Sharky Productions

Author: sharkonaut

  • jazz und mehr 2011

    jazz und mehr 2011

    From the 14th to the 20st of August 2011 I have been live mixing at the JAZZ UND MEEhR Festival at Vitte/Hiddensee. It is my second time mixing at the JAZZ UND MEHR, which is an annually repeating festival founded in 2005 by Petra Liesenfeld. This years LineUp included Theo Jörgensmann, Hannes Buder, Duo Tango Concordes, Flamenco, Jho Kaufmann, Susanne Schulz, Filippa Gojo Quartett, Brumcalli, Kerstin Brokate, Peter Kuhz, Ekkehard Wölk, Matthias Rethberg Trio, Muzet Royal, Susanne Wegener, Ute Laux…

    You can download the festival flyer and brochure >here<

  • leonora hesse

    leonora hesse

    When I started studying social work at Alice Salomon University in Berlin in 2010, I met Leon, Nora, and Patrick right at the beginning. They had a band together called LEONORA HESSE. They played together as street musicians or on one of the countless open stages in Berlin. We quickly became friends, even went on tour together, and I recorded their debut album in the university’s music room. Here is my favorite song from that record. 

  • dont slip away

    I wrote a song and produced it as well. It was the first time I tried the Glyn Johns’s drum Micing technique. The whole kit was recorded with only three microphones which makes it sound more like a complete instrument, rather than micing every component separately. When you record and produce your own music, it is sometimes hard to judge, because you are very close to the creative process. Therefore the vocal recordings and mixing was done by another engineer, Daniel Bär. If you like that kind of music, you may have a look at our band’s archive page.

  • jazz und me(e)hr 2010

    jazz und me(e)hr 2010

    From the 15th to the 21st of August 2010 I have been live mixing at the JAZZ UND MEEhR Festival at Vitte/Hiddensee. Hiddensee is a wonderful place where Nina Hagen wrote a song about. It was the island of artists back in the GDR. Famous writers, painters and musicians used to live there. And it was an important vacation destination, as GDR citizens were only allowed to travel within the GDR. Till today the island is free of cars, which has a quite a slow down effect. It is a wonderful place to work. After curfew I went to the beach to watch sunset and stars, accompanied by the echo of beautiful sounds. JAZZ UND MEHR is an annually repeating festival which was founded in 2005 by Petra Liesenfeld. This years LineUp included Jaspar Libuda, Walter Gauchel, Ekkehard Wölk, Land Über, Lautmaler, Oloyé, Catrien Stremme, Jeanette Hubert, Malte Weberruß, Ullrich Thiem, Annette Roth, Manfred Dierkes, Pergünth, Thomas Putensen Trio, Jedalka, Canting Nuevo, Beat Freisens Spelunkenorchester…

    You can download the festival flyer and brochure >here<

  • viva con aqua

    viva con aqua

    Sometimes you just need some dirty punk rock! So I invited Raffael’s band to Berlin. In addition to making music and recording, we also had a great time doing other things. You’re only young once, after all. Here you can listen to their song VIVA CON AQUA which is part of a crowd-funding compilation for the organization of the same name.

  • ignorant man

    ignorant man

    When we were touring through Berlin with our Rock Band TINEF, we met some Fellows who had a band called BAND OF FELLOWS. From then on we played some gigs together and after that we spend a weekend in my studio, where I recorded two songs with them. Claudius played the Drums while Tobi played the guitar. I really enjoyed working with those guys, as they were very enthusiastic and energetic. Here is the song ignorant man, performed somewhere in 2018 and mixed and recorded by me.

  • gala der blasmusik

    gala der blasmusik

    In 2009 I did a live recording of the Gala der Blasmusik in the Kino Kosmos in Berlin. Sadly the hard drive is broken. I would have loved to show you the recording of the Pirates of the Caribbean Soundtrack performed by a Brass Orchestra. It is quite the same as a string orchestra with a lot more power and attack.

  • tv noir

    I was FOH Engineer at the TV NOIR jubilee show at FESTSAAL KREUZBERG. I was totally stunned by the performances of Florian Ostertag, Alin Coen, Angelika Express and Sven van Thom. It was an awesome evening and here you can watch some of the show! Two of the songs I mixed were even published on the TV NOIR compilation.

  • say no to drugs

    say no to drugs

    In 2009 I returned to my old school, but this time as kind of a teacher myself. Every year, a drug prevention day is held there for eighth graders. The aim is to introduce young people to alternatives to drug-induced highs. So I used the day to produce a song with a small group. The participants recorded and composed it themselves. In workshops like this, I tend to stay in the background as a silent mentor and try to get the best technical results possible in the short time available. The result is impressive!

  • goya

    While hanging out in the bars of Kreuzberg sometime between 2008 and 2009, I met a spanish artist who was working on a video installation for an exhibition in Madrid about Francisco de Goya. I offered to do the sound design and set her animated images to music, creating a short acoustic journey through Goya’s works. In addition to my own sounds, I also used recordings from freesound.org. This is a great resource for royalty-free samples and sounds, where anyone can make their own recordings available.