I am a senior music producer with a lot of experience in various genres and I am based (since 2007) at my own full equipped sound studio "X.1" in the heart of Cologne. Working since the early 80s as a freelancer in other big studios for many customers and artists like Soundstudio N, WDR, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Riverside Studios, Rudas Studios, Coconut Records, Haddaway, London Beat, Cat van D, Julia Messenger, Cataleya Fey, Kailash Kokopelli, DJ Pawas, Kraftwerk, Kim Wilde, Sitara, … My skills are the complete production process from vocal recording, mixing, mastering, arranging to composing own tracks. My live experiance with the band Kraftwerk over the whole world led me dive into a deep understanding of contemporary music. My special expertise and what I love is to create new sound forms between overlapping genres, like singer/songwriter - r'n'b or classic - electro.

Henning Schmitz

I am a senior music producer with a lot of experience in various genres and I am based (since 2007) at my own full equipped sound studio "X.1" in the heart of Cologne. Working since the early 80s as a freelancer in other big studios for many customers and artists like Soundstudio N, WDR, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Riverside Studios, Rudas Studios, Coconut Records, Haddaway, London Beat, Cat van D, Julia Messenger, Cataleya Fey, Kailash Kokopelli, DJ Pawas, Kraftwerk, Kim Wilde, Sitara, … My skills are the complete production process from vocal recording, mixing, mastering, arranging to composing own tracks. My live experiance with the band Kraftwerk over the whole world led me dive into a deep understanding of contemporary music. My special expertise and what I love is to create new sound forms between overlapping genres, like singer/songwriter - r'n'b or classic - electro.

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I am a senior music producer with a lot of experience in various genres and I am based (since 2007) at my own full equipped sound studio “X.1” in the heart of Cologne.
Working since the early 80s as a freelancer in other big studios for many customers and artists like Soundstudio N, WDR, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Riverside Studios, Rudas Studios, Coconut Records, Haddaway, London Beat, Cat van D, Julia Messenger, Cataleya Fey, Kailash Kokopelli, DJ Pawas, Kraftwerk, Kim Wilde, Sitara, …

My skills are the complete production process from vocal recording, mixing, mastering, arranging to composing own tracks.

My live experiance with the band Kraftwerk over the whole world led me dive into a deep understanding of contemporary music.
My special expertise and what I love is to create new sound forms between overlapping genres, like singer/songwriter - r’n’b or classic - electro.

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Work Experience

CEO and Senior Producer at Studio X.1
January 1, 2007 - Present
CEO and Senior Producer at Studio X.1, handling vocal recordings, mixing, mastering, remixing and arrangements across multiple genres including singer/songwriter, R&B, electro and neoclassical.
Stage Performer at Kraftwerk
January 1, 1991 - Present
Performing on stage with Kraftwerk.
Composer and Music Producer at Various Radiostations / Hörspiele
January 1, 1983 - Present
Composer and music producer for many Hörspiele (radio plays) for different radio stations; a theatre play with neoclassical songs; corporate sound design for the Toniebox; singer-songwriter tracks for Sitara and Cataleya.
Sound Engineer and Music Producer (Freelancer) at Self-employed / Freelancer
January 1, 1981 - Present
Freelance sound engineering and music production for numerous clients and artists, including Soundstudio N, WDR, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Riverside Studios, Rudas Studios, Coconut Records, Haddaway, London Beat, Cat Van D, Julia Messenger, Cataleya Fey, Kailash Kokopelli, DJ Pawas, Kraftwerk, Kim Wilde, Sitara, and others.

Education

Diplom-Ingenieur Ton- und Bildtechnik (Master of Sound- and Picture Engineering) at Musikhochschule Rheinland, FH Düsseldorf
January 1, 1975 - January 1, 1980
Piano Player at Robert-Schumann-Institut Düsseldorf
October 1, 1975 - June 30, 1979

Qualifications

Diplom Ingenieur Ton- und Bildtechnik
September 1, 1975 - June 30, 1980

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services