Benni Dernhoff

Benjamin "Benni" Dernhoff (born March 2, 1983 in Hamburg ) is a German music producer , composer and lyricist .

Life

Benni Dernhoff was active as a guitarist and beat producer in various rock and hiphop bands during his school days .

In 2003 he began to work for producer Franz Plasa ( Selig , Echt ) in Hamburg's “ HOME Studios ” . In 2007 Dernhoff opened his own studio in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel . He worked as a producer, songwriter or mixer for artists such as Johannes Oerding , Namika , Peter Maffay , Revolverheld , KRIS feat. Dante Thomas , Nico Suave and tape recorder (tape) . Dernhoff also worked as a band coach for the casting show X Factor (Germany) .

In addition to his active musical activities, Benni Dernhoff studied systematic and historical musicology at the University of Hamburg .

Discography (excerpt)

year	Artist / Title	(Co-) songwriter / (co-) producer / mixer	Note
2007	David Nicoll: The Side Album (Album)	S, P, M
2008	Patrick Nuo : Forever Good (Single)	S.
2008	Graziella Schazad : Graziella Schazad (EP)	P, M
2008	Tiffany Martin: Wonderwoman (Single)	S, P
2009	Marshall & Alexander : Friends (Single)	S.
2009	Katie Lunette: My Friend (Single)	S.
2010	Paul Cless: Wake Up Call (EP)	S, P, M
2010	Doris Decker : Peter Is Gone (Single)	S, P, M
2010	Doris Decker : Pictures By Picasso (Album)	S, P, M
2010	Graziella Schazad : My Enemy (album track + B-side)	P
2012	Lindiwe Suttle: Man-Made Moon (Single)	S, P, M
2012	KRIS feat. Dante Thomas: These Days (Single)	P
2012	KRIS: Whenever I Hear This (Album)	P
2012	KRIS: My Apartment Is A Club (Live Video)	M.
2012	Gunslinger : I Never Grow Up (Live Video)	M.
2013	Nico Suave feat. Nima: Don't Go (Free Track)	M.
2013	Johannes Strate : The New York EP (EP)	M.
2013	Heinrich Von Handzahm: Various remixes	P, M
2013	KRIS: Flashed (Single)	P
2013	Fayzen : South (album track)	S.
2013	KRIS: KRIS Say Thank You EP (EP)	P, M
2013	Kenay: Towards the Sun (acoustic version)	S, P, M
2014	Revolverheld : Live @ BremenVier (radio concert)	M.
2014	Gunslinger : I'll Leave The Lights On For You (single, acoustic version)	M.	platinum
2014	I-Fire : Between Spring And Autumn (Single)	S, P, M
2014	Daniel Bertram: The World Was At Our Feet (Single)	P, M
2014	Julian Sengelmann : Celebrate Yourself (Single)	S, P
2014	Nico Suave feat. Flo Mega : Poem (Single)	S.
2014	Johannes Strate & Eckart Strate: The Cuckoo And The Donkey ( Giraffe Monkey 3)	P, M	gold
2014	Stephan Bindella: Say (album track)	P, M
2014	Revolverheld : Always On The Move (Re- & Tour-Edition) (Album)	EDIT	× 3Triple gold
2014	Stephan Bindella: Closer To Truth (Single)	P, M
2014	Julian Sengelmann : I'll Bring You Home (Single)	S, P, M
2014	Gunslinger : Take None (Single, Acoustic Version)	M.	gold
2015	Nico Suave : Die Art (album track)	S.
2015	Nico Suave : Kaos (album track)	M.
2015	Gunslinger : Until the Last Moment (B-Side)	M.
2015	Revolverheld : Your Vicinity Tut Mir Weh (single, acoustic version)	M.
2015	Emma Longard: I Can't Handle Love (Single)	P, M
2015	Emma Longard: A Million Pieces (Album)	P, M
2015	Eveline Hall : Drive Me Down (Single)	S.
2015	Namika : Heartbeat (album track)	S.	gold (Album: "Nador")
2015	Namika : Stop button (album track)	S.	gold (Album: "Nador")
2015	Revolverheld feat. Rea Garvey : Take None (MTV Pre-Track)	EDIT
2015	Gunslinger : MTV Unplugged (Album)	EDIT	platinum
2015	Alexander Klaws : Just Love (album track)	S, P, M
2015	Alexander Klaws : Just Love (acoustic version)	S, P, M
2015	Johannes Oerding : Everything Burns - Live In Hamburg (Re-Edition & DVD)	EDIT	platinum
2015	Alexander Knappe : Much Too Long Her (Single)	S, P
2015	Johannes Oerding : Heimat (Live-Single)	EDIT
2016	Alexander Klaws : Just Love (Single)	S, P, M
2016	Kenay: Spotify Sessions (EP)	M.
2016	Emily Roberts: Toothbrushes (album track)	S.
2016	Emily Roberts: Put It On The Table (album track)	S.
