Flemming Rasmussen (born 1 January 1958) is a Danish
sound engineer,
record producer, and owner and founder of
Sweet Silence Studios in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Rasmussen is currently main engineer/producer at Sweet Silence North in Helsingør.
Biography
Throughout his career, Rasmussen has worked with many different music genres, but is best known for his work with
heavy metal.
Rasmussen began his career as an assistant at the Rosenberg Studios facility run by producer/engineer Freddy Hansson. In 1976, Hansson founded the
Sweet Silence Studios and brought Rasmussen with him. In 1980, Rasmussen became co-owner of the studio, and one year later became an engineer, recording the 1981 album ''
Difficult to Cure'' by
Rainbow. This subsequently attracted
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
, who brought in Rasmussen to work on their album ''
Ride the Lightning
''Ride the Lightning'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at ...
'' (1984). The partnership continued through to the proceeding two studio albums, ''
Master of Puppets''
(1986) and ''
...And Justice for All'' (1988).
He also produced the
Morbid Angel album ''
Covenant'',
Blind Guardian's albums ''
Imaginations from the Other Side'', ''
The Forgotten Tales
''The Forgotten Tales'' is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by . "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' U.S.A.", and ...
'' and ''
Nightfall in Middle-Earth'',
Artillery's ''
By Inheritance
''By Inheritance'' is the third studio album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery. It was released in 1990 via Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Net ...
'' and
Ensiferum
Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal."
History Formation, demos and ''Ensiferum'' (1995−2002)
''Ensiferum'' was founde ...
's ''
Iron'', amongst others. In 1999 he took over Sweet Silence, which was demolished in 2009 to make way for an apartment complex and a car park.
[ Rasmussen then moved to Winding Road Studios in Copenhagen. He then left in January 2014 to reopen Sweet Silence in Helsingør north of Copenhagen, under the name of Sweet Silence North.
Rasmussen won a ]Grammy
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...
for producing Metallica's "One
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" in 1989. In 1994, the Danish Grammys recognized him as producer of the year for his work on Sort Sol
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's '' Glamourpuss''. Flemming also worked with Evile on their debut '' Enter the Grave'' in 2007.
References
External links
Sweet Silence Studios
1958 births
Danish record producers
Living people
Danish audio engineers
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