Jacob Hellner
Swedish record producer
Jacob Hellner (born 19 March 1961) is a Swedish record producer, songwriter and composer. As a producer, he has worked with acts in the metal, rock, pop, hip hop and electronic genres. Hellner is best known for his extensive collaboration with German metal band Rammstein, which saw him produce every album released by the band from Herzeleid (1995) to Paris (2017), and assisting in the production of albums from Rammstein members' side projects Emigrate and Lindemann. He is currently a member of the project Bright & Black and was previously part of the Swedish production duo BomKrash together with Carl-Michael Herlöfsson.
Career
Hellner began his musical career in 1986 and first worked at a San Francisco-based studio in the United States. Prior to entering the music business, he worked as a teacher in computer technology and programs. Hellner returned to Sweden in the late 1980s and started producing Swedish pop and hip hop acts. His international breakthrough came with the release of rap metal band Clawfinger's debut album, Deaf Dumb Blind, in 1993. The album's recognition led to an offer from the German label Motor Music to produce one of their bands, Rammstein. Hellner was not immediately convinced to accept the offer after hearing the band's first demo, but changed his mind after seeing them perform live in Hamburg.
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