Peter Rehberg (29 June 1968 – 22 July 2021), also known as Pita, was a British-Austrian composer of electronic audio works. He was the head of
Editions Mego, which he founded in 2006 as a successor to
Mego.
Early life
Rehberg was born in
Tottenham[1] on 29 June 1968.[2] He grew up in
Hertfordshire, before relocating to Austria, his father's country of origin.[1]
Career
Rehberg became associated with
Mego in the latter part of 1994.[2] He consequently released his first single early the following year, which was also the first release in the record label's catalogue.[2][3] He followed this up with his debut album titled Seven Tons for Free in 1996, released under the name Pita.[3] Three years later, Rehberg received
Prix Ars Electronica Distinction Award for Digital Musics, alongside
Christian Fennesz.[4]
In an interview conducted in 2016, Rehberg stated that he did not want to peddle music "in its own little box",[1] which he felt was the norm at present. Describing his impression regarding
timbre, he believed that "dissonance and resonance have to co-exist for the other to work".[1] François Bonnet, who collaborated with Rehberg on Recollection GRM,[3] felt that his music came to be more dense as his career progressed. He described how it retained its "radical and bold" character, while becoming "deeper, more ambivalent, more moving".[5]
Personal life
Rehberg was in a domestic partnership with Laura Siegmund until his death. He was previously in a relationship with Isabelle Piechaczyk, with whom he had one child.[1]
Rehberg died on 22 July 2021. He was 53, and had suffered a heart attack prior to his death.[1][3]
Selected discography
(1995) General Magic & Pita: Fridge Trax 12" (Mego)[2]