Outside Music

Outside Music is a Canadian distributor of independent record labels, founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 1995. Labels distributed through Outside include Dead Daisy Records, Mint Records, Three Gut Records, Teenage Usa, Warp Records, Sub Pop, Saddle Creek, Yep Roc Records, P572... Although primarily a distributor, Outside also has an in-house record label. Artists who have released material on the Outside Music label include The Sadies, Daniel Powter, King Cobb Steelie, Blood Meridian, Fred Eaglesmith, Woolly Leaves, Sunparlour Players and Ivana Santilli. International artists such as Aimee Mann, Oneida and Billy Bragg have also released material in Canada through Outside Music. In 2004, Music Manufacturing Services became a partner in Outside Music Inc. In 2007, Outside started artist management and music publishing departments.