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Volker Hinkel
Calw, Germany
Volker Hinkel is credited on 221 releases across 79 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
221
Pressings credited
79
Albums
5
Decades active
5
In collections
Biography
Volker Hinkel (born 21 June 1965) is a German musician, composer and producer, best known as a founding member of the pop rock band Fool's Garden. Volker is a co-author of almost all the band's songs, and he is also actively involved in production and promotion of the band's releases (including the international hit "Lemon Tree" and the album Dish of the Day). As part of Fool's Garden, he plays guitar, performs vocals (on early albums) and backing vocals. In addition to his participation in Fool's Garden, Volker Hinkel has his own solo project Hinkel and is also a member of the synth pop/electronic rock trio M.I.N.E. Volker Hinkel is also known for his occupation as audio engineer and executive producer, as well as composer of soundtracks for various films and series. He is the founder of the Hinkelstone Productions recording studio and co-founder of the Lemonade Music label.
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Credited work
221 releases · 79 albums · active 1988–2025
- Performance · 392
- Other credits · 43
- Production · 42
- Engineering · 6
- Mastering · 3
Studios: Hinkelstone Studios · New Line Studio · Maryland Studio · Hinkelstone Productions
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Fool's Garden
- Camouflage
- Fools Garden
- Garden Eden
- Two Of Us
- Schweisser
- Steve Rhyner
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