Dieter Dierks

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Dieter Dierks (born in Stommeln near Cologne) is a German record producer and mostly known for his collaboration with the Rock band Scorpions.

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[edit] Youth

He was born in Stommeln, Germany, son of a Jewish mother and Catholic father. He was the driving force behind the German rock band the Scorpions, from 1975 to 1990. He started out as an actor, but later became a sound engineer and record producer.

[edit] Dierks Studios

He is the owner of the legendary Dierks Studios, (audio and video studios) located near Cologne, Germany. Artists that recorded at the studios include high profile names such as: Accept, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Twisted Sister, Scorpions, Timothy Leary, Die Toten Hosen,Rory Gallagher, Tangerine Dream and many others.

[edit] Krautrock

Dieter Dierks started his musical career in the bands: Hush, Ash Ra Tempel, Nektar (part of the Cosmic Jokers project) and Tangerine Dream, soon becoming one of the figure heads of the "Krautrock" music genre.

[edit] Scorpions

He found his passion for Heavy Metal, when he and his ex-wife, Corina Fortmann, discovered the then unknown band "Scorpions". (The SCORPIONS actually released two prior LPs: Lonesome Crow and Fly to the Rainbow) In 1975 he produced their first album together called: In Trance, then Virgin Killer (1976), Taken by Force (1978), Tokyo Tapes (1978), Lovedrive (1979), Animal Magnetism (1980), Blackout (1982), Love at First Sting (1984), World Wide Live (1985), and Savage Amusement (1988). The Scorpions became Germany's biggest band of all time, having world wide success and going several times Gold and Platinum.

[edit] Other Productions

Dieter Dierks also produced one album by Twisted Sister and several albums by Accept and Nino de Angelo. In 2005, he returned to music production when former Michael Jackson manager, Dieter Wiesner, approached him to produce singer Nisha Kataria. The production of her first album was completed in November of 2005.

[edit] Invention of the DVD-plus

In 1990 he split with the Scorpions going on to invent a new technology, called the DVDplus, which faced some controversy due to the development of a similarly functioning format, the DualDisc, by the U.S. recording industry.

[edit] His private life

He was married twice and has four children. His son Michael Dierks is an actor and his daughter, Dominique Schilling is a writer, living in Los Angeles. His oldest daughter Michaela Dierks is a Music & TV Artist Promoter and his youngest son, Julien Freundt, is a Breakdancer. His former brother in law is Swiss composer Thomas Fortmann.

[edit] Producer and Sound engineer credits

1969 - Ihre Kinder / Ihre Kinder

1969 - Various Artists / Atlantic Jazz Fusion

1970 - Orange Peel / Orange peel

1970 - Hairy Chapter / Eyes

1971 - Hairy Chapter / Can't get through

1971 - Dull Knife / Electric Indian

1971 - Embryo / Embryo's Rache

1971 - Epsilon / Move On

1971 - Frame / Frame of Mind

1971 - Gila / Free Electric Sound

1971 - Rufus Zuphall / Phallobst

1971 - Tangerine Dream / Alpha Centauri

1971 - Witthueser und Westrupp / Trips und Traeume

1971 - Wallenstein / Blitzkrieg

1972 - Message / The Dawn anew is coming

1972 - Emtidi / Saat

1972 - Ash Ra Tempel / Schwingungen

1972 - Ash Ra Tempel / Seven Up

1972 - Wallenstein / Mother Universe

1972 - Demon Thor / Anno 1972

1972 - Hoelderlin / Hoelderlins Traum

1972 - Jeronimo / Time Ride

1972 - Jerry Berkers / Unterwegs

1972 - Nektar / A Tab in the Ocean

1972 - Nektar / Journey to the Centre of the Eye

1972 - Midnight Circus / Midnight Circus

1972 - Pell Mell / Marburg

1972 - Tangerine Dream / Zeit

1972 - Twenty Sixty Six & Then / Reflections of the Future

1972 - Walpurgis / Queen of Saba

1972 - Wind / Morning

1972 - Witthueser und Westrupp / Bauer Plath

1972 - Electric Sandwich / Electric Sandwich

1973 - Tangerine Dream / Atem

1973 - Wallenstein / Stories, Songs & Symphonies

1973 - Ash Ra Tempel / Join Inn

1973 - Ash Ra Tempel / Starring Rosi

1973 - Embryo / Rocksession

1973 - Floh de Cologne / Geier Symphonie

1973 - Jane / Here we are

1973 - Lily / V.C.U.

