Peter Zinovieff
British engineer and composer (1933–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Zinovieff (26 January 1933 – 23 June 2021) was a British composer, musician and inventor. In the late 1960s, his company, Electronic Music Studios (EMS), made the VCS3, a synthesizer used by many early progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd[3] and White Noise, and Krautrock groups[4] as well as more pop-orientated artists, including Todd Rundgren and David Bowie. In later life, he worked primarily as a composer of electronic music.
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Peter Zinovieff | |
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Born | (1933-01-26)26 January 1933[1] |
Died | 23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 88) |
Education | Guildford Royal Grammar School Gordonstoun School |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, inventor |
Known for | Co-founder, EMS |
Spouses | Victoria Heber-Percy
(m. 1960)Rose Verney (m. 1978)
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Children | 7, including Sofka Zinovieff |
Parent(s) | Leo Zinovieff Sofka, née Princess Sophia Dolgorouky |
Relatives | Robert Heber-Percy (father-in-law) |
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