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Chris Huggett (1949 - 22 October 2020) was a British engineer and designer who co-founded Electronic Dream Plant (EDP), founded Oxford Synthesiser Company and who was also a design consultant for Novation Digital Music Systems, Paul Whittington Group Ltd, and other manufacturers of audio technology.
Oct 28, 2020 · It is with great sadness that we report that Chris Huggett, Britain's greatest synth designer of the EDP Wasp and Gnat, OSCar, Novation BassStation and SuperNova, has lost a two-year battle with cancer and passed away on 22 October 2020.
On Thursday 22nd October 2020, we lost synth designer Chris Huggett, a long-time Novation collaborator, to cancer. Chris’ synth legacy began in the 1970s with EDP and the Oxford Synthesizer Company — long before he began working on the original Novation Bass Station in the early ’90s.
Oct 27, 2020 · Chris Huggett, the renowned British synth designer, has died, according to multiple reports. Huggett made his name at Electronic Dream Plant, a small British synth manufacturer that he co-founded in 1977, designing the quirky and relatively affordable Wasp synth.
Oct 26, 2020 · Chris Huggett reportedly died of cancer on October 22nd. The British synth designer changed the face of electronic music with innovative machines used for decades by artists, from 808 State to Arca.
Oct 30, 2020 · There have been quite a few big names who passed away in 2020 and sadly Chris Huggett recently joined the list. Synthesizer fans will know him for the pioneering work that he has done over the past five or so decades in the industry.
Chris Huggett, the esteemed British synthmaker best-known for designing the WASP, OSCar and some of Novations best-known instruments, has passed away. According to Resident Advisor, Huggett passed away on 22 October. At press time, no official statement or cause of death has been published.
