- ear ly ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁at ▁U C - D av is ▁and ▁M ills ▁College . ▁The ▁ 1 1 ▁issues ▁document ▁new ▁music ▁practices ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁like ▁ind et erm in acy , ▁performance , ▁graph ic ▁scores , ▁electronic ▁music ▁and ▁inter media ▁arts . ▁ ▁Origin ▁Source ▁Mag az ines ▁board ▁of ▁edit ors ▁first ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Music ▁Ens emble , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁an ▁impro vised ▁music ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁U C - D av is ▁music ▁teacher ▁Larry ▁Austin ▁and ▁compr ising ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁students : ▁Stanley ▁L un etta ▁on ▁drums ▁and ▁D ary ▁John ▁M iz elle ▁on ▁trom bone , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Wayne ▁Johnson , ▁bass ▁clar inet ▁; ▁Art ▁Wood bury , ▁sa x oph one ▁; ▁and ▁Richard ▁Swift , ▁key boards , ▁sometimes ▁augment ed ▁by ▁occas ional ▁visitors ▁like ▁fl ut ist ▁Jon ▁Gib son ▁or ▁sop rano ▁Bill ie ▁Alexander . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁group ▁officially ▁launched ▁the ▁Compos er / Per former ▁Edition ▁im print ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁publishing ▁a ▁catalog ▁of ▁graph ic ▁scores ▁and ▁avant gar de ▁music ▁related ▁material ▁by ▁compos ers ▁they ▁felt ▁close ▁to , ▁like ▁Freder ic ▁R zew ski , ▁Corn el ius ▁Car de w , ▁All an ▁Bry ant , ▁or ▁Jon ▁Ph ette place ▁of ▁Mus ica ▁E let tr onica ▁V iva