1. Reinhold Heil was born on 18 May 1954 and is a German musician, producer, and film and television composer.
12 Facts About Reinhold Heil
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Reinhold Heil initially achieved success in Germany as a member of the post-punk and Neue Deutsche Welle groups Nina Hagen Band, Spliff and Nena, and later as a music producer.
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Reinhold Heil grew up twenty meters from Schluchtern's 10th century monastery, where he was introduced to classical music.
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Reinhold Heil learned to play church organ at a young age and in adolescence began training to become a pianist.
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Reinhold Heil eagerly immersed himself in rock, soul, jazz, and electronic music.
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Reinhold Heil was deeply influenced by pioneering jazz and rock musicians such as Miles Davis and Frank Zappa.
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In 1977, Reinhold Heil met a dissident artist from communist East Germany, the young Nina Hagen, who was electrifying Berlin's punk world with her powerful operatic voice and genre-defying musical style.
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Hagen asked Reinhold Heil to join her band as her keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer and for the next few years Reinhold Heil honed his craft what became the legendary Nina Hagen Band.
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Reinhold Heil is known as the producer of German Neue Deutsche Welle band Nena's albums and singles, including the hit songs "99 Luftballons" and "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann".
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In 1994, Reinhold Heil became friends with Australian expat and bass player Johnny Klimek, a producer of Berlin underground techno DJs.
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Reinhold Heil moved to California in 1997 and Klimek followed him three years later.
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In 2016, Reinhold Heil was awarded the Adolf Grimme Award for his exceptional original music score to the RTL and Sundance TV produced television series Deutschland 83.