritual Beggars
- Spock's Beard
- Star One
- Steve Hackett(except Japan)
- The Tangent
- Thought Chamber
- Tim Bowness(fromNo-Man)
- Toundra
- Transatlantic
- VUUR
- John Wesley
- Whom Gods Destroy
- Yes
Former
edit- Above Symmetry
- A.C.T
- Amaseffer
- Arena
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen(Ayreon)
- Asia
- California Guitar Trio
- Chroma Key
- Conspiracy
- David Lindley
- Deadsoul Tribe
- Derek Sherinian
- Dominici
- Evergrey
- Fates Warning
- GPS(except Japan)
- IQ
- It Bites
- Jadis
- The Jelly Jam
- Jerry Gaskill
- Kevin Moore
- Mastermind
- OSI
- Paatos
- Pallas
- Planet X
- Poverty's No Crime
- Ray Wilson*
- Redemption
- RPWL
- Ryo Okumoto
- Saga
- Slavior
- Sound of Contact
- Stream of Passion
- Stealing Axion
- Steve Howe
- Symphony X
- Threshold
- Tiles
- Trey Gunn(former member ofKing Crimson)
- Ty Tabor
- Ulysses
- Unitopia
- Vanden Plas
Revisited Records label
editThis label specializes in the reissue of selectedKrautrockand electronic pioneers, including:
References
edit- ^"The Story of InsideOut Music".Archived fromthe originalon 2022-11-06.Retrieved2021-08-03.
- ^"German Metal Label SPV Declared Insolvent".Blabbermouth.net.Roadrunner Records.28 May 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 31 May 2009.Retrieved29 March2011.
- ^"CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Announces Cooperation With INSIDEOUT MUSIC And SUPERBALL MUSIC".Blabbermouth.net.Roadrunner Records.16 September 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2011.Retrieved2 June2011.
- ^"Prog Awards 2013 - The Winners!".Prog Rock Magazine. 3 September 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2013.Retrieved4 September2013.
- ^"Sony Music Signs Dream Theater to a Long-Term Deal via its InsideOutMusic Imprint - Dream Theater".11 December 2017.
- ^"Jethro Tull to release new album the Zealot Gene in early 2022".13 July 2021.
- ^"LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT Announce New Album to be Released on InsideOutMusic in Spring 2021".Twitter.Retrieved17 December2020.