Electronic Music Pioneer Patrick Gleeson Has Died At 91
News Source : Synthtopia.com
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- Gleeson co-founded Different Fur Recording Studio in San Francisco with John Vieira in 1968.
- He produced or performed on more than 100 albums, working with artists including David Byrne, Brian Eno, Devo, Freddie Hubbard and others.
- As a solo artist, Gleeson released Beyond the Sun – An Electronic Portrait of Holst’s The Planets in 1976, an electronic interpretation that earned a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Classical Recording.
Patrick Gleeson, a synthesist, composer, producer and engineer who helped pioneer the use of synthesizers in jazz, experimental music and film, died July 19, 2026, at the age of 91.
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