Sky van Hoff
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Sky van Hoff | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Origin | Cologne, Germany |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | https://www.skyvanhoff.com/ |
Sky van Hoff (born 1986) is a German record producer, songwriter and musician. He works primarily with acts in the metal and rock genres, including Rammstein, Emigrate, Till Lindemann, Kreator, Enslaved and Sleep Token. Before becoming a producer, van Hoff was a guitarist for metal band Machinemade God and toured extensively with the band until opening his own studio in 2008.
Career
In 2003, van Hoff joined metal band Machinemade God as a guitarist and signed his first record deal as a band member with Metal Blade Records in 2005.[1][2] He wrote and produced the band's next album, Masked, released in 2007.[3] After receiving requests to produce other German metal acts, van Hoff opened his own studio in 2008.[4][5] In the years that followed, he worked with Kreator, The Sorrow and Caliban. In 2012, van Hoff appeared on the third season of the German version of The X Factor as a musical director for Sandra Nasić's team, where he supervised and produced the "Groups and Bands" category.[6] He was a producer for the folk duo Mrs. Greenbird, the winner of the season, and subsequently produced their self-titled debut album released the same year.[6]
In 2018, van Hoff contributed to Rammstein guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe's solo project Emigrate and their third album, A Million Degrees, with production, recording and mixing.[7] He was later brought in by Kruspe to record and edit guitar parts for Rammstein's Untitled studio album.[8] Following the album's release in 2019, van Hoff joined the band on their stadium tour as Kruspe's monitoring engineer.[9] In 2021, van Hoff produced and composed the music for Rammstein singer Till Lindemann's first solo single, "Ich Hasse Kinder", and was a producer on Emigrate's fourth studio album, The Persistence of Memory.[10] He received notable praise for his work on Lindemann's single from YouTube personality and music producer Rick Beato.[11] van Hoff rejoined Rammstein in the studio for their next studio album, Zeit, contributing guitar production, recording and editing.[12] After the album's release in 2022, van Hoff continued touring with the band as a monitoring engineer until the end of the tour the following year.[13] He again collaborated with Lindemann on the singer's upcoming first solo album, Zunge, as a producer and songwriter.[14]
Production, writing and instrumental credits
| Year | Artist | Title | Notes |
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| 2006 | Caliban | The Undying Darkness | Guitar |
| Machinemade God | The Infinity Complex | Guitar | |
| 2007 | Masked | Producer, songwriter, engineer, guitar, vocals, mandolin | |
| 2009 | Caliban | Say Hello To Tragedy | Engineer, guitar |
| 2010 | Kreator | Terror Prevails - Live At Rock Hard Festival | Mixing |
| Arma Gathas | Dead To This World | Producer, recording, mixing, arrangements, composer, synths, piano | |
| The Sorrow | The Sorrow | Co-producer, mixing | |
| 2012 | Kreator | Terror Prevails - Live at Rock Hard Festival, Pt. 2 | Mixing |
| Phantom Antichrist | Recording, programming | ||
| The Sorrow | Misery Escape | Producer, composer, mixing, electronics, strings | |
| Mrs. Greenbird | Mrs. Greenbird | Producer, recording, mixing, bass, piano | |
| 2015 | Dikta | Easy Street | Producer, mixing |
| Unleash The Sky | Youth | Producer, engineer, recording, mixing, programming, vocals, synths | |
| 2016 | Drescher | Erntezeit | Producer, mixing |
| 2018 | Emigrate | A Million Degrees | Engineer, recording, mixing, bass, synthesizer |
| Hannah Trigwell | Red | Producer, engineer, recording, mixing, arrangements, guitar, instruments | |
| Hopelezz | Stories Of A War Long Forgotten | Producer | |
| 2019 | Rammstein | Untitled | Additional production, recording |
| Mental Cruelty | Inferis | Producer, engineer, mixing, mastering | |
| Une Misère | Sermon | Producer, songwriter, engineer, mixing, backing vocals | |
| Kassogtha | The Call | Mixing | |
| Eskimo Callboy | Rehab | Producer, songwriter, mixing, arrangements, synths, electronics | |
| 2020 | Aborted | La Grande Mascarade | Recording |
| Eskimo Callboy | MMXX | Songwriter | |
| Enslaved | Utgard | Engineer, technician | |
| Ghøstkid | Ghøstkid | Producer, engineer, mixing, editing, guitar, bass, synth | |
| Shape Of Water | Great Illusions | Mixing | |
| 2021 | Der Weg einer Freiheit | Der Weg einer Freiheit | Recording |
| Sleep Token | This Place Will Become Your Tomb | Mixing, editing, programming, synth | |
| Emigrate | The Persistence Of Memory | Producer, recording, mixing, editing, bass | |
| 2022 | Rammstein | Zeit | Additional production, recording, editing |
| 2023 | Till Lindemann | Zunge | Producer, composer |
References
- ↑ "Making Tech Work | Discover | Sound Radix". www.soundradix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "Machinemade God | Metal Blade Records". Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ Allikas, Katrina (2019-09-05). "Sky Van Hoff - Artist Profile". Sonarworks Blog. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "Sky van Hoff". KLOTZ AIS COM. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "Sky Van Hoff: Guitarist-Turned-Producer on Reaching The Pinnacle of the German Rock Scene". headlinermagazine.net. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Behind The Music E26: Sky Van Hoff, 2023-05-31, retrieved 2023-10-07
- ↑ Richard Z. Kruspe talks new Emigrate Album & Rammstein, retrieved 2023-10-07
- ↑ "Guitarist Richard Kruspe Reveals the Member of Rammstein He Fights With the Least". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ Waite, Jacob (2022-11-10). "Sky van Hoff trades the studio for the stage". TPi. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ Block, Guido (2023-01-27). "Rammstein 2022 Stadium Tour Chooses Waves Products for Guitarist Richard Kruspe's Monitor Mix". LightSoundJournal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ Reacting to the Top 10 Metal Songs, retrieved 2023-10-07
- ↑ Block, Guido (2023-01-27). "Rammstein 2022 Stadium Tour Chooses Waves Products for Guitarist Richard Kruspe's Monitor Mix". LightSoundJournal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "Sky Van Hoff: Guitarist-Turned-Producer on Reaching The Pinnacle of the German Rock Scene". headlinermagazine.net. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "NÆRMEST ULÆKKER TEKST: Till Lindemann offentliggør tre nye singler". gaffa.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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