Music Production Archives - Jörg Hüttner

“we all need fire” album released!

JH_Admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:04:57 +0000

Noise Candy Music released the album “we all need fire” today. It was composed and produced by Jörg, and features the super talented vocalists Sofi, Faith Richards (which also sang on Jörg’s “war of roses” EP), and Elenna Sindler aka “Konishi“. “We all need fire” is a blend of moody, upbeat tracks that shimmer with nocturnal energy and more intimate, emotional tracks capturing heartbreak, rebirth, and reckless love in equal measure. The album balances bold, emotionally charged anthems with moody, rhythm-driven cuts built for dimly lit dance floors. Each vocalist brings her own signature tone and emotional fingerprint, yet together they form a cohesive narrative: strength in softness, power in vulnerability, and light breaking through darkness.

Full Credits:
Faith Richards – vocals / lyrics / topline “we all need fire”
Elenna Sindler – vocals / lyrics / topline “ready or not”
SOFI – vocals / lyrics / topline “turn me on”, “call me weapon”, “haunted dreams”
Jörg Hüttner – music, production, synth programming

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Interview on waldorfmusic.com

JH_Admin — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:25:10 +0000

After being a long-time Waldorf user and fan, it is great to see my interview with Waldorf on their artist page. The interview covers a wide range of topics, including my first synthesizer and how I ended up moving to the US.
I have worked with a wide variety of their products since 1995, starting with the 3-oscillator monophonic “Pulse” synthesizer, which is still in my rack today. The “Iridium” desktop synth is one of my main hardware synths, after I switched to it from a “Quantum” keyboard.
Their synthesizers were always top-notch, and I continue to work with them to this day. I even designed sounds for their “Quantum” / “Iridium” series, and provided sound sets for the “Microwave || / XT” and “Q” series products in the late 90s and early 2000s.

I even owned their flagship “Wave” synthesizer for a decade until I sold it before moving to Santa Monica in 2007. It is still in my memory when I first played this monster. I had to get it after that, which required a lot of saving for a while. It was sad to see that one go, but it was still worth a lot, and I was worried something could happen in transit to the USA.

It is a true honor to see this interview on their website. And it was a pleasure to answer Waldorf’s Júlia Galobart’s questions. Thank you, Waldorf!

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Sound Design for 10 Phantom Rooms

JH_Admin — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:01:28 +0000

Jörg designed presets for 10 Phantom Room s, a new company founded by longtime industry veteran Tobias Menguser. Tobias teamed up with Film- and Television composer P aul Haslinger and electronic artist Peter Baumann to develop next-generation Kontakt instruments for Film and Media composers.

Jörg designed Kontakt snapshots for all their latest releases, including “Low End Strings”, “Low End Modular”, “Crosstalk Piano”, “Crosstalk Modular” and an upcoming instrument that is currently under development. All instruments offer the morphing between four instrument layers for endless possibilities.

“Crosstalk Piano” is an upright piano combined with processed multi-samples in a completely new way. It allows shifting layered piano sounds over time with per-layer volume modulations. The instrument is exclusively distributed by Native Instruments.

“Low End Modular” contains sounds of premium vintage and modern modular systems pushed to the brink of their lowest pitches. Explore deep drones, pulsing pads, seismic basses, and special effects, created from over 200 sound sources.

“Low End Strings” contains the lowest playable octaves captured from a real string orchestra, heavily processed through vintage and modern outboard gear. Users can explore super-low hybrid strings, rumbling basses, and deep, modern organic pads.

10 Phantom Rooms is based on the Balearic Islands of Spain.

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“Simply Ambient Tension” album released!

JH_Admin — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 03:01:13 +0000

Sparse Music released the album “Simply Ambient Tension” with 11 tracks written and composed by Jörg. These ambient tracks arouse interest and anticipation, and convey a feeling of light suspense. Their neutral character supports different moods and atmospheres.
“Simply Ambient Tension” is Jörg’s fifth album release with Sparse Music, besides tracks on 5 other albums shared with other composers. Previous Sparse Music releases were used for placements in PBS “Nova” science show amongst other placements.

The album is available to all Sparse Music clients and international publishing partners now (B MG Production Music in the US).

