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Also known as Sleazy, Peter Martin Christopherson

English musician, photographer, director (1955–2010)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Wings Tour USA
  • Hands across the water
  • The Photo designs of Hipgnosis
  • Classic album covers of the 70s

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1975
_download and editamericancomposergamescoresoundtrack

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,990
Total plays
44,003

Tags

experimentalindustrialelectronicavantgardedark ambient

Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy (February 27, 1955 - November 25, 2010) was best known as a member of the influential British avant-garde bands Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Coil. Besides producing music he was also a video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis. In the 1970s, as a member of Throbbing Gristle, he was one of the founders of the infamous Industrial Records, which was instrumental in creating the genre known as In

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Martin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Leeds
Place of death
Bangkok
Occupation
video artist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
sampler
Image
Peter Christopherson @ A2.jpg
Work location
London
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Commons category
Peter Christopherson
date of birth
1955-02-27
date of death
2010-11-24
unmarried partner
John Balance
birth name
Peter Martin Christopherson
pseudonym
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir
start of work period
1975-00-00
name in native language
Peter Christopherson
copyright representative
PRS for Music
Sources (7)

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