Steven Rinkoff is an American Grammy Award–winning

record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

, mixer, and

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...

, best known for his work with songwriter-producer

Jim Steinman James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, mus ...

. 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 Ravenous Records, a division of Ravenous Entertainment, was formed in 1998 by Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff. Rinkoff best explained the purpose of the label (and how it went wrong) in a May 2005 interview with BroadwayWorld.com, "Jim and I ha ...

, a record label.

Projects

Jim Steinman

Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer. Known for her distinctive husky voice, Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' and its ...

, '' Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire'', 1986, CBS (engineer) *

The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band formed in Leeds in 1980. After achieving early underground fame, the band experienced a commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s, sustaining their success until the early 1990s, when they halted th ...

, "More", '' Vision Thing'', 1990, Elektra (engineer/mixer) *

Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. ...

, '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'', 1993, Virgin (engineer/mixer/associate producer) *

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer who rose to fame after her first two albums ('' Tell It to My Heart'' and '' Can't Fight Fate'') were both certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of ...

, "Original Sin", ''

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by Gibs ...

'', 1994, Universal (recorded/co-producer) *

Watershed Watershed may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage) Music * Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...

, ''Twister'', 1995, Epic (producer) *

Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer ...

, "Never Forget", ''

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

'', 1995, RCA (recorded/co-producer) *

, "

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a power ballad performed by the American musician Meat Loaf. It is a track off his 1977 album '' Bat Out of Hell'', written by Jim Steinman. It spent 23 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 11, and ea ...

" and "

Making Love Out of Nothing at All "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" is a power ballad written and composed by Jim Steinman and first released by the British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply for their 1983 compilation album ''Greatest Hits''. It reached number two on the US ...

", '' Free Spirit'', 1995, EastWest (co-producer/engineer/mixer) *

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...

, "

It's All Coming Back to Me Now "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by ''Wuthering Heights'', and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. ''The Sunday ...

", "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Call the Man", ''

Falling into You ''Falling into You'' is the fourteenth studio album and fourth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 11 March 1996 by Sony Music. The follow-up to her blockbuster album '' The Colour of My Love'' (1993) and French-l ...

'', 1996, Columbia (co-producer/engineer) *

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 worldwid ...

, '' 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 Boyzone were an Irish boy band created in 1993 by the talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's ''The Late Late Show (Ireland), The Late Late Show''. Its most successful line-up was co ...

, '' Where We Belong'', 1998, Polydor (mixer) *

, "No Matter What", 1998, Polydor UK (mixer) *

, ''

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 ...

'', 1998, Virgin/Sony (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * '' Tanz der Vampire'', theatre cast album, 1998, Polygram (co-producer/engineer) *

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...

and

, "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You", ''

The Mask of Zorro ''The Mask of Zorro'' is a 1998 American Western swashbuckler film based on the fictional character Zorro by Johnston McCulley. Directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by John Eskow, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio, it stars Anto ...

'', 1998, Sony (co-producer/engineer) *

, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song'', 1999, Columbia/Epic (producer/engineer) * Various Artists, ''All Time Greatest Movie Songs'', 1999, Sony (producer) *

Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...

and Friends, ''Pavarotti & Friends: For Guatemala and Kosovo'', 1999, Polygram (mixer) *

, ''Singles Collection: 1994-1999'', 2000, Polydor (mixing) *

Nicki French Nicola Sharon French (born 26 September 1964) is an English singer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which reached the Billboard Hot 100, US and UK Singles Chart, UK top 5, and for representin ...

, "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Lovers Again", 2000, Ravenous (mixer) *

, '' Souvenirs'', 2001, Sony (producer/engineer) * Various Artists, ''Now and Forever: The

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...

Box Set'', 2001, Polydor (producer) * Various Artists, ''

Definitive Hit Singles Collection'', 2001, Polydor (mixer) (later reissued in 2002 as "Gold" collection) *

Opera Babes The Opera Babes are an English crossover classical music duo, consisting of Karen England, mezzo-soprano, and Rebecca Knight, soprano. The duo came to wide attention when they sang "Un bel dì vedremo" (from the opera ''Madame Butterfly'') on ...

, "Aida", 2002, Sony UK (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...

'', 2003, Ravenous/MTV Movies (recorded/co-producer) * The Dream Engine, 2003–2007, Ravenous Group LLC (producer) *

, ''Faster Than the Speed of Night / Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire'' (double-pack), 2004, Columbia (engineer) *

, ''Merciful Release'', 2007, Merciful Release (overdubs/mixer) *

, ''Falling into You / A New Day Has Come / Let's Talk About Love'' (three-pack), 2008, Sony (producer/engineer) *

, '' 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 Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Coati Mundi (musician), Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin ...

, ''Doppelganger'', 1983, Ze (engineer) *

Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Idol achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X ...

, ''

Rebel Yell The rebel yell was a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Confederate soldiers used the yell when charging to intimidate the enemy and boost their own morale, although the yell had many other uses. There ar ...

'', 1983, Chrysalis (engineer) *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sa ...

, ''

'', 1984, Warner Bros. (assistant) * The Power Station, '' The Power Station'', 1985, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer) *

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and ...

, ''Live in London'', 1985, Warner Bros. (engineer) *

Robert Palmer Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, regga ...

