Peter Freeman (musician)

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]

Peter Freeman
Freeman in 2015
Freeman in 2015
Background information
Birth namePeter Shapiro
Born(1965-05-29)May 29, 1965
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2021(2021-03-16) (aged 55)
Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Bass guitar
  • synthesizer
Years active1983–2021

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]

In March 2022, two of Freeman's solo albums were announced[7] by Elliott Sharp and posthumously released on zOaR Records as a digital download and a limited edition double-CD.[8] This was released as a double album, titled K3CS.

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

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
  1. "Spotlight: Peter Freeman". Guitar Moderne. March 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. Yelton, Geary. "Jon Hassell: Ambassador from the Fourth World". Electronic Musician. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. "Looperverse Guide". Retronyms. April 4, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. Preve, Francis (July 2017). "Looperverse: Review". Electronic Musician: 60.
  6. "Vanity License – K3CS – Freeman, Peter". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  7. Sharp, Elliott. "New zOaR album releases". www.instagram.com. Instagram. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  8. Freeman, Peter. "K3CS". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  9. "Past Imperfect, Present Tense – Erik Sanko | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. "Veruca Salt – Lords Of Sounds And Lesser Things". Discogs. October 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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