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Reinhold Mack

November 30, 2023

Reinhold Mack (also known as Mack, born 25 August 1949) is a German record producer and engineer. He is best known for his collaborations with Electric Light Orchestra, Queen,[1] Sparks, and Chinaski (CZ).

Reinhold Mack
Born (1949-08-25) 25 August 1949 (age 74)
Germany
Occupation(s)Music producer

Biography edit

Early life and education edit

Mack grew up in Munich, West Germany, and was classically trained on piano, clarinet and acoustic guitar. At the age of fourteen, he discovered the electric guitar, playing in cover bands before being drafted into the West German Army. When Mack came home following his military service, he learned that his parents had gotten rid of his music equipment, and he decided to seek work at a recording studio.[2]

Career edit

In 1970, Mack began working at Union Studios in Munich, recording commercials and oom-pah music before advancing to work with more notable artists such as Ivan Rebroff, Peter Alexander and Amon Düül.[2] While at Union Studios, Mack was approached by Giorgio Moroder to mix a song for Scottish singer Lulu and, pleased with the results, asked Mack to come work for him full-time in his small 16-track recording studio in the basement of the 23-story Arabella Hochhaus hotel/apartment building. With Mack's help, Moroder's studio would expand to become Musicland Studios.[2]

At Musicland's first session in 1973, Mack assisted producer Tony Visconti in recording sessions for Marc Bolan and T. Rex for their album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, and later assisted on the Rolling Stones' It's Only Rock 'n Roll and Black and Blue, Deep Purple's Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band, and Led Zeppelin's Presence.[2]

Mack first worked with Electric Light Orchestra in 1975 while engineering during recording sessions for Face the Music,[2] the start of a working relationship that would span six years and the band's next five studio albums. Mack also worked with Queen[1] and Sparks,[3] with the Queen album The Game garnering Mack and the band a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year in 1981.[4][5]

In 1998, Mack founded Nightjar, a company originally focused on producing and remastering music for surround sound formats. In 1999, he transferred the company, which now produces content for multimedia, video, animation, and sound, to his sons Julian and Felix.[3]

Legacy edit

Mack's third son, John Frederick Mack, was named by Freddie Mercury and was a godson of both Mercury and Queen bass guitarist John Deacon.[6][7]

Mack is referenced in the lyrics of the Queen song "Dragon Attack" on their 1980 album The Game, which he produced with the band: "gonna use my stack/it's gotta be Mack".[8]

Selected discography edit

Albums worked on as sound engineer:

Albums produced or co-produced by Mack:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bit of Rough Stuff". Evening Times. 9 February 1990. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e Buskin, Richard (September 2013). "Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down'". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Larry Crane (January 2011). "Reinhold Mack: ELO, Queen, Black Sabbath & T. Rex". Tape Op (81): 34–47. from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees". Eugene Register-Guard. No. 121. Eugene, Oregon: Guard Publishing. 21 February 1981. p. 36.
  5. ^ "Awards & Shows – Grammy Awards 1981". Awardsandshows.com. from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ^ "澳门新甫京娱乐娱城平台(中国)维基百科". Catonthewall.net. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ^ Chilton, Martin (10 December 2020). "He Was Music: Reinhold Mack On Working With Freddie Mercury". Udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ . AllMusic. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links edit

  • Reinhold Mack on Facebook
  • Reinhold Mack – TapeOp interview
  • Reinhold Mack – iZotope interview

