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American music producer and sound engineer
Steven Rinkoff is an American Grammy Award–winning
record producer , mixer, and
sound engineer , best known for his work with songwriter-producer
Jim Steinman . He worked with Steinman from 1986 on various projects, in all facets of production (production, mixing, and engineering), and was Steinman's partner in
Ravenous Records , a record label.
Projects
Jim Steinman
Bonnie Tyler ,
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire , 1986, CBS (engineer)
The Sisters of Mercy , "More",
Vision Thing , 1990, Elektra (engineer/mixer)
Meat Loaf ,
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell , 1993, Virgin (engineer/mixer/associate producer)
Taylor Dayne , "Original Sin",
The Shadow , 1994, Universal (recorded/co-producer)
Watershed , Twister , 1995, Epic (producer)
Take That , "Never Forget",
Greatest Hits , 1995, RCA (recorded/co-producer)
Bonnie Tyler , "
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad " and "
Making Love Out of Nothing at All ",
Free Spirit , 1995, EastWest (co-producer/engineer/mixer)
Celine Dion , "
It's All Coming Back to Me Now ", "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Call the Man",
Falling into You , 1996, Columbia (co-producer/engineer)
Tina Arena ,
In Deep , 1997, Sony (producer/engineer)
Whistle Down the Wind , cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber theatrical production, 1998, Uni/Decca (co-producer/engineer)
Boyzone ,
Where We Belong , 1998, Polydor (mixer)
Boyzone , "No Matter What", 1998, Polydor UK (mixer)
Meat Loaf ,
The Very Best of Meat Loaf , 1998, Virgin/Sony (co-producer/engineer/mixer)
Tanz der Vampire , theatre cast album, 1998, Polygram (co-producer/engineer)
Marc Anthony and
Tina Arena , "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You",
The Mask of Zorro , 1998, Sony (co-producer/engineer)
Celine Dion ,
All the Way... A Decade of Song , 1999, Columbia/Epic (producer/engineer)
Various Artists, All Time Greatest Movie Songs , 1999, Sony (producer)
Luciano Pavarotti and Friends, Pavarotti & Friends: For Guatemala and Kosovo , 1999, Polygram (mixer)
Boyzone , Singles Collection: 1994-1999 , 2000, Polydor (mixing)
Nicki French , "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Lovers Again", 2000, Ravenous (mixer)
Tina Arena ,
Souvenirs , 2001, Sony (producer/engineer)
Various Artists, Now and Forever: The
Andrew Lloyd Webber Box Set , 2001, Polydor (producer)
Various Artists,
Andrew Lloyd Webber Definitive Hit Singles Collection , 2001, Polydor (mixer) (later reissued in 2002 as "Gold" collection)
Opera Babes , "Aida", 2002, Sony UK (co-producer/engineer/mixer)
Wuthering Heights , 2003, Ravenous/MTV Movies (recorded/co-producer)
The Dream Engine , 2003–2007, Ravenous Group LLC (producer)
Bonnie Tyler , Faster Than the Speed of Night / Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (double-pack), 2004, Columbia (engineer)
The Sisters of Mercy , Merciful Release , 2007, Merciful Release (overdubs/mixer)
Celine Dion , Falling into You / A New Day Has Come / Let's Talk About Love (three-pack), 2008, Sony (producer/engineer)
Celine Dion ,
My Love: Essential Collection , 2008, Columbia/Epic (producer/engineer)
"Tanz der Vampire": Neue Wiener Fassung , theatre cast album, 2009, Hit Squad (producer/recorder/mixer)
Dans der Vampieren , theatre cast album, 2010, MVV (producer)
Bat Out of Hell The Musical , Original Cast Recording, 2017, BOOH Label (producer)
Other
Kid Creole and the Coconuts , Doppelganger , 1983, Ze (engineer)
Billy Idol ,
Rebel Yell , 1983, Chrysalis (engineer)
Marcus Miller ,
Marcus Miller , 1984, Warner Bros. (assistant)
The Power Station ,
The Power Station , 1985, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer)
Al Jarreau , Live in London , 1985, Warner Bros. (engineer)