2016	Kenay: Towards the Sun (album track)	S, P
2016	Kenay: Forever One (album track)	S.
2016	Kenay feat. Xavier Naidoo : Finally Arrived (album track)	S, P
2016	Kenay: Violet (Single)	S, P
2016	Schmidt: Wake Up (Single)	S, P, M
2016	Tape recorder (tape) : An island with two mountains (giraffe monkeys 5)	P, M
2017	Every New Year's Eve : Laughing Over It Later (album track)	S.
2017	Every New Year's Eve : Ghost Hunter Town (Single)	S.
2017	Julian Sengelmann : 13 (album)	S, P
2017	Disarstar : Suffering Shared (album track)	S.
2017	Johannes Oerding : Circles (Album)	S.	platinum
2017	Julian Sengelmann : Time For Confetti (Single)	S, P
2017	Maria Voskania : Day By Day (album track)	S.
2017	Fayzen : Moon Abandoned (album track)	S.
2017	Fayzen : baumall (album track)	S.
2017	Fayzen : Friends (Radio Edit)	P, M
2017	Johannes Oerding : The Time After The Time After (album track)	S.
2017	Johannes Oerding : Freier Fall (album track)	S.
2017	Johannes Oerding : So Schön (album track)	S, P
2017	Johannes Oerding : Tetris (album track)	S.
2017	Moritz Garth: Looking Forward (Single)	S.
2017	Estikay : Mac & Cheese (Single)	M.
2017	Johannes Oerding : Hundred Lives (Single)	S, P
2017	Peter Maffay feat. Johannes Oerding : So Schön (album track)	S.	platinum (Album: "MTV Unplugged")
2018	Ku'damm 59 (Soundtrack): Trick (Albumtrack)	S.
2018	Adesse: Just Once So (Single)	S.
2018	Tape recorder (tape)  : For those who stay (album track)	S.
2018	So Much Time (film): 3 monkeys (soundtrack)	S.
2018	Adesse: Dakar (Single)	S.
2018	Johannes Oerding  : So Schön (Single)	S, P
2019	Adesse: Marty McFly (album track)	S.
2019	Adesse: Geister (album track)	S.
2019	Adesse: Forever Now (album track)	S.
2019	Adesse: 2031 (To Henry & Benji) (album track)	S.
2019	Every New Year's Eve  : My Word (album track)	S.
2019	Every New Year's Eve  : Between The Seas (Single)	S.
2019	Every New Year's Eve  : Blue (Single)	S.
2019	Johannes Oerding  : On Guten Tage (Single)	S, P
2019	Peter Maffay  : 1000 Ways (album track)	S.
2019	Peter Maffay  : Bigger Than Us (album track)	S.
2019	Peter Maffay  : Alles Von Mir (album track)	S.
2019	Peter Maffay  : Forever Young (Single)	S.
2019	Peter Maffay  : Morning (Single)	S.
2019	Peter Maffay  : Now! (Single)	S.
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Blind passengers (single)	P
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Maybe In the Next Life (album track)	S, P
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Better Than Now (album track)	S, P
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Touching (album track)	S, P
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Under One Hat (album track)	S, P
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Beginning (album track)	S, P
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Contours (album)	P	gold
2019	Johannes Oerding  : Alles Okay (Single)	S, P
2020	Roland Kaiser  : Get in there (album track)	S.
2020	Roland Kaiser  : Long No More Made (Single)	S.
2020	Johannes Oerding & Selig (Band) : She Pulls Out (album track)	P, M
2020	Ilse DeLange : Way Back Home (album track)	S.
2020	Ilse DeLange : Homesick (album track)	S.
2020	Johannes Oerding : Touching (Single)	S, P

Awards

• 2009: International Songwriting Competition "Festival 4 Stars" (UK): "BEST R'n'B / SOUL SONG"
• 2016: Johannes Oerding “Everything burns” : PLATINUMplatinum
• 2016: Giraffe 3 (Johannes & Eckart Strate) : GOLDgold
• 2017: Namika "Nador" : GOLDgold
• 2018: Johannes Oerding "Circles" : GOLDgold
• 2019: Johannes Oerding "Circles" : PLATINUMplatinum
• 2020: Johannes Oerding "Contours" : GOLDgold

Web links

• Homepage Benni Dernhoff
• Official Facebook page Benni Dernhoff

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biography on amv-talpa.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Benni Dernhoff on MySpace.com
3. ↑ Benni Dernhoff's website: References