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adrian belew in 2006 king talking heads , caifanes , tom tom club , david crimson byrne , laurie anderson , the bears , tori amos , , nine inch nails , kevin max , porcupine tree frank , jean michel jarre . zappa , david bowie , 1977 -- present fender stratocaster fender mustang parker adrian belew signature fly covington , kentucky , united states island , atlantic , caroline/virgin adrian belew solo_singer 15 december 1949 guitar keyboards , guitar synthesizer , vocals , drums , progressive new wave rock , industrial rock , experimental rock , adrian belew -lrb- 2006 -rrb- . jpg adrian belew
 robert steven belew
adrian belew

adrian belew -lrb- born robert steven belew , december 15 , 1949 -rrb- is an american musician , songwriter and record producer .
a multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer , belew is noted for his unusual , impressionistic approach to guitar playing -lrb- which frequently involves sounds more akin to animals and machines than to standard instrumental tones -rrb- .
he is perhaps best known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist of the progressive rock group king crimson from 1981 to 2009 .
widely recognized as an `` incredibly versatile player '' , belew has released nearly twenty solo albums for island records and atlantic records which blend beatles-inspired pop-rock with more experimental fare .
his 2005 single `` beat box guitar '' was nominated for a grammy in the best rock instrumental performance category .
in addition to being a member of king crimson , he is also in the more straightforward pop band the bears and fronted his own band , `` gaga '' , in the late 1970s and early 1980s .
he has worked extensively as a session and touring musician , most famously with talking heads , david bowie , frank zappa , and nine inch nails .
his latest project is a set of ios mobile app platforms called respectively flux by belew ™ and flux : fx .
flux by belew ™ contains over 300 audio tracks and pieces of artwork that adrian describes as `` never playing the same twice '' .
flux : fx is a realtime audio manipulation app for the ipad that he has designed to , in his own words : `` let me make sounds that i ca n't get with any other gear . '' .
both apps have received significant industry recognition , including being honored twice in the webby awards of 2015 and a ` best of the best ' 2015 red dot design award .
belew has also worked in instrument design , collaborating with parker guitars to help design his own parker fly signature guitar .
this guitar is noticeably different from the standard design , containing advanced electronics such as a sustainer pickup and a line 6 variax guitar modelling system .
it is also midi-capable , allowing it to be used with any synthesizer with midi connectivity .
