Peter Baumann

Peter Baumann born 29 January 1953 is a German musician He formed the core lineup of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971 While touring with the band Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976 Shortly thereafter in 1977 he left the band and started his own solo career During the 1980s he founded a record label Private Music specializing in instrumental music in a style popularly referred to as New Age Artists signed to the label included Yanni Patrick OHearn Jerry Goodman Suzanne Ciani and former bandmates Tangerine Dream The label was eventually sold to Windham Hill Records parent company BMG who continue to distribute some of the back catalogue of its more successful artists