Gerrit Kinkel
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Gerrit Kinkel | |
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| Born | December 27, 1984 |
| Origin | Austria |
| Genres | Film music Jingles Trailers Pop Jazz Classical |
| Occupation(s) | composer producer engineer performer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Gerrit Kinkel (born December 27, 1984) is an Austrian composer, record producer, recording engineer and performer. He is the founder of Gerrit Kinkel Productions.
Musical career and personal life
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Gerrit was born in Bregenz and grew up in the countryside of Vorarlberg, Austria. At the age of four, he began to play trumpet. A principal in the Austrian Army Band,[1] he entered the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna at the age of nineteen as a classical performer and Tonmeister.
In 2007 he was awarded an international scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Awards
[edit]- 4 Grammy nominations – Arturo Sandoval "Dear Diz - Everyday I Think Of You" - 2012
- Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Album" – Arturo Sandoval "A Time For Love" - 2010
- Grammy nomination for "Best Engineered Album" – Arturo Sandoval "A Time For Love" -2010[2]
- Grammy nomination for "Best Instrumental Pop Album" – Chris Botti "Live in Boston" - 2009[3]
- NARAS Award – 2009[4]
- Berklee International Scholarship – 2007
Notes
[edit]- ^ Official Concert Program ftp://ftp.vienna.at/vntipps/galakonzert.doc[permanent dead link]
- ^ A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval album)
- ^ http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/content1.jsp?id=32600026. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
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References
[edit]- http://www.gkprods.com
- http://www.berklee.edu/news/2678/berklee-at-the-2010-latin-grammys
- ftp://ftp.vienna.at/vntipps/galakonzert.doc[permanent dead link]
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gerrit-kinkel/13/999/961
- http://allmusic.com/artist/gerrit-kinkel-p1140490/credits
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120108054138/http://rachelluttrell.com/