Mission

With the rising costs of rent, experimental performers and the venues that support them have been fighting an uphill battle whereby neither stands to receive equitable compensation. Outlier aims to shift the current paradigm by supporting both the artists and the venues that dedicate themselves to supporting experimental performance. We aim to build a network of above-board venues with a proven track record of dedication to experimental performance and to provide these venues with an evening of fully-funded and curated performances featuring some of the finest and most innovative artists, providing the venues with the entirety of admission sales. We believe this model will both incentivize venue support and elevate the standards for artist compensation within experimental performance.

“There is never any end… There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we’ve discovered in its pure state.”
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John Coltrane