1977Nominee
Best Performance
Sorcerer
Peter Baumann
Actor
Berlin, Germany
January 29, 1953
Biography
Peter Baumann (born 29 January 1953) is a German musician. He formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976. Shortly thereafter, in 1977, he left the band and started his own solo career. During the 1980s, he founded a record label, Private Music, specializing in instrumental music in a style popularly referred to as New Age. Artists signed to the label included Yanni, Patrick O'Hearn, Jerry Goodman, Suzanne Ciani, and former bandmates Tangerine Dream. The label was eventually sold to Windham Hill Records' parent company, BMG, who continue to distribute some of the back catalogue of its more successful artists.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2008Nominee
Best Performance
Beatsteaks - Kanonen auf Spatzen
2022Nominee
Best Performance
Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World
Career Highlights
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Beatsteaks - Dead Man
1976Highlight
Best Performance
Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse