Rip Rense

Los Angeles Journalist, having written for The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Los Angeles Magazine, ICE, Musician, Spin, Guitar World.

He first interviewed Zappa in 1975. Introduced Nicolas Slonimsky to Zappa.

Present at many of the Friday Night Soirees.

Instigated and Produced:

• Frankly A Cappella: The Persuasions Sing Zappa

Wrote booklets for:

• The Yellow Shark
• The Lost Episodes

Articles:

• A different Zappa emerges in epic 'operapantomime'