Peter Zinovieff | |
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| Born | 26 January 1933[1] |
| Died | 23 June 2021 (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) |
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.