Peter Van Riper has been played on NTS shows including RVNG Intl. Presents Friends & Fiends, with Big Room first played on 12 March 2019.

Van Riper was born in Detroit's Inner City, Michigan, the son of a concert pianist and an avid record collector. During the 1960s he graduated in Art History at Tokyo University and later took part to Fluxus performances and exhibitions in Japan. He later appeared on Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine #24 FluxTellus, Harvestworks, 1990, as part of an ensemble performing George Maciunas's Solo For Lips And Tongue. Even if he was sometimes associated with Fluxus members during exhibitions or performances, Van Riper can not be considered a proper Fluxus artist, his influences being much wider. He is a true sound artist whose music is often inspired by Far Eastern traditions from Japan or Indonesia.