Klaus Ritterbusch (*1947 in Bodenwerder / Germany, lives in Düsseldorf / Germany) studied philosophy, sociology and psychology at Freie Universität Berlin and painting technique at Hochschule der Künste Berlin. In 1972 he founded the artists’ group Amelith, which focused on the medium of video. Ritterbusch developed joint works with the electronic musicians Ludwig and Ulrich Papenberg.