1973 - Message / From Books and Dreams

1973 - Nektar / Sounds like this

1973 - Passport / Handmade

1973 - Walter Wegmueller / Tarot

1974 - Birth Control / Live

1974 - Cosmic Jokers / Cosmic Jokers

1974 - Cosmic Jokers / Planeten Sit-In

1974 - Cosmic Jokers / Galactic Supermarket

1974 - Cosmic Jokers / Sci-Fi Party

1974 - Demon Thor / Written in the Sky

1974 - Eric Burdon Band / Sun Secrets

1974 - Sergius Golowin / Lord Krishna von Goloka

1974 - Grobschnitt / Ballermann

1974 - Passport / Looking Thru

1974 - Passport / Cross-Collateral

1974 - Popol Vuh / Seligpreisung

1974 - Santiago / New Guitar

1975 - Omega / Omega

1975 - Tea / The Ship

1975 - Eric Burdon Band / Stop

1975 - Scorpions / In Trance

1976 - Scorpions / Virgin Killer

1976 - Schicke Fuehrs Froehling / Symphonic Pictures

1976 - Jackie Carter / Treat me like a Woman

1976 - Lady / Lady

1976 - Passport / Infinity Machine

1976 - Tea / Tax Exile

1977 - Schicke Fuehrs Froehling / Sunburst

1978 - Nektar / Down the Ears

1978 - Galaxy / Nature's Clear Well

1978 - Schicke Fuehrs Froehling / Ticket to Everywhere

1978 - Scorpions / Taken by Force

1978 - Scorpions / Tokyo Tapes

1979 - Scorpions / Lovedrive

1979 - Scorpions / The Best of the Scorpions

1980 - Scorpions / Animal Magnetism

1981 - Rory Gallagher / Jinx

1982 - Plasmatics / Coup d'Etat

1982 - Revolver / First Shot

1982 - Scorpions / Black Out

1983 - Accept / Balls to the Wall

1984 - Scorpions / Love at First Sting

1984 - Scorpions / Love at First Sting (Clean Version)

1984 - Black N'Blue / Black N'Blue

1984 - Scorpions / Living for Tomorrow/Bad Boys Running Wild

1985 - Accept / Metal Heart

1985 - Scorpions / World Wide Live

1985 - Twisted Sister / Come Out and Play

1988 - Scorpions / Savage Amusement

1989 - Accept / Eat the Heart

1990 - New Legend / New Legend

1996 - Various Artists / Bordello of Blood (Soundtrack)

1997 - Scorpions / Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years

1997 - Scorpions / Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years (Clean Version)

1998 - Various Artists / Geffen Vintage 80's Presents: It Rocks

1998 - Klaus Doldinger / Cross Collateral

1998 - Various Artists / Heard it on the Radio: FM Hits, Vol.1

1999 - Various Artists / Jawbreaker (Soundtrack)

2000 - Scorpions / In Trance / Virgin Killer (re-release)

2000 - Michael Schenker / Into the Arena 1972-1995 (Highlights & Overtures)

2001 - Various Artists / Heart of Metal, Vol.2

2001 - Scorpions / 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

2001 - Black N'Blue / Ultimate Collection

2002 - Scorpions / Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions

2002 - Tangerine Dream / Alpha Centaury (Bonus Track)

2002 - Various Artist / Like, Omigod! The 80's Pop Culture Box (Totally)

2003 - Tangerine Dream / Atem (remastered)

2003 - Scorpions / Ballads (Bonus DVD)

2004 - Scorpions / Box of Scorpions

2004 - Accept / Metal Hearts (France Bonus Track)

2004 - Nektar / Journey to the Centre (Bonus Track)

2004 - Nektar / Tab in the Ocean (Bonus Track)

2004 - Accept / Eat the Heat (Bonus Track)

2005 - Nisha Kataria / If You Want to Be Mine

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