Edgar Froese

Edgar Froese
Froese performing with Tangerine Dream in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Edgar Willmar Froese
Born	(1944-06-06)6 June 1944 Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Russia)
Died	20 January 2015(2015-01-20) (aged 70) Vienna, Austria
Genres	Electronic music
Occupation(s)	Musician composer
Instrument(s)	Piano synthesizer guitar bass guitar harmonica mellotron organ horn mellophonium
Years active	1964–2015
Labels	Virgin/EMI Records
Formerly of	Tangerine Dream
Website	edgarfroese.com

Edgar Willmar Froese (German: [ˈɛtɡaʁ ˈfʁøːzə]; 6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. Froese was the only continuous member of the group until his death. His solo and group recordings prior to 2003 name him as "Edgar Froese", and his later solo albums bear the name "Edgar W. Froese".