24 Facts About Peter Christopherson

Peter Martin Christopherson was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer and photographer, who was at one time a member of British design agency Hipgnosis.

Peter Christopherson co-founded the Industrial Records band Throbbing Gristle.

Peter Christopherson participated in the reunification of Throbbing Gristle and, after his relocation to Thailand in 2005, composed an album for his solo endeavour The Threshold HouseBoys Choir.

Peter Christopherson was born on 27 February 1955 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

Peter Christopherson's father, Derman Christopherson, was a professor of engineering who became master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Peter Christopherson was a founding member of Throbbing Gristle, who are credited with creating the industrial music genre before disbanding in 1981.

Peter Christopherson worked on the first two Psychic TV albums, Force the Hand of Chance and Dreams Less Sweet, joined by Balance on the latter.

In 2005, following the death of Balance, Peter Christopherson relocated from England to Bangkok, Thailand and founded the solo project The Threshold HouseBoys Choir.

In 2007 Peter Christopherson released the debut album of The Threshold HouseBoys Choir.

Peter Christopherson never finalized his work for the release, but Soisong Split was eventually published in September 2012, nearly two years after Peter Christopherson's death.

The release consists of a CoH Soisong EP by Pavlov, originally recorded in 2010, and a collection of four unpublished sketches by Peter Christopherson that were made available on the band's website.

In 2010 Peter Christopherson started collaborating with Hirsute Pursuit, featuring Harley Phoenix and Bryin Dall, via email.

The album was signed to Cold Spring Records, but Peter Christopherson died prior to its release.

Also in 2010, Peter Christopherson was sent an iPad by musician Trent Reznor that contained music for a potential collaboration.

Peter Christopherson responded amenably, suggesting that they could potentially collaborate as part of the project.

Peter Christopherson explained that Reznor was a "perfect gentleman" in regard to the way in which the matter was negotiated; however, Peter Christopherson died before he was able to resend the iPad back to Reznor with his contribution.

The final music that was ever recorded by Peter Christopherson occurred in Bangkok, Thailand with a project named "Electric Sewer Age" that involved musician Danny Hyde.

Peter Christopherson explained Carter's construction and musical experimentation in a 1987 interview with Keyboard magazine:.

Peter Christopherson designed the logo of UK fashion label BOY London.

Peter Christopherson remained involved with commercial art up until his later life.

Peter Christopherson filmed and directed the Threshold HouseBoys Choir DVD that was filmed in Thailand, as well as the infamous Broken.

Peter Christopherson died in his sleep on 25 November 2010, aged 55.

At the time of his death, Peter Christopherson was working on a complete re-working of Nico's 1970 album Desertshore, to be released as the Throbbing Gristle album The Desertshore Installation.

Peter Christopherson nurtured me with words of wise counsel garnered from his own similar and tragic losses.