Robert Lepenik studied classical guitar at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. In his artistic work he focuses on improvisation and electronic music. Lepenik is a member of the artist collectives TONTO, crew8020_music and V:NM and has released 10 albums of his own work so far, for instance mögliche unausweichlichkeiten (2012) and PoSTepeno (2012). As a musician he has played with The Striggles, Picknick mit Weismann, Singing Adorno (together with Seppo Gründler), The Gitarren der Liebe, Fetish 69, Melville, Laleloo, Das Fotogene Gedächtnis, Fran Sancisco, Kap/Lep, and Vienna Loop Orchestra, among others. He works as a curator of various film series, writes music for theatre and film and was awarded the STELLA theatre prize in the outstanding music category.