Peter Freeman (musician)

Peter Freeman (born May 29, 1965) is an American bassist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and mixing engineer.[1] Based in his studio in Los Angeles, he works on records, live performance, and film and television soundtracks. He is 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
Peter Freeman in 2015
Background information
Born (1965-05-29) May 29, 1965
New York City, United States
Genres
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • synthesizer
Years active1983–present
Associated acts

Career

Freeman began his professional musical career in 1983 as a bassist with Indian electric violinist, L. Shankar. From there, he became involved with mainstream musicans, touring with Seal, playing with John Cale, Alanis Morissette, Nile Rodgers, Shawn Colvin, Sussan Deyhim, Elliott Sharp and Jon Hassell.

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, has been the driving force behind the iPad music sampling and looping application, Looperverse.[3][4]

Discography

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 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

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. "Looperverse Guide". Retronyms. April 4, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. Preve, Francis (July 2017). "Looperverse: Review". Electronic Musician: 60.
  5. "Past Imperfect, Present Tense – Erik Sanko | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. "Veruca Salt – Lords Of Sounds And Lesser Things". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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