Ed Kuepper
Spanning three decades, Ed Kuepper's career has had a major influence on contemporary music. In 1973, Kuepper formed the original version of the proto punk band, The Saints, creating some argue, the band’s best recordings. When the original Saints split, Kuepper returned to Australia and formed a bolder enterprise, The Laughing Clowns; a band that drew on Kuepper’s past but also moved into relatively uncharted territory with its use of horns and Jeffrey Wegener’s avant jazz inspired drumming.
In 1984, Kuepper launched an extensive and prolific solo career which has seen the release of more than 15 albums as well as several soundtracks and music composed for experimental film, which Kuepper has performed across the globe. A multi ARIA award winner, Kuepper was inducted into the Aria Hall of Fame in 2001.
In 2007, Kuepper recorded his first conceptually based album, Jean Lee and the Yellow Dog inspired by the story of Jean Lee who was the last woman hanged in Australia. Prior to his Presidentsland performance, Kuepper joins Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds as guitarist for their European tour.
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