Dieter Dierks (born in Stommeln near Cologne) is a German record producer and mostly known for his collaboration with the rock band Scorpions.
Dieter Dierks
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.
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.
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.
Scorpions
He found his passion for heavy metal, when he and his ex-wife, Corina Fortmann, discovered the then unknown band "Scorpions". In 1975 he produced their third 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). Scorpions became one of Germany's biggest bands of all time, having world wide success and going several times Gold and Platinum.
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 2005.
Dieter Dierks
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.
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 filmmaker, 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.
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
1982 - Warning/ Warning II (French Metal Band)
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 Heat
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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