German label; FMP acronym stands for "Free Music Production" .
Label Code: LC 4557 / LC 04557 .
An edition of improvised music; publisher: label
The FMP label was founded in September 1969 by artist and Peter Brötzmann. From 1972 to 1976, it was run by the collective of Brötzmann, Gebers, Peter Kowald, artist and Alexander von Schlippenbach. From 1976 onwards, artist was solely responsible for FMP. The label stopped releasing their own physical copies of recordings in 2010 but continued licensing through Corbett vs. Demspey and Trost (among others), as well as establishing a download plattform, Destination:Out. As per Jost Gebers wish, Anna Maria Ostendorf and Markus Müller continued FMP-Publishing. As of 2024 Markus Müller has the sole responsibility, supported by Anna Maria Ostendorf, Dieter Hahne and Olaf Rupp, who is not only an FMP artist but also remastered the majority of FMP’s digital releases.