Steven Rinkoff is a Grammy Award–winning

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 ...

, mixer, and

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

, 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 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 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 have ...

, a record label.

Projects

Jim Steinman

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

, ''

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire ''Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire'' is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in May 1986, by Columbia Records, as the follow-up to her fifth studio album, '' Faster Than the Speed of Night'' (1983). Three years in the maki ...

'', 1986, CBS (engineer) *

The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is an English rock music, rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds. After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stop ...

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

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

, '' 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, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including " Love Wil ...

, "Original Sin", ''

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by 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 writer Walter ...

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

, "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" 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 Australian soft rock band Air Supply for their 1983 compilation album ''Greatest Hits''. It reached number 2 on the U.S. ''Billbo ...

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

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

, "

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 Sunda ...

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

Falling into You ''Falling into You'' is the fourth English-language and fourteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 11 March 1996 by Columbia/ Epic Records. The follow-up to her commercially successful album ''The Colour of My Love'' (19 ...

'', 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 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, Step ...

, ''

Where We Belong Where We Belong may refer to: Books * ''Where We Belong'' (novel), 2012 chick-lit novel by Emily Giffin *''Where We Belong'', environmental book by Paul Shepard *"Where We Belong, A Duet", poem by Maya Angelou from collection ''And Still I Rise'' ...

'', 1998, Polydor (mixer) *

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

, '' The Very Best of Meat Loaf'', 1998, Virgin/Sony (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * ''

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 mus ...

'', theatre cast album, 1998, Polygram (co-producer/engineer) *

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 G ...

and

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

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-Jone ...

'', 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 Nicki is a given name, and may refer to: Film and television * Nicki Aycox (1975-2022), American actress best known for her roles as Syl on the series ''Dark Angel'' and Stella Vessey on the dramedy ''Ed'' * Nicki Chapman (born 1967), English te ...

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

, ''

Souvenirs A souvenir (), memento, keepsake, or token of remembrance is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. A souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler as a ...

'', 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 and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musica ...

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

Definitive Hit Singles Collection'', 2001, Polydor (mixer) (later reissued in 2002 as "Gold" collection) * Opera Babes, "Aida", 2002, Sony UK (co-producer/engineer/mixer) * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent r ...

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

Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer o ...

, '' Rebel Yell'', 1983, Chrysalis (engineer) *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross ...

, ''

'', 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 musician. 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 R ...

, ''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, soulful voice and wikt:sartorial, sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining Soul music, so ...

, ''

Riptide A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal f ...

'', 1985, Island (engineer) *

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

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

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

, ''

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) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...

, '' Break Every Rule'', 1986, Capitol (engineer) * Journey, '' Raised on Radio'', 1986, Columbia (engineer) * Lone Justice, ''

Shelter Shelter is a small building giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. Shelter may also refer to: Places * Port Shelter, Hong Kong * Shelter Bay (disambiguation), various locations * Shelter Cove (disambiguation), various locat ...

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

Freedom - No Compromise Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving on ...

'', 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" and was given special applicat ...

, '' 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 band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a prec ...

, "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 ''Everything's Different Now'' is the third and final studio album by the American band 'Til Tuesday, released in 1988. (see 1988 in music). Track listing # "Everything's Different Now" (Jules Shear, Matthew Sweet) – 3:56 # "Rip in Heaven" (Aim ...

'', 1988, Epic (engineer) * ''

Married to the Mob ''Married to the Mob'' is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, and Alec Baldwin. Pfeiffer plays Angela de Marco, a gangster's widow from Bro ...

'', 1988, Orion Pictures (music production) * The Feelies, '' Only Life'', 1988, A&M (producer/engineer) *

The Fat Boys The Fat Boys were an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, 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 "Kool Rock-Ski" 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 rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

, "

Lost in You Lost in You may refer to: * "Lost in You" (Three Days Grace song) * "Lost in You" (Chris Gaines song) * "Lost in You" (Shelly Poole song) * "Lost in You" (Rod Stewart song) * "Lost In You" (Lena Meyer-Landrut song) * "Lost in You", a song by W ...

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

The Bangles The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. The band recorded several singles that reached the U.S. top 10 during the 1980s, including " Manic Monday" (1986), " Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986), "Hazy Shad ...

, "I'll Set You Free," '' Everything'', 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, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...

, '' 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 Priz ...

, ''

Now and Again ''Now and Again'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Glenn Gordon Caron that aired from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the ...

'', 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 " San Francisco Bay Blues", " Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited ...

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

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American 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 1960s, pla ...

, ''Tenderly'', 1989, Warner Bros. (engineer) * The Golden Palominos, ''A Dead Horse'', 1989, Celluloid (engineer/mixer) *

Tom Cochrane and Red Rider ''Tom Cochrane and Red Rider'' is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, released in 1986 The album earned Cochrane two Juno Awards for Composer of the Year and Group of the Year. A remastered version was r ...

, '' The Symphony Sessions'', 1989, LP/Capitol (producer/mixer) * Jodi Bongiovi, ''Jodi Bongiovi'', 1989, Capitol (engineer/mixer) * Eric Clapton, ''

Journeyman A journeyman, journeywoman, or journeyperson 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 f ...

'', 1989, Reprise (engineer) * Luba, ''

All or Nothing All or Nothing may refer to: Film and television * ''All or Nothing'' (film), a 2002 film by Mike Leigh * ''All or Nothing'' (game show), a 2004–2005 Russian game show based on ''Deal or No Deal'' * ''All or Nothing'' (sports docuseries), ...

'', 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 guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previou ...

, '' The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition'', 1990, Polygram (mixer) *

Simon Shaheen Simon Shaheen (Arabic: سيمون شاهين, he, סימון שאהין; born Tarshiha, Upper Galilee, Palestine, 1955) is a Palestinian-American oud and violin player and composer who holds Israeli citizenship. At the age of 2, Shaheen move ...

, ''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. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, the most successful all-female rock band of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist. Raised in ...

, ''

Live Your Life Be Free ''Live Your Life Be Free'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1991 by MCA Records in the United States and Virgin Records in the UK. This was the first of Carlisle's albums not to chart in the United State ...

'', 1991, MCA/Virgin (engineer) * N Motion, ''N/Motion'', 1991, Warner Bros. (mixer) *

Too Much Joy Too Much Joy is an American alternative rock music group, that formed in the early 1980s in Scarsdale, New York. Members The original members were Tim Quirk (vocals), Jay Blumenfield (guitar, vocals), Sandy Smallens (bass, vocals) and Tommy Vi ...

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

Gregg Alexander Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto; May 4, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He is best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who had an international hit with " You Get What You Give" in late 1998. He dissolv ...

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

Helix A helix () is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. 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 formed as two intertwined hel ...

, ''Back for Another Taste'', 1993, Castle (engineer/mixer) * The Feelies, "Higher Ground" (single), 1993, A&M (producer) *

The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacL ...

, ''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 is known for musical improvisation, extended Jam session#Rock, jams, blending of Music genre, genres, and a dedicated Fandom, fan base. The band consists of guitari ...

, '' A Live One'', 1995, Elektra (technical consultant) * Various Artists, ''New Hits '96'', 1996, Alex (engineer/assoc. producer) * Eric Clapton, '' Blues'', 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 singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

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

References

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