Peter Momtchiloff
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Peter Momtchiloff is a British
guitarist and bassist. He was educated at Winchester College
and Worcester College, Oxford
.
Momtchiloff was a founding member of the seminal twee pop bands Talulah Gosh
, Heavenly
and its later incarnation Marine Research
. In 1999, he joined Jessica Griffin in her band the Would-be-goods
.
He plays guitar for Scarlet's Well
.
In addition to his music, Momtchiloff is Senior Commissioning Editor
for Philosophy at the Oxford University Press
.
United Kingdom
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guitarist and bassist. He was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
.
Momtchiloff was a founding member of the seminal twee pop bands Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...
, Heavenly
Heavenly (British band)
Heavenly were a 1990s twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher , Mathew Fletcher , Peter Momtchiloff and Robert Pursey had all been members of Talulah Gosh, a key member of the C86 scene.-History:Heavenly debuted with the 7" single "I Fell in Love Last...
and its later incarnation Marine Research
Marine Research
Marine Research was an indie rock/twee pop band, based in Oxford/London , formed in 1997 by four of the five members of Heavenly , following the suicide of Heavenly drummer Mathew Fletcher...
. In 1999, he joined Jessica Griffin in her band the Would-be-goods
Would-be-goods
Would-be-goods are a British indie pop band fronted by singer Jessica Griffin, noted for her precise received pronunciation accent when singing . Their name was inspired by the 1899 adventure story by children's author E...
.
He plays guitar for Scarlet's Well
Scarlet's Well
Scarlet's Well are a British pop band formed in 1998 by Bid of The Monochrome Set, after the latter band amicably split for the second time.They originally started as a studio project, the first four albums featuring a total of ten lead vocalists, including Bid , Zarif and Alice Healey, the latter...
.
In addition to his music, Momtchiloff is Senior Commissioning Editor
Commissioning editor (book publishing)
In book publishing, a commissioning editor is essentially a buyer. It is the job of the commissioning editor to advise the publishing house on which books to publish. Usually the actual decision of whether or not to contract a book is taken by a senior manager rather than the editor.-...
for Philosophy at the Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
.