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- Pierre Henry was born on December 9, 1927 in Paris, France. He was a composer, known for Altered States (1980), Mean Girls (2004) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). He died on July 5, 2017 in Paris, France.
- Legendary electronic-music pioneer.
- His 1967 rock experiment "Psyché Rock" is perhaps his best-known piece. Borrowed from a longer ballet score he wrote, it was remixed by Fatboy Slim and formed the basis for Christopher Tyng's theme song for Futurama (1999).
- He studied with French composer Olivier Messiaen. He established the GRMC (Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète). The group, which translates to "Research Group into Concrete Music," was founded in 1951 with radio professional Pierre Schaeffer. It was a center for experimenting with making tape music in which found sounds and music transferred from turntables and phonographs were manipulated to create new pieces of music. He also established the first private electronic music studio in France in 1960.
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