Outhere

Outhere Music is a Belgian classical music and jazz publisher, directed by Charles Adriaenssen, which owns several formerly independent labels, many of them boutique early music specialists:^[1]

Key Information

Formation	2004 (21 years ago) (2004)
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Website	outhere-music.com
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• Fuga Libera, a Belgian label founded in 2004 under the direction of Michel Stockhem, and which became the basis of Outhere group.
• Æon, a French specialist in contemporary music founded in 2000 and formerly directed by Damien Pousset, with some medieval releases.^[2]
• Alpha, a French early music label founded in 1999 by Jean-Paul Combet, noted for its cover artwork chosen by and commented on by Denis Grenier.
• Ramée, a German early music label founded by Rainer Arndt in 2004.
• Ricercar, a Belgian early music label founded by musician Jérôme Léjeune in the 1980s, along with the Ricercar Consort.
• Zig-Zag Territoires, a French early music label founded in 1998 by Sylvie Brély and Franck Jaffrès.
• Outnote, a new jazz label set up in 2010 by Outhere and directed by Jean-Jacques Pussiau, formerly founder of Owl Records (now owned by Universal)
• Phi, the label of Philippe Herreweghe, founded 2011
• Arcana, the label founded by the late Michel Bernstein
• HatHut, a reputed Swiss label founded by Werner X. Uehlinger specializing in jazz and contemporary music
• Analekta, a Canadian classical label founded by François Mario Labbé in 1988
• Theta, the label of Teodor Currentzis

In September 2021 Outhere acquires Channel Classics.^[3] In November 2021 the company acquired the British ICA Classics Limited.^[4] In April 2022, Outhere acquired the Canadian classics label Analekta.^[5]

In November 2023, Outhere acquired the US classics label Delos.^[6]