Joe Meek

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Joe Meek was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter known for his innovative studio techniques and influential early 1960s pop and experimental recordings.

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Joe Meek canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
audio engineer
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1967
activeYearsStart 1950
birthDate 1929-04-05
birthPlace Newent, Gloucestershire, England
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1967-02-03
deathPlace Holloway, London, England
foundedLabel Triumph Records
fullName Robert George Meek
genre experimental music
instrumental rock
pop
rock and roll
space age pop
givenName Robert
influenced British pop music
electronic music
psychedelic rock
knownFor early 1960s pop productions
innovative studio techniques
pioneering overdubbing and compression
use of homemade electronic effects
nationality English
nickname Joe Meek
notableWork Have I the Right?
I Hear a New World
Johnny Remember Me
Telstar
occupation entrepreneur
record producer
songwriter
sound engineer
operatedStudioAt 304 Holloway Road, London
posthumousRecognition regarded as a pioneer of independent record production
producedForArtist Heinz Burt
John Leyton
Screaming Lord Sutch
The Honeycombs
The Tornados
sexualOrientation gay
studioName RGM Sound
subjectOf A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
wroteSong Have I the Right?
Johnny Remember Me
Telstar

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Bad Penny Blues producer Joe Meek
Meek hasNotableBearer Joe Meek
Joe Meek nickname Joe Meek