Independent record label based in Paris and London: Metronomy, Manu Chao, Ed Banger Records, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Major Lazer and more.

" I make You sound great"


Hammersound
London, United Kingdom

About Hammersound
MICHAEL ZIMMERLING - Hammersound Productions 
"Production, Audio Recording, Mixing (...online), Mastering, FOH..." 


Michael started his career at HANSA TONSTUDIOS BERLIN. 
After 5 years of studying all tricks and tools of the recording trade he became a 
freelance Recording Engineer / Mixer. In the mid 80’s Michael was in such high 
demand by the Japanese music scene that he moved to Tokyo to enhance his 
knowledge of newest technologies and being right at the pulse of techno 
pop/rock. 
During Michael’s seven years in Japan he became one of the most requested 
engineers of the Japanese Pop and Rock scene which resulted in over 150 
albums (incl. over 50 Top Ten Hits) 
In the beginning of the 90’s, Michael build his new base in London. His multi 
cultural music knowledge as well as technical sense combined with his own 
unique equipment collection made it possible for him to feel at home in studios 
around the world. 

Michael’s vast experience in all types of recording and mixing made him a very 
demanded specialist for the “difficult” jobs in the business i.e. Live recordings 
and mixing, live Broadcast, Strings Brass, Orchestra and Choir recordings... 

Following find a small selection of artists Michael worked with in the last 20 
years: 

EUROPE/USA 


- KEZIAH JONES (FOH)
- HERR BLUM 2013
- ANTI-FLAG 2013(Amnesty International)
- FANGORIA 2013 (Tony James/Neal X)
- ROCKHAUS, 2 songs (mix)
- MAGGIE AND MARTIN (Album mix)
- FANGORIA, 5 songs (mixed) , Spain
- DRY MENTION , Germany
- LOOPSTER , Germany
- ANTWERP GIPSY-SKA ORCHESTRA , Belgium (eng/producer)
- MARC ALMOND , Variéte (album mixed)
- POW “painted on water” (Sertab Erener, Demir Demirkan) 
- D.D. COLVIN , UK 
- REDD , Turkey 
- NIL KARAIBRAHIMGIL ‘09 , Turkey 
- SERTAB ERENER (Otobiyografi, 5.1 DVD), Turkey 
- KHALED HABIB, Sweden 
- ERIC BURDEN  
- SIMPLY RED (last 3 albums) 
- DEAD 60’S 
- CARL CARLTON 
- KATHY BROWN 
- GEORGE CLINTON 
- MACEO PARKER 
- ROOSTER 
- FREEMASONS 
- TRIO (Klaus Voormann), Germany 
- TUGBA OZERK, Turkey 
- WILL YOUNG 
- NINA HAGEN BAND, Germany 
- EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN, Germany 
- HAMID BAROUDI, Algeria 
- FAMILY OF FREE LOVE , UK 
- SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK 
- DAVID SYLVIAN 
- KEVIN DAVY JAZZ QUARTET 
- MARC ALMOND 
- NEAL X 
- PJ PROBY 
- MICK KARN 
- SUSHIFARM , Germany 
- SILVERFOX , Russia 
- BILL BRUFFORD 
- JEFF BERLIN 

etc.... 




JAPAN: 

- TARO HAKASE 
- GLAY 6 albums, DVD, singles 
- SAKUMA MASAHIDE 
- RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 
- AKKO YANO 
- TSUCHIYA MASAMI 
- JUDY AND MARY 3 albums, DVD, singles 
- FUMIYA 1 album and singles 
- ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI 1 album 
- TOMOYASU HOTEI 4 albums and singles 
- BLANKEY JET CITY 4 albums, DVD, singles 
- NATURAL CALAMITY 1 album 
- PLASTICS 1 album 
- BOOWY 3 albums 
- COMPLEX 2 albums and singles 
- GOTA YASHIKI 
- YMO 
- KENICHI ASAI 
- ROSSO 
- KAZUMI WATANABE 
- ROBOTS 

etc.... 

For further information please contact: hammersound@mac.com 
www.myspace.com/zimprods


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