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Dirk Steffens is a German

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

musician, audio engineer, and record producer

Record producer

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Early musical career

Steffens studied guitar

Guitar

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and piano

Piano

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at the Hamburg Conservatory. As well, he played in the group Beathovens between 1969 and 1971. In 1971, he began his own group Pennywonder, which also consisted of Thomas Kuckuck, Jurgen Ehlert,and Enrico Lombardi. In July, 1973, he joined the group Birth Control, and for family concerns, he left the group in Jan. of 1974. He then worked as a guitar instructor and studio musician. In the fall of 1975, Dirk Steffens began work on his first solo album, "The Seventh Step",in which he played guitar, and with help from musician Ian Cussick from Scotland,who was a member of Lucifer's Friend

Lucifer's Friend

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for a short time, and musician Rolf Köhler

Rolf Köhler

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, who was from Hamburg

Hamburg

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, and part of the group To Be. "The Seventh Step" was finished and released in 1976 by Nova, and a second solo album entitled "Tollhouse" was completed and released by Nova in 1978, also with Dirk Steffens on guitar, and featuring Cussick and Kohler, as well as guest guitarist Peter Wiehe. A lot of both solo record's song titles were referring to personal things from Steffens' own life.

Solo Album reissues and discography

In 1995, "The Seventh Step" was issued on Compact Disc on Second Battle,

and "Tollhouse" was issued on CD in 1998.

Discography

Penny Wonder-"Come On-Angel"(single)-1971

Birth Control-Rebirth-LP-1973

Solo-
The Seventh Step-LP-1976 and

Tollhouse-LP-1978

Compilations

Birth Control-The Best of Birth Control Vol. 2-1978

Birth Control-Definitive Collection-1996

Record production credits

From the late 1970s and onwards, Dirk Steffens was an active and noted Record Producer in the Germany area, and this is a list of artists and recordings he produced

Jutta Weinhold-(Here Is The) Nightlife (Single)-1979

Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...

-I'm a Rebel
I'm a Rebel
I'm a Rebel is the second album by the heavy metal band Accept, recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 . It was the first of three consecutive Accept records to utilize Dirk Steffens as producer. The album finds Accept continuing to search for their musical direction, experimenting with a more...

-1980

Accept
Accept
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-Breaker-1981

Cats TV-Killer Automat (Single)-1981

Tabu-Tanz Intim-1982

Cats TV-Es Tut Mir Leid/Koxhafen-(Maxi-Single)-1982

Allein Various-Das Neue Deutsche Tanzcafe 11-1982

Inner System-ABC (Electric)-1983

Insisters-I'm The Witch-1983

Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...

-Metal Masters-1984

Dance Connection-Break It Up/Marimba Walk

Florin-She Is An Angel-1984

Break It Up (Various)-1984

First Affair-Stay (Don't Hide Away)-1985

Accept

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-Hungry Years-1987

Mad Max-Night Of Passion-1987

Running Wild

Running Wild (band)

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-Under Jolly Roger-1987

China-China-1988

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

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-Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-1989

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-49-8"-1991

Velvet Viper-Velvet Viper-1991

Rubbermaids-Twisted Chords-1991

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-One Size Fits All

One Size Fits All

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-1991

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-Games People Play-1993

Gagu-Lauter-1996

Sinner-Danger Zone-1984 and Touch Of Sin-1985

Compilations

Zed Yago-The Best Of Zed Yago-2002

Various Elaste Volume 3-Super Motown Disco-2010

Jutta Weinhold-In The Deepest Night(12")

Technical Credits

The following is a list of artists and recordings in which Mr. Steffens was involved as an audio engineer or technician

Helloween

Helloween

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(mixing)-Walls Of Jericho

Walls of Jericho (album)

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Inner System-ABC-1983

Dance Connection-1984

Break It Up (Various)-1984

V2-V2-1988

Helloween

Helloween

-Pumpkin Tracks-1989

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-1989

Helloween

Helloween

-Kids Of The Century-1991

Helloween

Helloween

-Pink Bubbles Go Ape

Pink Bubbles Go Ape

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-1991

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-49-1991

Velvet Viper-Velvet Viper-1991

Rubbermaids-Twisted Chords-1991

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-One Size Fits All

One Size Fits All

-1991

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

-Games People Play-1993

Gagu-Lauter-1996

Sinner-Danger Zone-1984 and Touch Of Sin-1985

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