Edgar Froese

German artist and electronic music pioneer (born 6 June 1944, Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad region, Russia) - died 20 January 2015, Vienna, Austria). Father of [a447638]. He began his musical career in 1965 with a short-lived rock group known as The Ones. After the group's disbandment in 1967, Froese then co-founded [a=Tangerine Dream] within the same year. After decades, and a myriad of compositions, Froese remained the only original member of the band. He was married to [a=Monique Froese] from 1970 until her death in 2000; he later married [a=Bianca Acquaye].