Studio & Music
RomanLob.
Standing Still. Changes. And the sessions behind them.
From the studio to Eurovision: arranging and producing Standing Still, working on Changes, and a musical collaboration that continued beyond the show.
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- Project
- Roman Lob · Unser Star für Baku
- Year
- 2012
- Role
- Standing Still: arrangement & productionChanges: production & songwriting on selected songsUnser Star für Baku: music production & musical supervision
- Services
- Arrangement · Production · Recording · Songwriting · Musical Supervision
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From the show to the record.
Thomas D brought Michael into Unser Star für Baku as a music producer and musical supervisor. After working with candidates throughout the series, Michael went on to work with Roman Lob as the finalists were assigned to individual producers.
Standing Still, written by Jamie Cullum, Steve Robson and Wayne Hector, was selected for Roman’s final performance. Michael arranged and produced the recording, with production credited jointly to Michael Dörfler and Bertil Mark. The song won the show and became Germany’s entry for Eurovision 2012 in Baku, finishing in eighth place.
Making Changes.
Alongside the show, work was already underway on Roman’s debut album, Changes. Michael produced several songs and co-wrote some of the material, as part of the album’s wider production team.
Much of that time was spent at Studio One at MARS, with further recording sessions in Cologne. The photographs below bring together impressions from the Roman Lob sessions over the years.
The music. The making.
On record. Behind the scenes.
Behind the sessions
Between takes.
People, instruments and moments in between. Photographs from the Roman Lob sessions over the years.
Recognition
Standing Still.
Going a long way.
The single was certified Gold in Germany in 2012. In 2013, Roman received the Radio-ECHO for Standing Still, following its success on German radio.
GoldStanding Still · Germany · 2012
Radio-ECHORoman Lob · Standing Still · 2013
EurovisionGermany · Baku 2012 · 8th place
Original award detail Beyond Changes
The collaboration continued in later years, including mixing two songs for Roman’s band, Stadtrand.
Collaborators
Artist: Roman Lob Standing Still — writers: Jamie Cullum, Steve Robson & Wayne Hector Standing Still — production: Michael Dörfler & Bertil Mark Standing Still — arrangement: Michael Dörfler Changes — production and songwriting: Michael Dörfler, roles varying by song
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