Pinna Records, based in San Francisco, California, is a new label that releases music by contemporary composers. We believe, with Kyle Gann, that "brand-new music can sometimes be joyous, clear, seductive, ingratiating, and/or simple, and still well-worth listening to and exploring."
The pinna is the visible part of the ear. It acts as a funnel, amplifying and directing sound to the auditory canal. Like a fingerprint, it is unique to the individual; similarly, our ears, rather than any specific agenda, guide our decisions about what to record and release.
The label was founded by producer Roger Rohrbach in 2013, and launched with pianist Eliane Lust's "wonderful and imaginatively-conceived" Entangoed.
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