IRIDA Records was an

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focusing particularly on

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. It was established by Jerry Hunt in 1979, and was based in

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. The label released at least seven sound recordings featuring works by Hunt,

James Fulkerson James Orville Fulkerson (born July 2, 1945, in Streator, Illinois) is an American composer, now living in the Netherlands, of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, vocal, piano, Electroacoustic music, electroacoustic, and multimedia works. He is also a ...

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, Dary John Mizelle, and others. In addition, apparently at least one film by Michael Schell was distributed by the label. The label went out of business in the early 1990s.

Discography

*"Jerry Hunt" (1979) Various works by Jerry Hunt *"Texas Music" Works by Hunt,

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, and Jerry Willingham *"Dary John Mizelle" Various works by Mizelle *"Larry Austin: Hybrid Musics" (1980) Various works by Larry Austin *"James Fulkerson: Works" (1980) Various works by Fulkerson *"BL Lacerta" (1982) Works by the Texas improvisation group BL Lacerta including a live recording *"Cartography" (1986) DISCOGRAPHY , Rodney Waschka II
/ref> Works by Gene De Lisa, Robert Keefe, and Rodney Waschka II

References

External links

Jerry Hunt official site
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Discography

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