Peter Rehberg, radical electronic musician and Editions Mego owner, dies at 53
Peter Rehberg, a musician and artist of Anglo-Austrian descent, passed away from a heart attack on July 23 at the age of 53. His death was shared on Instagram by musician Kassel Jaeger. Collaborators like Christian Fennesz and Oneohtrix Point Never paid tribute to him. Rehberg, born in 1968 in Tottenham, London, moved to Vienna and began his music career in 1995 under the name Pita. He collaborated with Stephen O'Malley to form the duo KTL and was part of the trio Fenn O'Berg. He joined Mego in 1995, contributing significantly to its development. Although Mego ceased operations in 2005, it reemerged as Editions Mego in 2006. Just a month prior to his passing, he performed a hybrid DJ set in Rome.
Key facts
- Peter Rehberg died of a heart attack on July 23 at age 53.
- He was the owner of the Vienna-based label Editions Mego.
- His death was announced by musician Kassel Jaeger on Instagram.
- Rehberg began releasing music in 1995 under the alias Pita.
- He formed KTL with Stephen O'Malley and Fenn O'Berg with Christian Fennesz and Jim O'Rourke.
- Mego label was founded in 1994 by Ramon Bauer, Andreas Pieper, and Peter Meininger.
- Editions Mego collaborated with GRM on the Recollection GRM reissue series since 2012.
- Rehberg performed a hybrid DJ set at MACRO in Rome a month before his death.
Entities
Artists
- Peter Rehberg
- Kassel Jaeger
- Christian Fennesz
- Florian Hecker
- Oneohtrix Point Never
- Prurient
- Caterina Barbieri
- Lorenzo Senni
- Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Stephen O'Malley
- Jim O'Rourke
- Ramon Bauer
- Andreas Pieper
- Peter Meininger
- Pierre Schaeffer
- Vincenzo Santarcangelo
- Claudia Giraud
Institutions
- Editions Mego
- Mego
- MACRO – Museo per l'Immaginazione Preventiva
- GRM (Groupe De Recherches Musicales)
- Sunn O)))
- Throbbing Gristle
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Tottenham
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hertfordshire
- Rome
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Los Angeles
- United States