John Simonton

John Stayton Simonton Jr. (24 June 1943 – 25 November 2005) was a designer, author of electronics articles, and founder of PAiA Electronics Inc, a manufacturer of analog synthesizer kits.

Biography
In 1965 Simonton graduated from Louisiana Tech University with degrees in electrical engineering and psychology. In 1967 he started PAiA Electronics as a mail order electronics kit company. Simonton began publishing Polyphony magazine in 1975, which later became Electronic Musician. Many engineers, technicians and musicians had early inspiration from his works.