- Fritz Hilpert
Fritz Hilpert, born
May 31 ,1956 inGermany , is a member of theelectro-pop groupKraftwerk .
He studied Piano and Flute at the Musisches Max-Reger-Gymmnasium, Germany, until 1976. From 1978 he studied soundengineering at the Musikhochschule Rheinland and the FH Düsseldorf.In 1986 he received his Diplom-Ingenieur qualification (the German equivalent of a Master of Science degree) in sound and image technology.Fact|date=February 2007He worked as freelance sound engineer with several German acts as the new wave group Din A Testbild before becoming associated with Kraftwerk in 1987.
In addition to studio work, he replaced
Wolfgang Flür in concert when Kraftwerk resumed theirtouring activities in 1990, and engineered the albumThe Mix , released in 1991.Fact|date=February 2007He has made musical contributions to Kraftwerk's compositions since
Expo 2000 in 1999. Along withHenning Schmitz he works as sound engineer atKling Klang studio and is administrator of the [http://www.kraftwerk.com Kraftwerk.com] and [http://www.Klingklang.com Klingklang.com] websites.
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