Peter Wolf (producer)

Peter F. Wolf (born August 25, 1952) is a composer, producer, songwriter and arranger. In 2002, he was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (Österreichische Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst).[1] Wolf is married to fashion model and songwriter Lea Wolf-Millesi.

Not to be confused with Peter Wolfe (musician) or Peter Wolf.
Peter Wolf
Left to right: Ray Reach, Chuck Leavell and Peter Wolf at the 2008 Birmingham Area Music Awards
Background information
Born (1952-08-25) August 25, 1952
Vienna, Austria
GenresPop, rock, classical
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, record producer
Years active1970s–present

Career

Wolf studied classical piano at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna. At the age of 16, he won the European Jazz Festival as a solo pianist. Twice he won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, a German award, for his work with André Heller and Erika Pluhar.

Wolf moved to America in his early twenties. He worked with Neal Starkey (bassist) and Bill Hatcher (guitarist) in Atlanta, Georgia, and with Steve Sample Jr. (drummer) and Ray Reach (keyboardist, guitarist, vocalist) in Birmingham, Alabama. After his time in the southeastern United States, he moved to Los Angeles, where he played keyboards for Frank Zappa in the late 1970s. After his work with Zappa, he joined the band Group 87 with Terry Bozzio, Mark Isham, Peter Maunu, and Patrick O'Hearn.

Wolf composed music for the films Neverending Story III, Weekend at Bernie's II, The Hollywood Sign, and Nutcracker and Mouse King, which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. His credits include Irren Ist Männlich (To Err is a Male Thing), Die Cellistin (The Cellist), Widows, St. Pauli Nacht (St. Pauli Night), The Fearless Four and Band on the Run. In 2011 he composed music for the Christimas movie Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel.

In July 2015 Wolf and Lea Wolf-Millesi started Whamslam, an online entertainment platform for kids that combines creativity, music, and education.

Awards

In 2008, he was honored with a BAMA Award (Birmingham Area Music Award) for his contributions to the Birmingham music scene.

Discography
  • A Change in My Life/"Kraft durch Freude" (1969)
  • Tutti/"Tutti" (1980)
  • Progression – A Symphony by Peter Wolf (2000)
  • The Other Side (2003)
  • Sense-ation – A Symphony by Peter Wolf (2004)

with Gipsy Love

  • Gipsy Love (The White Album) (1970)
  • Here We Come (1972)

with Frank Zappa

  • Sheik Yerbouti (1979), No. 21 US (Single "Bobby Brown", Peter Wolf on Keyboards, Butter, Flora Margarine)
  • Joe's Garage 1 (1979), No. 27 US
  • Joe's Garage 2 & 3 (April–June 1979)
  • Tinsel Town Rebellion (May 11, 1981), #66 US
  • Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar (May 1981)

with Red Rider

with Wolf & Wolf

  • Culture Shocked/"Think Pink" (1982)
  • Don't Take the Candy (1984)

with Grace Slick

with Vienna

  • Guess What? (1987)

with Chicago

Arrangement and accompaniment

References
  1. "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1509. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
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