, '' Riptide'', 1985, Island (engineer) *

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

, ''

Press to Play ''Press to Play'' is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 25 August 1986. It was McCartney's first album of entirely new music since '' Pipes of Peace'' in 1983, and his first solo album to be issued interna ...

'', 1986, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer/mixer) *

Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a guitarist, keyboard player, and vocalist prominent for his dis ...

, ''

Back in the High Life ''Back in the High Life'' is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood's biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3� ...

'', 1986, Island (engineer) *

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifyin ...

, '' Break Every Rule'', 1986, Capitol (engineer) * Journey, ''

Raised on Radio ''Raised on Radio'' is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released in April 1986 on the Columbia Records label. It is the first album not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory, who was replaced initially by session bas ...

'', 1986, Columbia (engineer) * Lone Justice, ''

Shelter A shelter is an architectural structure or natural formation (or a combination of the two) providing protection from the local environment. A shelter can serve as a home or be provided by a residential institution. It can be understood as both ...

'', 1986, Geffen (engineer) * The Jitters, ''The Jitters'', 1987, Capitol/Canada (engineer/mixer) *

Little Steven Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared i ...

, '' Freedom - No Compromise'', 1987, Manhattan (engineer) *

Warlock A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft. Etymology and terminology The most commonly accepted etymology derives '' warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver". The term came to apply special ...

, '' 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 Motörhead () were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Kilmister was the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band a ...

, "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 ''Married to the Mob'' is a 1988 American crime romantic comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, written by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, and Alec Baldwin. P ...

'', 1988, Orion Pictures (music production) *

The Feelies The Feelies are an American rock band from Haledon, New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992 after having released four albums. The band reunited in 2008, and released new albums in 2011 and 2017. Although not commercially suc ...

, '' Only Life'', 1988, A&M (producer/engineer) *

The Fat Boys The Fat Boys were an American hip-hop trio from Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. The group was briefly known originally as the Disco 3, originally composed of Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon Wimbley, ...

, "Are You Ready For Freddy", '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', 1988, Tin Pan Apple (mixer) *

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...

, " Lost in You" (12" version), '' Out of Order'', 1988, Warner Brothers (mixer) *

The Bangles The Bangles are an American all-female band, all-female pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 1981. They are known for hit singles during the 1980s that made them one of the most successful pop rock groups of the decade. The band’s biggest ...

, "I'll Set You Free," ''

Everything Everything, every-thing, or every thing, is all that exists; it is an antithesis of ''nothing'', or its complement. It is the totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to . The uni ...

'', 1988, Columbia (engineer) * Face to Face, ''One Big Day'', 1988, Polygram (engineer/mixer) *

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...

, '' Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman'', 1988, Elektra/Musician (engineer) *

Joe Henry Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums. Early life H ...

, ''Murder of Crows'', 1989, Coyote/A&M (mixer) *

, '' Flowers in the Dirt'', 1989, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol (engineer) *

The Grapes of Wrath ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize ...

, '' Now and Again'', 1989, Capitol/Canada (mixer) *

Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals on Paul Simo ...

, ''Something Real'', 1989, Elektra (engineer/mixer) *

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the ...

, ''Tenderly'', 1989, Warner Bros. (engineer) *

The Golden Palominos The Golden Palominos were an American musical group headed by drummer, producer, arranger, and composer Anton Fier, first formed in 1981. Aside from Fier, the Palominos membership fluctuated, with only bassist Bill Laswell and guitarist Nick ...

, ''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 Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English Rock music, rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s l ...

, ''

Journeyman A journeyman is a worker, skilled in a given building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification. Journeymen are considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee ...

'', 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) *

, ''

'', 1990, Sony/Columbia (engineer) *

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previously playe ...

, '' 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 Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a sol ...

, '' 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 Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * P ...

'', 1991, Warner Bros. (engineer) * The Brandos, "The Solution," ''Gunfire At Midnight'', 1992, SPV (mixer) *

, ''History (1982-1985)'', 1992, Enigma/Restless (engineer/mixer) *

Gregg Alexander Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto; May 4, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He served as lead vocalist and guitarist for the short-lived alternative rock band New Radicals, who are best known for the 1998 single "Yo ...

, '' Intoxifornication'', 1992, Epic/Sony (producer/engineer) *

Helix A helix (; ) is a shape like a cylindrical coil spring or the thread of a machine screw. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is for ...

, ''Back for Another Taste'', 1993, Castle (engineer/mixer) *

, "Higher Ground" (single), 1993, A&M (producer) *

The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground were an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1964. Its classic lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and percussionis ...

, ''What Goes On'', 1993, Raven (engineer) * Axiom Funk, ''Funkcronomicon'', 1995, Axiom (engineer) *

Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the ...

, '' A Live One'', 1995, Elektra (technical consultant) * Various Artists, ''New Hits '96'', 1996, Alex (engineer/assoc. producer) *

, ''

Blues Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...

'', 1999, Polygram (mixer) *

, ''George Benson Anthology'', 2000, Rhino (engineer) *

, ''Original Gold'', 2000, Disky (engineer) * Alex Skolnick Trio, '' Last Day in Paradise'', 2007, Magnatude (mixer) *

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...

, '' The Very Best of Mick Jagger'', 2007, Atlantic/Rhino (engineer)

References

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