Sky van Hoff
van Hoff in the studio in 2013
van Hoff in the studio in 2013
Background information
Birth nameSky Hoff
Born1986 (age 3738)
OriginCologne, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • engineer
  • record mixer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • bass
  • vocals
  • synthesizer
  • keyboards
Years active2003–present
Formerly ofMachinemade God
Websitehttps://www.skyvanhoff.com/

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, Kreator, Enslaved and Sleep Token. 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.[1][2][3] His first album with the band, The Infinity Complex, was released the following year.[4] He wrote and produced the band's next album, Masked, released the following year.[5][6] After receiving requests to produce other German metal acts, van Hoff opened his own studio in 2008.[7][8] In the years that followed, he worked with Kreator, The Sorrow and Caliban.[9][10] 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.[5][7] 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.[11][5]

In 2018, van Hoff contributed to Rammstein guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe's solo project Emigrate and their third album, A Million Degrees, with production, recording and mixing.[12][13][14] He was later brought in by Kruspe to record and edit guitar parts for Rammstein's Untitled studio album.[15][6] Following the album's release in 2019, van Hoff joined the band on their stadium tour as Kruspe's monitoring engineer.[16][6] 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.[17] He received notable praise for his work on Lindemann's single from YouTube personality and music producer Rick Beato.[18] van Hoff rejoined Rammstein in the studio for their next studio album, Zeit, contributing guitar production, recording and editing.[17] 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.[8] He again collaborated with Lindemann on the singer's debut solo album, Zunge, as a producer, songwriter and instrumentalist.[19]

Discography

With Machinemade God

Studio albums

  • The Infinity Complex (2006)
  • Masked (2007)

Production and writing credits

Year Artist Title Song(s) Notes
2009 Caliban Say Hello To Tragedy Engineer
2010 Kreator Terror Prevails - Live At Rock Hard Festival Mixer
Arma Gathas Dead To This World Composer (orchestra, synthesizer and piano parts), producer, recording engineer, mixer, arrangements
The Sorrow The Sorrow Co-producer, mixer
2011 Artwon Artown Artnow "Love Rodeo" Producer, engineer
"My Lawyer"
2012 Kreator Terror Prevails - Live at Rock Hard Festival, Pt. 2 Mixer
Phantom Antichrist Recording engineer (pre-production)
The Sorrow Misery Escape Composer, producer, mixer
Mrs. Greenbird Mrs. Greenbird Producer, recording engineer, mixer
2015 Dikta Easy Street Producer, mixer
Unleash The Sky Youth Producer, recording engineer, mixer
2016 Drescher Erntezeit Producer, mixer
2018 Emigrate A Million Degrees Recording engineer, mixer
Hannah Trigwell Red "Nobody", "Another Beautiful Mistake" Producer, recording engineer, mixer, arrangements
Hopelezz Stories Of A War Long Forgotten Producer
2019 Rammstein Untitled Additional producer, recording engineer
Mental Cruelty Inferis Producer, engineer, mixer, mastering
Une Misère Sermon "Sermon" Songwriter
All tracks Producer, engineer, mixer
Kassogtha The Call Mixer
Eskimo Callboy Rehab "Rehab", "Hurricane", "Disbeliever", "Made By America", "Prism" Songwriter
All tracks Producer, mixer, arrangements
2020 Aborted La Grande Mascarade "Gloom And The Art Of Tribulation", "Serpent Of Depravity" Recording engineer
Eskimo Callboy MMXX "Prism" Songwriter
Enslaved Utgard Engineer, technician
Ghøstkid Ghøstkid Producer, engineer, mixer, editing
Shape Of Water Great Illusions "Scar", "Not All The Things" Mixer
2021 Der Weg einer Freiheit Der Weg einer Freiheit Recording engineer
Sleep Token This Place Will Become Your Tomb Mixer, editing
Emigrate The Persistence Of Memory Producer, recording engineer, mixer, editing
Till Lindemann "Ich Hasse Kinder" Composer, producer, engineer, mixer
2022 Ghøstkid "Ugly" Songwriter, producer, engineer, mixer, editing
Rammstein Zeit Additional producer, recording engineer, editing
Dikta "Dig Deeper" Producer
Nebelhaus "Alle Jahre wieder" Mixer
2023 Our Hollow, Our Home "Downpour" Producer, mixer
Till Lindemann Zunge "Sport frei", "Altes Fleisch", "Du hast kein Herz", "Tanzlehrerin", "Schweiss" Songwriter, producer, engineer, mixer