Tracklist:

• the awakening
• key insights
• under water
• birds eye view
• frame of reference
• inner journey
• play with thoughts
• life science research
• universe
• full immersion
• new observations

Listen to the album here:
BMG Production Music USA
https://hearthis.at/sparsemusic/set/simply-ambient-drama/

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Interview on CanvasRebel.com

JH_Admin — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:30:00 +0000

Jörg was interviewed by the team of the CanvasRebel magazine for their “stories & insights” section. The CanvasRebel magazine was founded by the team behind VoyageLA, and their mission is to create a space for artists, creatives and entrepreneurs to be able to learn from their peers through the magic and power of storytelling.
Topic of the interview series was “Are you happy as an artist or creative?”. Jörg happily gave his insights on his career, the needed resilience and also rewarding aspects of working in the music business.

You will be able to get further insights on his long journey from Germany to the US, and what made him pack his bags and leave is home country.

“We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jörg Hüttner. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jörg below. Hi Jörg, thanks for joining us today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us…”

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“Simply Ambient Drama” album out now!

JH_Admin — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Sparse Music released the album “Simply Ambient Drama” with 10 atmospheric and emotional underscore tracks written and composed by Jörg. The album description reads “Ambient soundscapes. Expressive atmospheres as an underscore or emotional impulses.”
This album reveals a very different side of Jörg’s composing possibilities with often fragile and sentimental melodies bedded in floating and ever changing soundscapes.
This is Jörg’s fourth album release with Sparse Music, besides tracks on 5 other albums shared with other composers. Previous Sparse Music releases were used for placements in PBS “Nova” amongst other shows.

The album is available to all Sparse Music clients and international publishing partners now (BMG Production Music in the US).

Tracklist:

• after the phonecall
• in solitary
• necessary conversation
• tight embrace
• new worlds
• finding comfort
• climbing mountains
• anticipation
• back in society
• time will tell

Listen to the album here:
BMG Production Music USA
https://hearthis.at/sparsemusic/set/simply-ambient-drama/

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musotalk.de Studiotour

JH_Admin — Tue, 09 May 2023 22:18:53 +0000

After a long break Tom Wendt of Skating Dog Productions came by in person for a new post-NAMM show interview with Jörg. This time the interview was released on German Music Tech YouTube channel musotalk.de.

Topics include Jörgs new studio, current gear and software used. Current projects and the state of the business are discussed as well. The conversation also goes to AI and its possible impact on music and the industry and Jörg’s take on the topic. The video ends with a tour of his current gear and setup starting around the 44 minute mark. Older interviews can be found here.

Video is in German only!

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“Silo” streaming on Apple TV+ !

JH_Admin — Fri, 05 May 2023 23:27:22 +0000

The dystopian SciFi TV Show “Silo” starring Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Robbins is now available for streaming on Apple TV+. The remaining survivors of humanity live in an underground bunker which they believe protects them from ruined world outside.

Jörg provided synthesizer programming and custom designed instruments and sounds to Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson. For this project the entire arsenal of software and hardware synthesizers was in use.

Going back to 2007 Atli and Jörg collaborated on numerous projects over the years. This included “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” movies and various TV shows including the “Chicago” TV shows and the latest “FBI” TV series.

The original press text for “Silo” reads:

In a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant underground silo that plunges hundreds of stories deep; there, people live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.

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Groove Synthesis “3rd Wave” hardware synth released!

verso-dev-2023 — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:32:23 +0000

Jörg contributed sound presets to the new “3rd Wave – Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer” by Groove Synthesis. The unit was just shown at the ‘Synthplex’ music show in Burbank, California and delivered to first customers in the USA. The synthesizer offers

24 voices
3 oscillators per voice
analog low pass filter per voice
state variable filter
4-part multi-timbrality
built in custom wavetable maker

and a powerful crisp sound with easy accessibility to parameters through its large amount of knobs, buttons and the large display. The resemblance in its design to a German wavetable synth from the early 80s doesn’t seem to be a coincidence. The California-based company consists of creatives that were responsible for a lot of other products for Avid and Sequential amongst others.

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Music placements in PBS Nova “Rebuilding Notre Dame”

JH_Admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Jörg placed several tracks in the PBS show “Nova” in episode “Rebuilding Notre Dame”. This episode goes behind the scenes with a team of engineers, masons and timber workers tackling the daunting challenges of restoring the historic landmark. The world watched as a devastating fire almost destroyed Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral in April 2019. In fact Paris came dangerously close to loosing its historic landmark.

“Nova” is a highly respected science and nature show on PBS. This specific episode for instance is not the only one worth watching. It was also not the firs time Jörg’s tracks were used. The placed tracks came from Jörg’s albums produced for Sparse Music, which is represented by BMG Production Music in the US.

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