Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp is a British guitarist, keyboards player, writer and producer who is best known as a founder and only continuous member of — from their debut album [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/406634][i]In The Court Of The Crimson King[/i][/url] in 1969, through to the most recent studio album [i][m=478][/i] [2003]. To date, King Crimson played their last live performance in Tokyo, Japan on December 8th 2021. His career celebrates over 50 years as a professional musician and 60 years as a guitarist. Also well known for the development of [i]Frippertronics[/i] and Soundscapes, a method of "making a lot of noise with one guitar" through the use of tape / digital delay, rack-mount synthesizer units, and other effects. With , Fripp co-owns and operates the record label (DGM) which specializes in releasing King Crimson material, as well as side projects from many of the rotating KC members, himself included.

Robert is also the founder of [i]Guitar Craft[/i] seminars (the first of which took place at in West Virginia, USA from March 25th to 30th 1985). From the mid-1980s and into the early 1990s the performance arm of [i]Guitar Craft[/i] toured extensively as . During 2010 [i]Guitar Craft[/i] became the [i]Guitar Circles[/i] of North America, South America, and [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5294111]Europe[/url]. Robert continues to direct and the Symphony of Crafty Guitarists. On September 1st 2022 Fripp's first widely published book [i]The Guitar Circle[/i] was released by , in association with DGM.

Born: May 16th 1946 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
Fripp married in Dorset on May 16th 1986.