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Reinhold Mack also known as Mack born 25 August 1949 is a German record producer and engineer He is best known for his collaborations with Electric Light Orchestra Queen 1 Sparks and Chinaski CZ Reinhold MackBorn 1949 08 25 25 August 1949 age 74 GermanyOccupation s Music producer Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Career 2 Legacy 3 Selected discography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editEarly life and education edit Mack grew up in Munich West Germany and was classically trained on piano clarinet and acoustic guitar At the age of fourteen he discovered the electric guitar playing in cover bands before being drafted into the West German Army When Mack came home following his military service he learned that his parents had gotten rid of his music equipment and he decided to seek work at a recording studio 2 Career edit In 1970 Mack began working at Union Studios in Munich recording commercials and oom pah music before advancing to work with more notable artists such as Ivan Rebroff Peter Alexander and Amon Duul 2 While at Union Studios Mack was approached by Giorgio Moroder to mix a song for Scottish singer Lulu and pleased with the results asked Mack to come work for him full time in his small 16 track recording studio in the basement of the 23 story Arabella Hochhaus hotel apartment building With Mack s help Moroder s studio would expand to become Musicland Studios 2 At Musicland s first session in 1973 Mack assisted producer Tony Visconti in recording sessions for Marc Bolan and T Rex for their album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow and later assisted on the Rolling Stones It s Only Rock n Roll and Black and Blue Deep Purple s Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band and Led Zeppelin s Presence 2 Mack first worked with Electric Light Orchestra in 1975 while engineering during recording sessions for Face the Music 2 the start of a working relationship that would span six years and the band s next five studio albums Mack also worked with Queen 1 and Sparks 3 with the Queen album The Game garnering Mack and the band a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year in 1981 4 5 In 1998 Mack founded Nightjar a company originally focused on producing and remastering music for surround sound formats In 1999 he transferred the company which now produces content for multimedia video animation and sound to his sons Julian and Felix 3 Legacy editMack s third son John Frederick Mack was named by Freddie Mercury and was a godson of both Mercury and Queen bass guitarist John Deacon 6 7 Mack is referenced in the lyrics of the Queen song Dragon Attack on their 1980 album The Game which he produced with the band gonna use my stack it s gotta be Mack 8 Selected discography editAlbums worked on as sound engineer Czeslaw Niemen SBB Strange Is This World 1972 Czeslaw Niemen SBB Ode to Venus 1973 Amos Key First Key 1973 T Rex Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow 1974 Deep Purple Stormbringer 1974 Deep Purple Come Taste the Band 1975 Electric Light Orchestra Face the Music 1975 Electric Light Orchestra A New World Record 1976 Sweet Give Us a Wink 1976 Electric Light Orchestra Out of the Blue 1977 Electric Light Orchestra Discovery 1979 Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu 1980 Electric Light Orchestra Time 1981 Brian May amp Friends Star Fleet Project 1983 Mini Album mixed by Mack Electric Light Orchestra Balance of Power 1986 Queen Live Magic 1986 recorded by Mack and David Richards Queen Live at Wembley 86 1992 recorded by Mack Queen Queen on Fire Live at the Bowl 2004 recorded by Mack Queen Queen Rock Montreal 2007 recorded by Mack Rainbow Rising 1976 Gordian Madeka 2016 Albums produced or co produced by Mack Scorpions Fly to the Rainbow 1974 The Rolling Stones It s Only Rock n Roll 1974 Deep Purple Come Taste the Band 1975 Rory Gallagher Calling Card 1976 The Rolling Stones Black and Blue 1976 David Coverdale White Snake 1977 Peter Straker Real Natural Man 1980 Queen The Game 1980 Queen Flash Gordon 1980 After the Fire 80 f 1980 Sparks Whomp That Sucker 1981 Billy Squier Don t Say No 1981 After the Fire Batteries Not Included 1982 Sparks Angst in My Pants 1982 Queen Hot Space 1982 Billy Squier Emotions in Motion 1982 Doc Holliday Modern Medicine 1983 Queen The Works 1984 Roger Taylor Strange Frontier 1984 Meat Loaf Bad Attitude 1984 produced by Meat Loaf Paul Jacobs and Mack Freddie Mercury Mr Bad Guy 1985 BAP Ahl Manner aalglatt 1986 Queen A Kind of Magic 1986 Extrabreit German band Sex after three years in a submarine 1987 Heavy Pettin Lettin Loose 1987 produced by Brian May and Mack Michael White Michael White 1987 Extreme Extreme 1989 It Bites Eat Me in St Louis 1989 Bonfire Knock Out 1991 Law and Order Rites of Passage 1991 Black Sabbath Dehumanizer 1992 Loud Psyche 21 1992 SBB New Century 2005 Julian Mack Have you no decency 2005 Liquid Meat Beat the Meatles 2006 The Shazam M3TEOR 2009 Liquid Meat Maximum Carnage 2009 Big Wood Big Wood 2012 Custard Infested by Anger 2012 Symphonika In Dreams 2013 SBB Za linia horyzontu Behind the Line of Horizon 2016 References edit a b Bit of Rough Stuff Evening Times 9 February 1990 Retrieved 11 December 2011 a b c d e Buskin Richard September 2013 Classic Tracks Electric Light Orchestra Don t Bring Me Down Sound On Sound SOS Publications Group Retrieved 13 April 2022 a b Larry Crane January 2011 Reinhold Mack ELO Queen Black Sabbath amp T Rex Tape Op 81 34 47 Archived from the original on 15 July 2017 Retrieved 1 October 2017 Here s complete list of the Grammy nominees Eugene Register Guard No 121 Eugene Oregon Guard Publishing 21 February 1981 p 36 Awards amp Shows Grammy Awards 1981 Awardsandshows com Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 Retrieved 25 May 2014 澳门新甫京娱乐娱城平台 中国 维基百科 Catonthewall net Retrieved 2 May 2023 Chilton Martin 10 December 2020 He Was Music Reinhold Mack On Working With Freddie Mercury Udiscovermusic com Retrieved 13 April 2022 Allmusic Queen Dragon Attack Lyrics AllMusic Archived from the original on 28 May 2014 Retrieved 26 May 2014 External links editReinhold Mack on Facebook Reinhold Mack TapeOp interview Reinhold Mack iZotope interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reinhold Mack amp oldid 1186480121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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