American musician and record producer (1965–2021)
Peter Freeman
Freeman in 2015
Birth name Peter Shapiro Born (1965-05-29 ) May 29, 1965 New York City, U.S.Died March 16, 2021(2021-03-16) (aged 55)
Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles , U.S. Genres Instrument(s) Years active 1983–2021
Musical artist
Peter Freeman (May 29, 1965 – March 16, 2021) was an American bassist, composer, and record producer.
[1] Based in his studio in Los Angeles, he worked on records, live performance, and film and television soundtracks. He was primarily known for his association with avant-garde composer and trumpet-player
Jon Hassell .
[2] He was also a regular contributor to
Electronic Musician during the 80s and 90s.
[2]
Biography
Freeman began his professional musical career in 1983 as a bassist with Indian electric violinist
L. Shankar . From there, he became involved with mainstream musicians, touring with
Seal and
Pierce Turner , playing with
John Cale ,
Alanis Morissette ,
Nile Rodgers ,
Shawn Colvin ,
Sussan Deyhim ,
Elliott Sharp . He was a close musical collaborator with
Jon Hassell for over 25 years.
[3]
He moved to Los Angeles in 2002, where he branched out into film and television as a musician and
musical sound designer working with composers such as
Thomas Newman ,
Cliff Martinez ,
Anton Sanko ,
Charlie Clouser ,
Jeff Rona and others.
He, along with
David Zicarelli , had been the driving force behind the iPad music sampling and looping application, Looperverse.
[4]
[5]
Freeman was a licensed
amateur radio operator for over 40 years, and held an
Extra Class license.
[6] He died on March 16, 2021, after a year-long battle with
stomach cancer .
[3]
[7]
In March 2022, two of Freeman's solo albums were announced
[8] by
Elliott Sharp and posthumously released on zOaR Records as a digital download and a limited edition double-CD. This was released as a double album, titled
K3CS .
[7]
Discography
Solo works
Mercurial (zOaR Records, 2022) - originally recorded in 2000
Sinistar (zOaR Records, 2022)
Collaborations
As contributor
With
Alanis Morissette
With
D-Train
With
Hipsway
Scratch the Surface (
Phonogram , 1989) – bass
With
Jan Bang
…And Poppies From Kandahar (
Samadhi Sound , 2010) – bass, electronics
With Jimmy Mbaye
With
Jon Hassell
Dressing for Pleasure (
Warner Bros. , 1994) – bass
Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two (Nyen, 2005) – co-producer, bass, percussion, programming, mixing
Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (
ECM Records , 2009) – co-producer, bass, guitar, samples, percussion, mixing
Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (Ndeya, 2018) – bass
Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (Ndeya, 2020) – bass
With
Phoebe Legere
Phoebe Legere (Dead Dog Records, 1993) – bass
With Richard Horowitz and
Sussan Deyhim
With
Richard Shindell
With Rick Cox
Fade (Cold Blue Music, 2005) – co-producer, mixing
With
Seal
With
Shawn Colvin
As mixing engineer
With
Erik Sanko
With
Veruca Salt
Filmography
Peter in his studio in 2021, programming a
LinnDrum
Collaborations
As contributor
Television
As contributor
References
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"Spotlight: Peter Freeman" . Guitar Moderne. March 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2020 .
^
a
b Yelton, Geary.
"Jon Hassell: Ambassador from the Fourth World" .
Electronic Musician . Retrieved October 8, 2020 .
^
a
b Ndeya Records (March 22, 2021).
"We were shocked and saddened to receive the news last week that Peter Freeman has passed away at the age of 55" . Twitter . Retrieved November 25, 2021 .
^
"Looperverse Guide" . Retronyms. April 4, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2020 .
^ Preve, Francis (July 2017). "Looperverse: Review".
Electronic Musician : 60.
^
"Vanity License – K3CS – Freeman, Peter" .
Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 24, 2021 .
^
a
b Freeman, Peter.
"K3CS" .
Bandcamp . Retrieved April 2, 2022 .
^
Sharp, Elliott .
"New zOaR album releases" . www.instagram.com .
Instagram . Retrieved April 2, 2022 .
^
"Past Imperfect, Present Tense – Erik Sanko | Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved November 3, 2020 .
^
"Veruca Salt – Lords Of Sounds And Lesser Things" . Discogs . October 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2020 .
External links
International National Artists