sound image carriers have been produced in total. On the DVDplus website 122 different releases are listed. However, during the process of implementing the format, the fact that different companies often owned the copyright for image and sound, proved to be an impediment. In 2001 Dierks' group of companies consisted of the Breeze TV GmbH being the biggest division of the group with its 50 employees covering the areas POS TV, direct marketing, e-commerce and online sales the video mobile division with its video mobile units 1 – 4, the "film like" and "slomo" van the recording division with then seven studios, whereby Studio 3 was at the time equipped for super audio (SACD) mixes in 5 channel dolby surround sound the Breeze Dance Division which succeeded in constantly increasing their artist roster the production and music publishing companies Breeze Music and the record label Venus Records which worked on the use of existing repertoire and the production of new compilations placed with major record labels in Germany Significance During his career Dieter Dierks produced more than 70 albums, several of which reached gold or platinum status. Apart from his commercial success this "creative tinkerer" is also prominent thanks to his willingness to try out new things and his knack for technological innovation. In 2013 Christoph Wagner wrote: "Dieter Dierks as well as Conny Plank both made substantial contributions in establishing and consolidating an independent German rock music market. Thanks to the power of their imagination and their creativity these very new sounds were able to emerge. These sounds gave German rock music its own identity. At the same time both their studios served as an artistic medium". US music magazine Rolling Stone described Dierks as "the best heavy metal producer of the world" and as far back as 1974 for the magazine "Der Spiegel" he was already then considered to be "the leading German rock music producer." Productions The role describes Dieter Dierks' share in the productions: P = Producer E = Engineer S = Studio owner CO = Content owner C = Composer AR = Arranger ME = Mixing Engineer RE = Remix Engineer A = Artist References External links DVDplus International DVDplus Australia Dierks Studios (in German) 1943 births Living people People from Pulheim Heavy metal producers German record producers German songwriters