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Steven Rinkoff
Steven Rinkoff is a Grammy Award–winning record producer, mixer, and sound engineer, best known for his work with songwriter-producer Jim Steinman. He has worked with Steinman since 1986 on various projects, in all facets of production (production, mixing, and engineering), and is 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 Dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005).Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer, on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrepreneurship, and an audio engineer operates the technology. Varying by project, the producer may or may not choose all of the artists. If employing only synthesized or sampled instrumentation, the producer may be the sole artist. Conversely, some artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Spirit (Bonnie Tyler Album)
''Free Spirit'' is the eleventh studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in Europe on 3 October 1995, by EastWest Records and in the United States on 26 March 1996 by Atlantic Records. Tyler recorded the album with numerous producers, and it was her first album release in the UK and the US since ''Hide Your Heart (album), Hide Your Heart'' (1988). The album saw only moderate success in a small number of European countries, peaking highest in Norway at no. 22. Four singles were released in support of the album, with "Making Love Out of Nothing at All, Making Love (Out of Nothing at All)" narrowly missing the UK Top 40. Background and recording In the early 1990s, Tyler released three albums through Hansa Records. With Dieter Bohlen as her primary collaborator, these albums were primarily aimed at the European market. ''Free Spirit'' would become Tyler's first album release in the UK and the US since 1988. Tyler signed to EastWest Records in 1994. ''Free Spirit'' feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Way
All the Way may refer to: Film and television * ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen * ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu * ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's play (see below) * ''All the Way'' (TV series), a 1988 Australian television series * "All the Way" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a television episode Literature * ''All the Way'' (play), a 2012 play about President Lyndon B. Johnson by Robert Schenkkan * ''All the Way'', a novel by Andy Behrens, basis for the film ''Sex Drive'' Music Albums * ''All the Way'' (Allstar Weekend album) or the title song, 2011 * ''All the Way'' (Brenda Lee album), 1961 * ''All the Way'' (Calloway album) or the title song, 1989 * ''All the Way'' (Diamanda Galás album), 2017 * ''All the Way'' (Etta James album), 2006 * ''All the Way'' (Etta Jones album), 1999 * ''All the Way'' (Frank Sinatra album) or the title song (see below), 1961 * ''All the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mask Of Zorro
''The Mask of Zorro'' is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante Zorro created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson (actor), Stuart Wilson. The film features the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega (Hopkins), escaping from prison to find his long-lost daughter (Zeta-Jones) and avenge the death of his wife at the hands of the corrupt governor Rafael Montero (Wilson). He is aided by his successor (Banderas), who is pursuing his own vendetta against the governor's right-hand man while falling in love with de la Vega's daughter. Executive producer Steven Spielberg had initially developed the film for TriStar Pictures with directors Mikael Salomon and Robert Rodriguez, before Campbell signed on in 1996. Salomon cast Sean Connery as Don Diego de la Vega, while Rodriguez brought Banderas in the lead role. Connery dropped out and was repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Grammy Award winner, he has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. Known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads, Anthony has won numerous awards and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. He was the recipient of the 2009 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received the "2009 CHCI Chair's Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 16, 2009. He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling tropical/salsa artist and the most number-one albums on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums year-end charts. He is also the artist with the most number one songs on the ''Billboard'' Latin Tropical Airplay chart with 32 songs. Early life Marco Antonio Muñiz was born in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanz Der Vampire
''Dance of the Vampires'' is a musical remake of the 1967 Roman Polanski film of the same name (known as ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'' in the USA). Polanski also directed this musical’s original German-language production (titled ). The music was composed by Jim Steinman, orchestrated by Steve Margoshes, and Michael Kunze wrote the original German book and lyrics. Plot Note: This synopsis applies to the European and Japanese productions only. The Broadway version was heavily rewritten. In addition, portions of this synopsis may reflect later changes to the European show, which will become clear when reading the song list below. Act I Sometime in the late 19th century, Professor Abronsius and Alfred, his bumbling young assistant, arrive in a small Jewish shtetl somewhere in the Carpathians, where they hope to prove the professor's theory that vampires exist. Nearly freezing to death in the nearby woods (''He, Ho, He''), the two are taken in by Chagal, an innkeeper who spends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best Of Meat Loaf
