Peter Gregg (musician)
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Peter Gregg (born March 6, 1951, Kent, Ohio
) is a producer and musician. Gregg played lead guitar on the earliest recordings of the prototype predecessor to the musical group Devo
, under his nom de guitar, Coupe de Ville. In 1971, Gregg, along with Devo
co-founders Gerald Casale
and Bob Lewis
recorded three songs: "I Been Refused", "I Need a Chick" and "Auto Mowdown" on primitive recording equipment located over Guido's Pizza Shop in Kent, Ohio
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Gregg later worked as an engineer at the Record Plant Studios
in Los Angeles
, as a cameraman for Merv Griffin
Productions at Caesars Palace
on the Las Vegas Strip
, at MTV
in New York City, and as a technical director for WWE
.
He produced "CARACOL: The Last Maya City" for PBS.
Peter Gregg (racing driver)
Peter Holden Gregg was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona...
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Peter Gregg (born March 6, 1951, Kent, Ohio
Kent, Ohio
Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...
) is a producer and musician. Gregg played lead guitar on the earliest recordings of the prototype predecessor to the musical group Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
, under his nom de guitar, Coupe de Ville. In 1971, Gregg, along with Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
co-founders Gerald Casale
Gerald Casale
Gerald Vincent Casale , often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member of the new wave band Devo...
and Bob Lewis
Bob Lewis (musician)
Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New Wave band Devo...
recorded three songs: "I Been Refused", "I Need a Chick" and "Auto Mowdown" on primitive recording equipment located over Guido's Pizza Shop in Kent, Ohio
Kent, Ohio
Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...
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Gregg later worked as an engineer at the Record Plant Studios
Record Plant Studios
The Record Plant was a series of three famous recording studios which were founded by Gary Kellgren and Chris Stone, beginning in New York City in 1968. The next year, Kellgren and Stone opened a second studio in Los Angeles. In 1972, the company expanded again with a third location in Sausalito,...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, as a cameraman for Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an American television host, musician, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show on Group W Broadcasting...
Productions at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
on the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, at MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in New York City, and as a technical director for WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
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He produced "CARACOL: The Last Maya City" for PBS.