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'''Frank Peterson''' is a [[Germany|German]] music producer.
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As a child he taught himself how to play the piano and keyboard, going on to work in a music store. It was here that he met [[Michael Cretu]] and became lead keyboardist for [[Sandra]], appearing prominently on her hit single Maria Magdalena.
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He was a member of Sandra's band for a few more years, moving with the Cretus to [[Ibiza]] after a few years. It was here that he became involved with Cretu's new project, [[Enigma (musical project)|Enigma]], under the pseudonym of F. Gregorian.
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Peterson left the group in 1991 and pursued work on [[Gregorian (music group)|Gregorian]], a musical project co-founded by Thomas Schwarz and Matthias Meissner.
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Today, he is most known for being the producer and one-time boyfriend of [[Sarah Brightman]], collaborating with her on most of her solo albums since Dive.
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Other artists whom Peterson has worked with include [[Princessa]], [[Violet]], and [[Sinsual]] (the last two of which have CDs in the works).
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: Wikipedia is managed by a non profit parent organization, [[Wikimedia Foundation|The Wikimedia Foundation]], which also manages the operation of Wikipedia's sister projects, including [[Wiktionary]] (a wiki dictionary), [[Wikibooks]] (free textbooks), and others, and owns all of their ___domain names. Previously, the site was hosted on the servers of [[Bomis]], Inc, a company mostly owned by [[Jimmy Wales]], who is currently the funder of part of the site's operational costs. With the announcement of the Wikimedia Foundation on [[June 20]], [[2003]] the ownership of all ___domain names as well as the technical equipment was transferred to the Foundation. The site is run by the community of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] guided by the principles [[User:Jimbo Wales/Statement of principles|articulated]] by Jimmy Wales, including, for example, an adherence to a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]].
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* [http://www.nemo-studio.de Nemo Studios]
* [http://www.gregorian-music.com/gregorian/en/a-peterson.php Gregorian Music - bio of Frank Peterson]
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:See [[Wikipedia:Accountability]]. [[Editors]] with account names enjoy several benefits, among them is the positive reputation that goes with quality work. Wikipedians with an established history are respected especially with regard to neutralizing article disputes. Also, Wikipedians sometimes find collaborating with anonymous users frustrating, because it is more difficult to contact them with questions, concerns, or suggestions. This is not to say there is a Wikipedia hierarchy ''per se'' - though there are editors with administrative abilities (see [[Wikipedia:Administrators]]), these are approved by the community, and the goal of most Wikipedians is to ensure that [[democracy]], albeit with a little [[anarchy]], remains the supreme power on Wikipedia.
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