Sky van Hoff (born 1986) is a German record producer, songwriter and musician. He works primarily with acts in the metal and rock genres, including Rammstein, Emigrate, Till Lindemann, Sleep Token, Kreator and Electric Callboy, and has contributed to multiple platinum- and gold-certified productions. Before becoming a producer, van Hoff was a guitarist for metal band Machinemade God and toured extensively with the band until opening his own studio in 2008.
Career In 2003, van Hoff joined metal band Machinemade God as a guitarist and signed his first record deal as a band member with Metal Blade Records in 2005. His first album with the band, The Infinity Complex, was released the following year. He wrote and produced the band's next album, Masked, released the following year. After receiving requests to produce other German metal acts, van Hoff opened his own studio in 2008. In the years that followed, he worked with Kreator, The Sorrow and Caliban. In 2012, van Hoff appeared on the third season of the German version of The X Factor as a musical director for Sandra Nasić's team, where he supervised and produced the "Groups and Bands" category. He was a producer for the folk duo Mrs. Greenbird, the winner of the season, and subsequently produced their self-titled debut album released the same year.
In 2018, van Hoff contributed to Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe's solo project Emigrate and their third album, A Million Degrees, with production, recording and mixing. He was later brought in by Kruspe to record and edit guitar parts for Rammstein's untitled studio album. Following the album's release in 2019, van Hoff joined the band on their stadium tour as Kruspe's monitoring engineer. In 2021, van Hoff produced and composed the music for Rammstein singer Till Lindemann's first solo single, "Ich Hasse Kinder", and was a producer on Emigrate's fourth studio album, The Persistence of Memory. He received notable praise for his work on Lindemann's single from YouTube personality and music producer Rick Beato. van Hoff rejoined Rammstein in the studio for their next studio album, Zeit, contributing guitar production, recording and editing. After the album's release in 2022, van Hoff continued touring with the band as a monitoring engineer until the end of the tour the following year. He again collaborated with Lindemann on the singer's debut solo album, Zunge, as a producer, songwriter and instrumentalist.
Discography
With Machinemade God
Studio albums
The Infinity Complex (2006) Masked (2007)
Production and writing credits YearArtistTitleSong(s)Notes2009CalibanSay Hello To TragedyEngineer2010Der Weg einer FreiheitDer Weg einer FreiheitDrum Recording engineer KreatorTerror Prevails - Live At Rock Hard FestivalMixerArma GathasDead To This WorldComposer (orchestra, synthesizer and piano parts), producer, recording engineer, mixer, arrangementsThe SorrowThe SorrowCo-producer, mixer2011Artwon Artown Artnow–"Love Rodeo"Producer, engineer"My Lawyer"2012KreatorTerror Prevails - Live at Rock Hard Festival, Pt. 2MixerPhantom AntichristRecording engineer (pre-production)The SorrowMisery EscapeComposer, producer, mixerMrs. GreenbirdMrs. GreenbirdProducer, recording engineer, mixer2015DiktaEasy StreetProducer, mixerUnleash The SkyYouthProducer, recording engineer, mixer2016DrescherErntezeitProducer, mixer2018EmigrateA Million DegreesRecording engineer, mixerHannah TrigwellRed"Nobody", "Another Beautiful Mistake"Producer, recording engineer, mixer, arrangementsHopelezzStories Of A War Long ForgottenProducer2019RammsteinUntitledAdditional producer, recording engineerMental CrueltyInferisProducer, engineer, mixer, masteringUne MisèreSermon"Sermon"SongwriterAll tracksProducer, engineer, mixerKassogthaThe CallMixerEskimo CallboyRehab"Rehab", "Hurricane", "Disbeliever", "Made By America", "Prism"SongwriterAll tracksProducer, mixer, arrangements2020AbortedLa Grande Mascarade"Gloom And The Art Of Tribulation", "Serpent Of Depravity"Recording engineerEskimo CallboyMMXX"Prism"SongwriterEnslavedUtgardEngineer, technicianGhostkidGhostkidProducer, engineer, mixer, editingShape Of WaterGreat Illusions"Scar", "Not All The Things"Mixer2021Sleep TokenThis Place Will Become Your TombMixer, editingEmigrateThe Persistence Of MemoryProducer, recording engineer, mixer, editingTill Lindemann–"Ich Hasse Kinder"Composer, producer, engineer, mixer2022Ghostkid–"Ugly"Songwriter, producer, engineer, mixer, editingRammsteinZeitAdditional producer, recording engineer, editingDikta–"Dig Deeper"ProducerNebelhaus–"Alle Jahre wieder"Mixer2023Our Hollow, Our Home–"Downpour"Producer, mixerTill LindemannZunge"Sport frei", "Altes Fleisch", "Du hast kein Herz", "Tanzlehrerin", "Schweiss"Songwriter, producer, engineer, mixer2024GhostkidHollywood SuicideProducer
Instrumental and vocal credits YearArtistTitleSong(s)Notes2006CalibanThe Undying Darkness"Nothing Is Forever", "Army Of Me"Guitar2009Say Hello To Tragedy"The Denegation of Humanity"Guitar (solo)2010Arma GathasDead To This WorldOrchestra, synthesizer, piano2012KreatorPhantom AntichristProgramming (pre-production)The SorrowMisery EscapeElectronics, stringsMrs. GreenbirdMrs. Greenbird"Shooting Stars & Fairy Tales", "After All", "It Will Never Rain Roses"BassPiano2015Unleash The SkyYouth"Concrete Walls"VocalsProgramming, synths2018EmigrateA Million DegreesBass, synthesizerHannah TrigwellRed"Nobody", "Another Beautiful Mistake"Guitar, instruments2019Une MisèreSermon"Sermon"Backing vocalsEskimo CallboyRehabSynthesizer, electronics2020GhostkidGhostkidGuitar, bass, synthesizer2021Sleep TokenThis Place Will Become Your TombSynthesizer, programmingEmigrateThe Persistence Of MemoryBassTill Lindemann–"Ich Hasse Kinder"All instruments except drums, programming2022Ghostkid–"Ugly"Guitar, bass, synthesizer, programming2023Till LindemannZunge"Sport frei", "Altes Fleisch", "Du hast kein Herz", "Tanzlehrerin", "Schweiss"All instruments except drums
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