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on June 21, 1961, to parents who were jazz musicians, Winger grew up immersed in music. Winger moved to New York City in 1982, and recorded some demos, but eventually wound up a bassist in Alice Cooper's band during the mid to late eighties, He went on to form Winger together with guitarist Reb Beach, keyboard/guitarist Paul Taylor and drummer Rod Morgenstein. Taking the name from its leader, Winger specialized in the melodic metal formula, with strong influences from bands like Van Halen, AC/DC and Whitesnake. The band's self-titled debut in 1988 sold over a million copies on the strength of singles like "Seventeen" and the ballad "Headed for a Heartbreak". Winger's second album, 1990's "In The Heart Of The Young", was slightly more melodic, but was equally successful, selling over a million copies and featuring the hit power-ballad "Miles Away". Unfortunately the band couldn't outlast the rise of alternative rock, and faded away after the release of the critically acclaimed 1993 album "Pull".



After Winger went their separate ways, Kip decided to pursue a solo career. He started writing his own songs in a different style than to his previous band and his first album "Thisconversationseemslikeadream" was released in 1997, reflecting his new approach to songwriting with a style more akin to Peter Gabriel's music rather than to 80's Hard Rock. Fans who had loved the band Winger, stood by Kip, and he made the transition to singer/songwriter seamlessly. In 1999, Kip released an acoustic album of past favorites, Down Incognito. Winger followed it with his second studio solo album, 2000's "Songs from the Ocean Floor." After another acoustic solo tour Kip started to become involved in several new projects including writing music for movies, singing for Alan Parsons and a very successful Winger reunion that materialized in 2006 with the release of "IV" and the subsequent world tour. "I am an artist that will continue to push the envelope into the direction that my ear and abilities are taking me, with no compromise", Kip has said. It is this very approach that has won him millions of fans.