Fritz Hilpert
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Fritz Hilpert, born May 31, 1956 in Germany, is a member of the electro-pop group Kraftwerk.
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.[citation needed]
He 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 their touring activities in 1990, and engineered the album The Mix, released in 1991.[citation needed]
He has made musical contributions to Kraftwerk's compositions since Expo 2000 in 1999. Along with Henning Schmitz he works as sound engineer at Kling Klang studio and is administrator of the Kraftwerk.com and Klingklang.com websites.
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