Sascha Paeth | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sascha Paeth |
Born |
Wolfsburg, West Germany |
9 September 1970
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, record producer, sound engineer |
Instruments | Guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, mandolin, balalaika |
Years active | 1989–present |
Associated acts | Heavens Gate, Aina, Avantasia, Luca Turilli |
Sascha Paeth (born 9 September 1970 in Wolfsburg, West Germany) is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever and Epica. He owns the "Gate Studios", Wolfsburg previously used for recordings with his former band Heavens Gate.
Sascha Paeth has produced many albums along with Miro. In 2004, he produced Aina, a metal opera featuring a number of guests. In 2007, Paeth and Miro also helped to rebuild Tobias Sammet's metal opera Avantasia, producing the albums of The Wicked Trilogy (with Paeth being the main guitarist). He also assisted Sammet with putting together a band, enabling Avantasia to tour.