Tomasz “Frantz” Lipinski is a Polish

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guitarist, lyricist, composer and singer. Born on 21 August 1955 in Warsaw, Lipinski is the founder of

Tilt Tilt may refer to: Music * Tilt (American band), a punk rock group, formed in 1992 * Tilt (British band), an electronic music group, formed in 1993 * Tilt (Polish band), a rock band, formed in 1979 Albums * ''Tilt'' (Cozy Powell album), 1981 * ...

, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland, and co-founder of

Brygada Kryzys Brygada Kryzys () was one of the most important and influential Polish post-punk bands. The band was founded in 1981 by two well-known guitarist/vocalists from Warsaw, Robert Brylewski (formerly of the band ''Kryzys'') and Tomasz Lipiński (from ...

, regarded as an influential rock band in Poland. Furthermore, he was a member of the bands Fotoness and Izrael. He is the son of the satirist and caricaturist Eryk Lipinski, but was raised by his mother, for the first time meeting his father at the age of eight. In 1975, Lipinski graduated from high school, and continued his education at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1979, Lipinski founded Tilt, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland. In the summer of 1981, together with Robert Brylewski, Lipinski founded

, an influential new wave group in Poland. After the dissolution of Brygada Kryzys, Lipinski shortly joined Izrael, later re-creating Tilt. In the 1990s, he wrote a column for the “Tylko Rock” music magazine, worked for

BMG Poland BMG Poland Sp. z o.o., was a Polish subsidiary of BMG founded in 1993 in Warsaw. In 1996 BMG Poland purchased independent label Zic Zac owned by musician Marek Kościkiewicz of De Mono. At the time Zic Zac had 10% share on Polish music market wit ...

, was editor in chief of the “Aktivist” magazine, wrote music for several films, and acted in some movies. Lipinski is a Buddhist, and has two daughters. In 2011, he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta.

Discography

; Solo albums * ''Nie pytaj mnie'' (1994)

References

External links

Tomasz Lipinski’s blog
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipinski, Tomasz 1955 births Living people Polish guitarists Polish male guitarists Polish film score composers Male film score composers Polish male singers Polish Buddhists Polish rock singers Musicians from Warsaw Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Polish male film actors Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw alumni