Peter Zinovieff - A Tribute

A tribute to the life and works of composer and synth pioneer Peter Zinovieff by James Gardner, featuring interviews with co-workers and collaborators.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - Collaborations
04:13 - Replacing Tape With Digital
06:29 - The Move Into Computers
08:03 - The Launch of EMS
14:31 - Running A Studio From Home
16:16 - Working In Raasay
18:19 - The VCS3 And Synthi
20:05 - Copies And Virtual Versions
22:50 - Creativity Post EMS
26:49 - Lucy Railton

Peter Zinovieff Biog
Peter Zinovieff has been described as Britain’s Bob Moog. A renowned composer from the mid ‘60s to the present day, he was one of the founders of EMS who produced seminal synthesizers such as the VCS3 and the Synthi AKS, as used by Brian Eno, Pink Floyd and the Chemical Brothers.

Music Credits
Peter Zinovieff and Lucy Railton - RFG - Inventions for Cello and Computer - PAN Records PAN 90 (2020)
Peter Zinovieff - Tarantella (1966)
Peter Zinovieff - South Pacific Migration Party - The Association for Depth Sound Recordings ADSR010CD (2021)

James Gardner Biog
James Gardner is a composer, synthesizer programmer, researcher, and broadcaster based in Auckland, New Zealand. Born in Liverpool, James played and programmed synthesizers in London during the 1980s, and in 1990 co-founded the band/remix team Apollo 440. Following encouragement from Michael Finnissy, he left the group in 1993 to concentrate on notated composition. Moving to New Zealand in 1994, he established the contemporary music ensemble 175 East, which he directed until 2010.

As well as composing, he has written and presented many programmes for RNZ Concert including features on Frank Zappa, Morton Feldman, John Barry’s James Bond soundtracks, and These Hopeful Machines – a six-part series on electronic music. 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/hopefulmachines

As a teacher, Gardner has lectured on music and music technology at the University of Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology and the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, where he is an Adjunct Senior Fellow. His primary research topic is the synthesizer company EMS, and the electronic music studio of Peter Zinovieff.

Website: https://www.gardnercomposer.com/

Twitter: @JEGcomposer

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/organised-sound/article/don-banks-music-box-to-the-putney-the-genesis-and-development-of-the-vcs3-synthesiser/38928808A05A6F2118B148CE302E3764

https://modular-station.com/modulisme/itatiom/ems-1/

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