Robert Fripp

British guitarist, keyboards player, writer and producer who is best known as a founder and only continuous member of [a70828], born May 16th 1946 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

From King Crimson's 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 [a276130], Fripp co-owns and operates the record label [l24675] (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 [l567654] 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 [a488720]. 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 [a2967489] and the Symphony of Crafty Guitarists. On September 1st 2022 Fripp's first widely published book [i]The Guitar Circle[/i] was released by [l213526], in association with DGM.

Fripp married [a262134] in Dorset on May 16th 1986.

He is the brother of [a2970563]