''The Very Best of Meat Loaf'' is a 1998 album spanning the first 21 years of Meat Loaf's recording career. Although not reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom, it was certified double platinum there in 2013. The album features many of Meat Loaf's best-known songs as well as a few from his lesser known albums of the 1980s. Besides hits like "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", ''The Very Best of Meat Loaf'' contains three new tracks. Two of those are written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman and are adapted from their musical ''Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical), Whistle Down the Wind''; both of these tracks were produced by Steinman. The third new track, "Is Nothing Sacred" is written by Steinman and lyricist Don Black (lyricist), Don Black, and produced by Russ Titelman (the single version of this song is a duet with Patti Russo, whereas the album version is a solo song by Meat Loaf. The single version would later ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where We Belong (album)
''Where We Belong'' is the third studio album by Irish boy band Boyzone. The album was released on 25 May 1998 by Polydor Records. Five singles were released from the album, including a cover version of "I Love the Way You Love Me". The album became a top 10 album in eleven countries. It was the group's first and only album to be released in the United States, where it charted at number 167 on the ''Billboard'' 200. ''Where We Belong'' is also the third and final studio album Boyzone released before the death of Stephen Gately, 11 years later. Background and release Like their first two albums, much of the original material for the album was written or co-written by the band members themselves. In 1998, Ronan Keating was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for " Picture of You", which was featured as the main theme song from the film ''Bean'' (1997). ''Where We Belong'' album was released on 25 May 1998 in the United Kingdom by Polydor Records. It topped the UK Albums Chart on the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyzone
Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show''. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch. As of 2018, Boyzone have released seven studio albums and nine compilation albums. In 2012, the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest selling singles artists in British music chart history, with Boyzone currently placed at 29th and the second most successful boy band in Britain, behind Take That. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Boyzone has been certified for six million albums and over seven million singles in the UK, with 25 million records sold by 2013 worldwide. Boyzone have had six UK No.1 singles and nine No.1 singles in Ireland. Of the 24 singles they released in the UK, 21 entered the top 40 (including 18 in the top 10 and 12 in the top 2) in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistle Down The Wind (1996 Musical)
''Whistle Down the Wind'' is a musical with music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also co-wrote its book with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, and its lyrics were written by Jim Steinman. It is based on the 1961 film '' Whistle Down the Wind'', whose source novel of the same name was written by Mary Hayley Bell in 1959. The musical premièred in 1996 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., and a concept album was released in 1998. It was produced in the West End in 1998 and has been revived several times since then and toured extensively. History US premiere The show premièred at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 12 December 1996, starring Davis Gaines as the Man and Irene Molloy as Swallow. It drew mostly negative reviews, and the Broadway opening that had been scheduled for 17 April 1997, was subsequently cancelled. Lloyd Rose, the ''Washington Post'' reviewer wrote that the musical "...is just dull...Steinman and Lloyd Webber's differing styles o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Deep (Tina Arena Album)
''In Deep'' is the fourth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Tina Arena released by Columbia Records in Australia on 18 August 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album entered the Australian ARIA Albums Chart at Number 1, on 25 August 1997, knocking '' Middle of Nowhere'' by Hanson off the top spot, making it Arena's second Number 1 album, to ''Don't Ask''. The singles released from ''In Deep'' were successful in most music markets, including Australia, France and New Zealand. In France, ''In Deep'' peaked at Number 3 on the French Albums Chart, stayed in the Top 10 for 29 weeks, and spent a total of 79 weeks in the Top 75. In New Zealand, the album entered the RIANZ Albums Chart at Number 22, then moved up to its peak position of Number 16 the week after, then spent a total of 6 weeks in the NZ Top 50. Overview ''In Deep'' was recorded in Los Angeles, with production duties divided between Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones (who produced albums for Van Halen and Billy Joel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwide. Arena is multilingual, singing and recording in English, Italian, French and Spanish. Arena has earned several international and national awards, including a BRIT Award, seven ARIA Awards and two World Music Awards for Best-selling Australian Artist (1996, 2000). In 2001, she was awarded a BMI Foundation Songwriting Award (Broadcast Music Inc) by the American performance rights organisation for co-writing "Burn" with Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel. In 2011, Arena became the first Australian to be awarded a knighthood of the French National Order of National Merit, presented by the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, for her contributions to French culture, and ceremonially awarded by Frédéric Mitterrand, the Minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
