IRIDA Records was an American

United States

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 classical music

Classical music

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 record label

Record label

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 focusing particularly on contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music

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. It was established by Jerry Hunt

Jerry Hunt

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 in 1979, and was based in Canton

Canton, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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

James Fulkerson

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, Larry Austin

Larry Austin

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, Rodney Waschka II

Rodney Waschka II

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, Dary John Mizelle

Dary John Mizelle

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, 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, Philip Krumm

Philip Krumm

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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)

Works by Gene De Lisa, Robert Keefe, and Rodney Waschka II