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Electronic music label founded in 1992 by [a=Heinz Roth] (together with [a=Matthias Hoffmann] & [a=Sven Väth]) in Frankfurt, Germany. It was distributed via [l43012] and [L=Eye Q Musikproduktion GmbH]. In 1997 Sven Väth and Matthias Hoffmann left Harthouse and the label moved to Berlin in early February. On June 9th 1997 Harthouse had to declare insolvency. Label codes: LC 5305 / LC 6450 The UK office continued operating and released a couple of records during the rest of 1997 with a totally different logo. In 1998, [l=UCMG Germany] bought the licences to some Harthouse releases and the rights for the use of the label's trademark. [a=Oliver Bondzio] (of [a=Hardfloor]) became the new A&R and the "Retrospective"-compilation along with some new releases were published. After the bankruptcy of the UCMG Germany in 2003, was discontinued for the second time. In 2004 [l=Daredo Music] took over the rights of the Harthouse brand. The label is now called [l=Harthouse Mannheim], but the old design is kept intact. Since November 2017, the label Harthouse, now just called "Harthouse" belongs to [l=UCM.ONE]. Active A&R is Thorsten Kriebus. Before Eye Q Music opened an office in London they had a licensing deal with Rising High. Releases with a catalog numbering scheme using HARTUK should be put under [l=Harthouse U.K.]