Innova

Innova Recordings was founded in 1982 as a way to document the McKnight Fellowship winners offered by its parent organization, the Minnesota Composers Forum (now American Composers Forum). During the course of these early years it produced several sampler LPs featuring the works of a range of Minnesota composers, many of whom have since gone on to national prominence: Eric Stokes, Libby Larsen, Paul Schoenfield, and Steven Paulus. With the advent of the compact disc, Innova began releasing selected highlights from the top ensembles that had been on the Composers Forum concert seasons.
In 1994 Innova opened its doors to artists with a finished master tape wanting access to its established distribution network. Under this scheme, the Recording Assistance Program, Innova expanded its catalog considerably and now produces more than 25 CDs per year.