Ralf Illenberger

Who is Ralf Illenberger?

Considered by many to be one of the top guitarists in the world, Illenberger has received many prestigious awards for his productions and extraordinary musicianship throughout his long career. As a highly acclaimed musician, he has played on compositions of many famous musicians who have reciprocated on his works.Ralf is known for his extremely dynamic instrumental music that is both accessible and experimental. His orchestral acoustic guitar-stylings create a unique woven tapestry that places him in the category of guitarists whose sound and technical mastery form a recognizable individual genre. His accessible instrumental guitar music borrows from classical, jazz, folk, blues, world, and ancient traditions. A talented musician and composer, Illenberger writes, produces, arranges and records his own material and that of other artists.He has produced 16 albums of his own compositions that resulted in three US top ten singles on the Narada label, and five hit albums in Europe. He has received US Grammy nominations as well as the German Record Awards nomination (German ‘Grammy’ equivalent).Ralf Illenberger’s immensely successful career spans 30 years in 50 countries. As a recording artist with many hits and a German 'grammy' nomination, he has 16 Cds with sales of over 400,000. Illenberger has had a very successful career in Europe as well as several instrumental hits in the U.S. An unparalleled performer, he has extensively toured most of the world.Illenberger has also produced numerous songs for many high-selling and award winning compilation CDs and has produced full length albums for more than 30 artists as well. A music engineer for thirty years, Illenberger has engineered over 40 full-length albums and countless individual songs.