Instrumental and vocal credits

Year Artist Title Song(s) Notes
2006 Caliban The Undying Darkness "Nothing Is Forever", "Army Of Me" Guitar
2009 Caliban Say Hello To Tragedy "The Degeneration Of Humanity" Guitar (solo)
2010 Arma Gathas Dead To This World Orchestra, synthesizer, piano
2012 Kreator Phantom Antichrist Programming (pre-production)
The Sorrow Misery Escape Electronics, strings
Mrs. Greenbird Mrs. Greenbird "Shooting Stars & Fairy Tales", "After All", "It Will Never Rain Roses" Bass
Piano
2015 Unleash The Sky Youth "Concrete Walls" Vocals
Programming, synths
2018 Emigrate A Million Degrees Bass, synthesizer
Hannah Trigwell Red "Nobody", "Another Beautiful Mistake" Guitar, instruments
2019 Une Misère Sermon "Sermon" Backing vocals
Eskimo Callboy Rehab Synthesizer, electronics
2020 Ghøstkid Ghøstkid Guitar, bass, synthesizer
2021 Sleep Token This Place Will Become Your Tomb Synthesizer, programming
Emigrate The Persistence Of Memory Bass
Till Lindemann "Ich Hasse Kinder" All instruments except drums, programming
2022 Ghøstkid "Ugly" Guitar, bass, synthesizer, programming
2023 Till Lindemann Zunge "Sport frei", "Altes Fleisch", "Du hast kein Herz", "Tanzlehrerin", "Schweiss" All instruments except drums

References

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  2. "Machinemade God". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. Blabbermouth (2005-11-23). "MACHINEMADE GOD Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  4. Blabbermouth (2005-12-13). "MACHINEMADE GOD: New Album Cover, Track Listing Revealed". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  5. 1 2 3 Behind The Music E26: Sky Van Hoff, Headliner Radio, 2023-05-31, retrieved 2023-10-07
  6. 1 2 3 Allikas, Katrina (2019-09-05). "Sky Van Hoff - Artist Profile". Sonarworks Blog. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  7. 1 2 "Sky van Hoff". KLOTZ AIS. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  8. 1 2 Protz, Adam (31 May 2023). "Sky Van Hoff: Guitarist-Turned-Producer on Reaching The Pinnacle of the German Rock Scene". Headliner Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  9. Blabbermouth (2011-10-25). "THE SORROW: New Video Interview, Quality Performance Footage Available". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  10. Blabbermouth (2010-04-01). "ARMA GATHAS: New Song Available For Streaming". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  11. "Alles zum Thema X Factor 2012". vox.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  12. Blabbermouth (2018-10-22). "RAMMSTEIN Guitarist's EMIGRATE Project To Release 'A Million Degrees' Album Feat. TILL LINDEMANN, CARDINAL COPIA". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  13. "Emigrate veröffentlichen ersten Song aus A MILLION DEGREES". Metal Hammer (in German). 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  14. Richard Z. Kruspe talks new Emigrate Album & Rammstein, guitar Magazin, retrieved 2023-10-07
  15. Beckner, Justin (15 December 2018). "Guitarist Richard Kruspe Reveals the Member of Rammstein He Fights With the Least". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  16. Waite, Jacob (10 November 2022). "Sky van Hoff trades the studio for the stage". TPi. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  17. 1 2 Block, Guido (28 January 2023). "Rammstein 2022 Stadium Tour Chooses Waves Products for Guitarist Richard Kruspe's Monitor Mix". LightSoundJournal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  18. Beato, Rick (2021-06-30), "Reacting to the Top 10 Metal Songs", Spotify Reviews, retrieved 2023-10-07
  19. Hemsted, Alexander (29 September 2023). "NÆRMEST ULÆKKER TEKST: Till Lindemann offentliggør tre nye singler". GAFFA (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.

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