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Iris Avenue Records is a company started and maintained by three life long friends, Joe Knox, Atlee "Tha Anthem" Urquhart, and Kyle Ginter. These three grew up with the Mexican border as their backyard and stomping grounds. Having desperate people run through their neighborhood, federal agents driving by, and a constant military helicopter prescence was never an easy thing to deal with, but provided much inspiration for the music these three would come to make. Joe was three years older than Anthem and would watch out for his little brother, and Anthem was three years older than Kyle and would watch out for his little brother.
In December of 2006, they formed Iris Avenue Records in order to provide a venue for the rich yet unheard music of California's extreme southwest. Coming from a variety of different musical styles, Anthem with his multi-linguistic hip hop, Joe with his jazz and breakdance rhythms, and Kyle with his acoustic/indie rock, these three have formed a unique blend in their productions. With all three owners being artists themselves, they truly represent the "indie" ideal.
Iris Avenue is the not only the street they grew up on, but the final trolley stop on the way to Mexico. It is an area of the United States that is nearly indistinguishable from Mexico; forgotten and unheard of. In this sense Iris Avenue Records represents that last bit of true untarnished creativity left in California.
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