Peter Zinovieff

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 and White Noise, and Krautrock groups 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.

Peter Zinovieff
Born(1933-01-26)26 January 1933
Fulham, London, England
Died23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 88)
EducationGuildford Royal Grammar School
Gordonstoun School
Alma materOxford University
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, inventor
Known forCo-founder, EMS
Spouses
Victoria Heber-Percy
(m. 1960)
    Rose Verney
    (m. 1978)
    • Tanya Richardson
    • Jenny Jardine
    Children7, including Sofka Zinovieff
    Parent(s)Leo Zinovieff
    Sofka, née Princess Sophia Dolgorouky
    RelativesRobert Heber-Percy (father-in-law)
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