pstrongArchival documents and new writings on Jerry Hunt, video-art pioneer and electronic magusstrongppJerry Hunt 1943-93 is sometimes described as a shamanic figure with the look of a Central Texas meat inspector. One of the most compelling composers in the word of late 20th-century new music, he made work that combined video synthesis, installation art and early computers with rough-hewn sculptures, scores drawn from celestial alphabets and homemade electronics activated by his signature wands and impassioned gestures. Hunt lived his entire life in Texas, between Dallas, Waco, Houston and Austin, eventually settling in a house he built himself an interactive environment on a ranch in Canton, but his pataphysical, abrasive and humorous performances took him all over North America and Europe, where he amassed a small but dedicated following.brThis volume represents the first ever book-length collection devoted to the underknown composer's work, and includes an introductory essay by Ty