History
The label was founded in 1993 by Thomas Waber and Michael Schmitz [1] and started releasing albums of acts like Symphony X, Spock's Beard and Enchant. The label then went on to sign prog artists like The Flower Kings, Frost, Fates Warning, Steve Hackett, Transatlantic, Ayreon, King's X, Neal Morse and Devin Townsend.
In 1993 InsideOutMusic signed a worldwide distribution contract with the German music company SPV. In 2009, SPV had to file for bankruptcy, [2] and InsideOutMusic partnered up with Century Media Records, which had secured a worldwide distribution contract with EMI. In 2016 Century Media Records and InsideOutMusic merged with Sony Music Entertainment. [3]
Several important bands of the new school of progressive rock are signed to InsideOutMusic, including Riverside, Leprous, Haken, Pain of Salvation, Caligula's Horse, Between The Buried And Me, Devin Townsend and Pure Reason Revolution. In addition, the label managed to sign some of the biggest names the genre has to offer with Dream Theater, Kansas, Yes, Trevor Rabin and Jethro Tull. This also included many side projects over the years, like James LaBrie's solo albums, Platypus and a selection of Mike Portnoy's side projects including Transatlantic, Liquid Tension Experiment and Sons Of Apollo.
InsideOutMusic also set up a second imprint in 2007 called SuperballMusic. Artists signed to the imprint included Trail Of Dead, Oceansize and Dredg.
The label is known for it's high quality releases and lavish packaging.
The label's founder, Thomas Waber, won the "Guiding Light" award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards. [4]
Recent signings include BEAT, Crown Lands, Royal Sorrow, Lunatic Soul, OU, Benthos, Asymmetric Universe, Avkrvst, Jakub Zytecki, Holosoil, Sometime In February
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