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Manfred Eicher

Manfred Eicher is credited on 7,802 releases across 1,195 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,802

Credits

1,195

Albums

7

Decades active

302

In collections

Biography

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German producer and contrabassist, born 9 July 1943 in Lindau.
Studied music at the Academy of Music in Berlin. Co-founded, with Karl Egger and, the German label Edition of Contemporary Music (ECM Records) in 1970 for which he is recording producer, publisher and editor. Received the honorary "German Record Critics Award" for his achievements in 1986. Other awards for outstanding productions include the "Grand Prix du Disque" (France), the "Edison Award" (Holland), "Grammy Award" (USA) and DownBeat Producer of the Year ten times. Since 2018, he is an Honorary Fellow of the London.

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Credited work

7,802 releases · 1,195 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Production · 7,679
  • Engineering · 368
  • Other credits · 189
  • Performance · 86
  • Mastering · 80

Studios: Rainbow Studio · Tonstudio Bauer · Talent Studio · Arne Bendiksen Studio

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