Kipper (born Mark Eldridge) is a British

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-winning guitarist, keyboardist and record producer, known mostly from his collaborations with Gary Numan and Sting. Kipper had his own band, One Nation. After releasing two albums with One Nation he joined the Gary Numan band playing guitar. After realizing his own music was going in a similar direction as Kipper's previous work, Numan asked him to co-produce his 1992 LP ''

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''. The album was a mix of funk, rock and dance pop featuring guitar playing from Kipper. Kipper also contributed to Numan's 1994 album ''Sacrifice'' although to a much lesser extent. Years later, Kipper helped produce and played keyboards on two of Sting's studio albums '' Brand New Day'' and ''

Sacred Love ''Sacred Love'' is the seventh studio album by Sting. The album was released on 29 September 2003. The album featured smoother, R&B-style beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar player Anoushka Shankar ...

''. Both albums have been critically acclaimed and feature a modern fusion of jazz, rock, and electronic and sounds.

Discography

* ''Strong Enough'' (One Nation) (1990) * ''Big Life, Big Tears'' (One Nation) (1991) * ''

'' (Gary Numan) (1992) * '' Dream Corrosion'' (Gary Numan) (1993) * '' Sacrifice'' (Gary Numan) (1994) * '' Dark Light'' (Gary Numan) (1995) * '' Brand New Day'' ( Sting) (1999) * '' ...All This Time'' ( Sting) (2001) * ''

Night Sessions ''Night Sessions'' is the fourth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. This is his first album to be released by Columbia Records on October 2, 2001. Track listing Personnel * Chris Botti – trumpet (1, 2, 3, 5-12) * Kipper – key ...

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) (2001) * ''

'' ( Sting) (2003) * '' Inside the Songs of Sacred Love'' ( Sting) (2004) * '' On My Way Here'' (

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External links

Kipper official website

Kipper at myspace

Grammy awards winner
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British male guitarists British rock keyboardists British jazz keyboardists British record producers {{UK-keyboardist-stub