Dirk Steffens

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Dirk Steffens
Born (1950-05-20) 20 May 1950 (age 74)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Audio engineer
  • Tecord producer

Dirk Steffens (born 20 May 1950) is a German musician, audio engineer, and record producer.

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Early musical career

Steffens studied guitar and piano at the Hamburg Conservatory. [1] As well, he played in the group Beathovens between 1969 and 1971. [1] In 1971, he began his own group Pennywonder, which also consisted of Thomas Kuckuck, Jurgen Ehlert, and Enrico Lombardi. [2] In July 1973 he joined the group Birth Control, and for family concerns, he left the group in January 1974. [2] He then worked as a guitar instructor and studio musician. [2] In autumn 1975 Dirk Steffens began work on his first solo album, "The Seventh Step",in which he played guitar, and with help from musician Ian Cussick from Scotland, who was a member of Lucifer's Friend for a short time, and musician Rolf Köhler, who was from Hamburg, and part of the group To Be. [1] "The Seventh Step" was finished and released in 1976 by Nova, and a second solo album entitled "Tollhouse" was completed and released by Nova in 1978, also with Dirk Steffens on guitar, and featuring Cussick and Kohler, as well as guest guitarist Peter Wiehe. [3] A lot of both solo record's song titles were referring to personal things from Steffens' own life. [1]

Solo album reissues and discography

In 1995, "The Seventh Step" was issued on compact disc on Second Battle, and "Tollhouse" was issued on CD in 1998. [3]

Discography [1]

Penny Wonder-"Come On-Angel"(single)-1971

Birth Control-Rebirth-LP-1973

Solo- The Seventh Step-LP-1976 and

Tollhouse-LP-1978

Compilations [4]

Birth Control-The Best of Birth Control Vol. 2-1978

Birth Control-Definitive Collection-1996

Record production credits

From the late 1970s and onwards, Dirk Steffens was an active and record producer in the Germany area, and this is a list of artists and recordings he produced. [4]

First Affair-Stay (Don't Hide Away)-1985

Accept-Hungry Years-1987

Mad Max-Night Of Passion-1987

Running Wild-Under Jolly Roger-1987

China-China-1988

Pink Cream 69-Pink Cream 69]1989

Pink Cream 69-49-8"-1991

Velvet Viper-Velvet Viper-1991

Rubbermaids-Twisted Chords-1991

Pink Cream 69-One Size Fits All-1991

Pink Cream 69-Games People Play-1993

Gagu-Lauter-1996

Sinner-Danger Zone-1984 and Touch Of Sin-1985 [5]

Compilations [4]

Zed Yago-The Best Of Zed Yago-2002

Various Elaste Volume 3-Super Motown Disco-2010

Jutta Weinhold-In The Deepest Night(12")

Technical credits

The following is a list of artists and recordings in which Mr. Steffens was involved as an audio engineer or technician: [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 E. Gallus"Die Band-Family Tree-Dirk Steffens"-Birth Control-the legend lives on-http://www.birth-control.de/en_index.htm, 2010
  2. 1 2 3 E. Gallus"Die Band-Family Tree-Dirk Steffens"-Birth Control-the legend lives on-http://www.birth-control.de/en_index.htm 2010
  3. 1 2 "Rolf Kohler Productions"-Rolf Kohler Voice & Music-http://www.talkingforever.com/systemsinblue/rolfproductions.htm, retrieved on Nov. 13th, 2010
  4. 1 2 3 4 Dirk Steffens discography at Discogs, 2010
  5. "Sinner Lyrics-Danger Zone (1984)-Sinner Lyrics-Touch Of Sin (1985)"-DarkLyrics.com-http://www.darklyrics.com/, 2001-2010
  6. http://www.cduniverse.com/, 1996-2010