Steven Rinkoff
Steven Rinkoff is an American Grammy Award–winning record producer, mixer, and sound engineer, best known for his work with songwriter-producer Jim Steinman. He worked with Steinman from 1986 on various projects, in all facets of production, and was Steinman's partner in Ravenous Records, a record label.
Projects
Jim Steinman
- Bonnie Tyler, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, 1986, CBS
- The Sisters of Mercy, "More", Vision Thing, 1990, Elektra
- Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, 1993, Virgin
- Taylor Dayne, "Original Sin", The Shadow, 1994, Universal
- Watershed, Twister, 1995, Epic
- Take That, "Never Forget", Greatest Hits (Take That album)|Greatest Hits], 1995, RCA
- Bonnie Tyler, "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", Free Spirit, 1995, EastWest
- Celine Dion, "It's All [Coming Back to Me Now]", "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Call the Man", Falling into You, 1996, Columbia
- Tina Arena, In Deep, 1997, Sony Whistle [Down the Wind (1996 musical)|Whistle Down the Wind], cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber theatrical production, 1998, Uni/Decca
- Boyzone, Where We Belong, 1998, Polydor
- Boyzone, "No Matter What", 1998, Polydor UK
- Meat Loaf, The Very Best of Meat Loaf, 1998, Virgin/Sony Tanz der Vampire, theatre cast album, 1998, Polygram
- Marc Anthony and Tina Arena, "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You", The Mask of Zorro, 1998, Sony
- Celine Dion, All the Way... A Decade of Song, 1999, Columbia/Epic
- Various Artists, All Time Greatest Movie Songs, 1999, Sony
- Luciano Pavarotti and Friends, Pavarotti & Friends: For Guatemala and Kosovo, 1999, Polygram
- Boyzone, Singles Collection: 1994-1999, 2000, Polydor
- Nicki French, "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Lovers Again", 2000, Ravenous
- Tina Arena, Souvenirs, 2001, Sony
- Various Artists, Now and Forever: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Box Set, 2001, Polydor
- Various Artists, Andrew Lloyd Webber Definitive Hit Singles Collection, 2001, Polydor
- Opera Babes, "Aida", 2002, Sony UK Wuthering Heights, 2003, Ravenous/MTV Movies
- The Dream Engine, 2003–2007, Ravenous Group LLC
- Bonnie Tyler, Faster Than the Speed of Night / Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, 2004, Columbia
- The Sisters of Mercy, Merciful Release, 2007, Merciful Release
- Celine Dion, Falling into You / A New Day Has Come / Let's Talk About Love, 2008, Sony
- Celine Dion, My Love: Essential Collection, 2008, Columbia/Epic "Tanz der Vampire": Neue Wiener Fassung, theatre cast album, 2009, Hit Squad Dans der Vampieren, theatre cast album, 2010, MVV
- Bat Out of Hell The Musical, Original Cast Recording, 2017, BOOH Label
Other
- Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Doppelganger, 1983, Ze
- Billy Idol, Rebel Yell, 1983, Chrysalis
- Marcus Miller, Marcus Miller, 1984, Warner Bros.
- The Power Station, The Power Station, 1985, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol
- Al Jarreau, Live in London, 1985, Warner Bros.
- Robert Palmer, Riptide, 1985, Island
- Paul McCartney, Press to Play, 1986, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol
- Steve Winwood, Back in the High Life, 1986, Island
- Tina Turner, Break Every Rule, 1986, Capitol
- Journey, Raised on Radio, 1986, Columbia
- Lone Justice, Shelter, 1986, Geffen
- The Jitters, The Jitters, 1987, Capitol/Canada
- Little Steven, Freedom - No Compromise, 1987, Manhattan
- Warlock, Triumph and Agony, 1987, Vertigo/Polygram
- The Brandos, Honor Among Thieves, 1987, Relativity
- They Eat Their Own, "Video Martyr", They Eat Their Own, 1987, Relativity
- Motörhead, "On the Road", 1980's, GWR
- Platinum Blonde, Contact, 1987, CBS/Canada
- 4 Reasons Unknown, 4 Reasons Unknown, 1988, Epic
- Til Tuesday, Everything's Different Now, 1988, Epic Married to the Mob, 1988, Orion Pictures
- The Feelies, Only Life, 1988, A&M
- The Fat Boys, "Are You Ready For Freddy", A [Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master], 1988, Tin Pan Apple
- Rod Stewart, "Lost in You", Out of Order, 1988, Warner Brothers
- The Bangles, "I'll Set You Free," Everything, 1988, Columbia
- Face to Face, One Big Day, 1988, Polygram
- John Zorn, Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman, 1988, Elektra/Musician
- Joe Henry, Murder of Crows, 1989, Coyote/A&M
- Paul McCartney, Flowers in the Dirt, 1989, Parlophone/EMI/Capitol
- The [Grapes of Wrath (band)|The Grapes of Wrath], Now and Again, 1989, Capitol/Canada
- Phoebe Snow, Something Real, 1989, Elektra
- George Benson, Tenderly, 1989, Warner Bros.
- The Golden Palominos, A Dead Horse, 1989, Celluloid
- Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, The Symphony Sessions, 1989, LP/Capitol
- Jodi Bongiovi, Jodi Bongiovi, 1989, Capitol
- Eric Clapton, Journeyman, 1989, Reprise
- Luba, All or Nothing, 1989, Capitol/Canada
- The Brandos, Trial By Fire, 1990, BMG
- Regatta, Regatta, 1990, BMG/Canada
- The Bangles, Greatest Hits, 1990, Sony/Columbia
- Derek and the Dominos, The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition, 1990, Polygram
- Simon Shaheen, The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, 1990, Axiom
- Various Artists, Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation, 1991, Axiom
- Belinda Carlisle, Live Your Life Be Free, 1991, MCA/Virgin
- N Motion, N/Motion, 1991, Warner Bros.
- Too Much Joy, Cereal Killers, 1991, Giant/Warner Bros. Records
- Squeeze, Play, 1991, Warner Bros.
- The Brandos, "The Solution," Gunfire At Midnight, 1992, SPV
- The Golden Palominos, History , 1992, Enigma/Restless
- Gregg Alexander, Intoxifornication, 1992, Epic/Sony
- Helix, Back for Another Taste, 1993, Castle
- The Feelies, "Higher Ground", 1993, A&M
- The Velvet Underground, What Goes On, 1993, Raven
- Axiom Funk, Funkcronomicon, 1995, Axiom
- Phish, A Live One, 1995, Elektra
- Various Artists, New Hits '96, 1996, Alex
- Eric Clapton, Blues, 1999, Polygram
- George Benson, George Benson Anthology, 2000, Rhino
- Belinda Carlisle, Original Gold, 2000, Disky
- Alex Skolnick Trio, Last Day in Paradise, 2007, Magnatude
- Mick Jagger, The Very Best of Mick Jagger, 2007, Atlantic/Rhino