Transparency is a North American music label mainly active in experimental, minimalist music, in classical and avant-garde music.
History
Transparency is an independent North American record label founded by Michael Sheppard,[1] promoter of experimental and avant-garde music, who died in Los Angeles on March 17, 2016 at the age of 59.
Among his artists are Sun Ra,[2] Sun Ra Arkestra, Helios Creed & Chrome, Alessandra Celletti,[3] Hans Joachim Roedelius,[4][5] Lawrence Ball, Lane Steinberg, Rufus Harley.
Sheppard published with his label Transparency the first punk groups in Los Angeles including The Germs and 45 Grave and he brought Throbbing Gristle to Los Angeles in 1981.
Transparency and Sun Ra
In September 2011 Transparency published Sun Ra-The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1: 1914–1959, a box with 14 CDs containing 45 years of Sun Ra music. The realization of this document was launched by Michael D. Anderson, executive director of Sun Ra Music Archive in a press release in which Anderson himself said that "has produced this historically extensive work to bring to the attention of Sun Ra enthusiasts various facts and other music-related information they are not aware of … The presentation includes interview footage with Sun Ra and Anderson narrating each section of the presentation for detailed accuracy."[6]
