Peter Christopherson
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Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson (born February 27, 1955) is one of the original members of the infamous Industrial Records band, Throbbing Gristle. In Throbbing Gristle, Sleazy was able to cultivate the modern sampling methods that are now standard. He also helped create the first keyboard-triggered sampler. It was with this instrument that sample-based electronic music took its contemporary shape. He's also participated in two other famous industrial bands, Psychic TV and Coil. Christopherson met John Balance while working on a few Psychic TV albums, and they decided to collaborate on their own personal project, thereby forming Coil.
He has also worked with design agency Hipgnosis on album sleeves for bands including Pink Floyd and The Alan Parsons Project.
Christopherson is also a well-recognized music video director. He has directed the following videos and bands:
- Marc Almond - Waifs and Strays, Tainted Love '91, and Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91
- Bjorn Again - A Little Respect
- Jerry Cantrell - Cut You In
- The Crystal Method - Comin' Back
- Erasure - Chains of Love, A Little Respect, Stop
- The Firm - (track unknown)
- Gavin Friday - (track unknown)
- Front 242 - Rhythm of Time
- Diamanda Galás - Double Barrel Prayer
- Gemini - (unknown)
- Barry Gibb - Now Voyager (long form made-for-television music film)
- Hanson - I Will Come to You
- Nona Hendrix - (track unknown)
- K's Choice - Not an Addict (live version), Everything for Free
- The Law - (track unknown)
- Magnum - (track unknown)
- Paul McCartney - Going Home (From Rio to Liverpool)
- Ministry - N.W.O., Just One Fix
- Nine Inch Nails - The Broken Movie (including Pinion, Wish, Gave Up, Help Me I Am In Hell and more), March of the Pigs (two versions were produced by Sleazy, only one of which has been released), and all the 'inbetween things' on the Closure collection
- Robert Plant - Tall Cool One
- Rage Against the Machine - Freedom, Killing in the Name Of, Bombtrack, Bulls on Parade, People of the Sun
- Senser - Age of Panic
- Sepultura - Refuse/Resist
- Silverchair - Pure Massacre
- Stabbing Westward - Lies
- 10cc - unknown
- The The - Infected, The Mercy Beat, Heartland
- 3lb Thrill - Something Will Come
- Van Halen - Don't Tell Me
- Jah Wobble - Becoming More Like God