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Peter Beasley
12+ albums
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Peter Beasley is a British composer and producer of instrumental electronic music who works in a broad range of styles including progressive, rock, dance, pop, ambient, solo piano and Berlin School. He was born and lives in London, UK. Originally a rock drummer, he moved into electronic music production, co-founding AMP Records with Mark Jenkins and Ashok Prema in 1985. Beasley contributed three tracks (Ollie's Camera Looks, Cherub and Parchal Papaguio) to The AMP Records Compilation Album (1985). He was a regular live performer on the electronica scene in the 1980s and toured the UK in 1986 to preview Coruscation, which was released the following year with a performance at the UK Electronica Festival at the Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford. Beasley's next project was Imaginary Soundtrack - a series of short, mostly improvised pieces, inspired by Tangerine Dream's 80s soundtrack work. This was completed in 1992 but not released until 2009. In 2007 after a long hiatus, Beasley remixed and remastered Coruscation, re-releasing it with bonus tracks to mark the 20th anniversary. Beasley was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003 which has severely restricted the use of his hands and fingers preventing him from live performance. Consequently he has adapted his writing style to employ sequencing and programming more extensively. Beasley donates profits to Parkinson's UK charity. In April 2010 he released a live album recorded at various venues on his 1986 tour, with the imag
