Ed Kuepper

Ed Kuepper
Ed Kuepper
	Ed Kuepper playing at the Red Hill Auditorium (2011)
Background information
Birth name	Edmund Kuepper
Born	20 December 1955 (age 68); Bremen, West Germany
Origin	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Rock; punk; alternative; avant-garde;
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, banjo
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Hot, True Tone, Capitol, Survival, Normal, Castle, Prince Melon
Website	myspace.com/edkuepper

Edmund "Ed" Kuepper (born 20 December 1955) is a German-born Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the punk band The Saints in 1973, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns (active 1979–85) and the grunge-like The Aints! (1991–94, 2017–present). He has also recorded over a dozen albums as a solo artist using a variety of backing bands. His highest charting solo album, Honey Steel's Gold, appeared in November 1991 and reached No. 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart. His other top 50 albums are Black Ticket Day (August 1992), Serene Machine (March 1993) and Character Assassination (August 1994). At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 he won Best Independent Release for Black Ticket Day and won the same category in 1994 for Serene Machine.