Peter Ries (also known as Marc Cassandra, Gilbert or Steve Hall) is a German

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 ...

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arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestrat ...

and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under the nickname Gilbert. Following collaborations with Sandra and

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, Bro'Sis,

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, Mr. President, Enigma and several '' DSDS'' candidates including Juliette Schoppmann and Mike Leon Grosch.

Selected production discography

Top ten singles

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ries, Peter German record producers German composers Eurodance musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people)