Robert Palmer ,
Riptide , 1985, Island (engineer)
Paul McCartney ,
Press to Play , 1986, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer/mixer)
Steve Winwood ,
Back in the High Life , 1986, Island (engineer)
Tina Turner ,
Break Every Rule , 1986, Capitol (engineer)
Journey ,
Raised on Radio , 1986, Columbia (engineer)
Lone Justice ,
Shelter , 1986, Geffen (engineer)
The Jitters , The Jitters , 1987, Capitol/Canada (engineer/mixer)
Little Steven ,
Freedom - No Compromise , 1987, Manhattan (engineer)
Warlock ,
Triumph and Agony , 1987, Vertigo/Polygram (mixer)
The Brandos, Honor Among Thieves , 1987, Relativity (mixer)
They Eat Their Own, "Video Martyr", They Eat Their Own , 1987, Relativity (mixer)
Motörhead , "On the Road", 1980's, GWR (mixer)
Platinum Blonde , Contact , 1987, CBS/Canada (mixer)
4 Reasons Unknown, 4 Reasons Unknown , 1988, Epic (engineer)
Til Tuesday ,
Everything's Different Now , 1988, Epic (engineer)
Married to the Mob , 1988, Orion Pictures (music production)
The Feelies ,
Only Life , 1988, A&M (producer/engineer)
The Fat Boys , "Are You Ready For Freddy",
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master , 1988, Tin Pan Apple (mixer)
Rod Stewart , "
Lost in You " (12" version),
Out of Order , 1988, Warner Brothers (mixer)
The Bangles , "I'll Set You Free,"
Everything , 1988, Columbia (engineer)
Face to Face , One Big Day , 1988, Polygram (engineer/mixer)
John Zorn ,
Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman , 1988, Elektra/Musician (engineer)
Joe Henry , Murder of Crows , 1989, Coyote/A&M (mixer)
Paul McCartney ,
Flowers in the Dirt , 1989, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer)
The Grapes of Wrath ,
Now and Again , 1989, Capitol/Canada (mixer)
Phoebe Snow , Something Real , 1989, Elektra (engineer/mixer)
George Benson , Tenderly , 1989, Warner Bros. (engineer)
The Golden Palominos , A Dead Horse , 1989, Celluloid (engineer/mixer)
Tom Cochrane and Red Rider ,
The Symphony Sessions , 1989, LP/Capitol (producer/mixer)
Jodi Bongiovi, Jodi Bongiovi , 1989, Capitol (engineer/mixer)
Eric Clapton ,
Journeyman , 1989, Reprise (engineer)
Luba ,
All or Nothing , 1989, Capitol/Canada (mixer)
The Brandos, Trial By Fire , 1990, BMG (engineer/mixer)
Regatta, Regatta , 1990, BMG/Canada (engineer/mixer)
The Bangles ,
Greatest Hits , 1990, Sony/Columbia (engineer)
Derek and the Dominos ,
The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition , 1990, Polygram (mixer)
Simon Shaheen , The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab , 1990, Axiom (engineer)
Various Artists, Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation , 1991, Axiom (engineer)
Belinda Carlisle ,
Live Your Life Be Free , 1991, MCA/Virgin (engineer)
N Motion, N/Motion , 1991, Warner Bros. (mixer)
Too Much Joy , Cereal Killers , 1991, Giant/Warner Bros. Records (engineer)
Squeeze ,
Play , 1991, Warner Bros. (engineer)
The Brandos, "The Solution," Gunfire At Midnight , 1992, SPV (mixer)
The Golden Palominos , History (1982-1985) , 1992, Enigma/Restless (engineer/mixer)
Gregg Alexander ,
Intoxifornication , 1992, Epic/Sony (producer/engineer)
Helix , Back for Another Taste , 1993, Castle (engineer/mixer)
The Feelies , "Higher Ground" (single), 1993, A&M (producer)
The Velvet Underground , What Goes On , 1993, Raven (engineer)
Axiom Funk, Funkcronomicon , 1995, Axiom (engineer)
Phish ,
A Live One , 1995, Elektra (technical consultant)
Various Artists, New Hits '96 , 1996, Alex (engineer/assoc. producer)
Eric Clapton ,
Blues , 1999, Polygram (mixer)
George Benson , George Benson Anthology , 2000, Rhino (engineer)
Belinda Carlisle , Original Gold , 2000, Disky (engineer)
Alex Skolnick Trio ,
Last Day in Paradise , 2007, Magnatude (mixer)
Mick Jagger ,
The Very Best of Mick Jagger , 2007, Atlantic/Rhino (engineer)
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