Sascha Paeth

Sascha Paeth
Paeth performing with Avantasia in 2016
Paeth performing with Avantasia in 2016
Background information
Birth nameSascha Paeth
Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 54)
Wolfsburg, West Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • sound engineer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass
Years active1989–present
Member ofAvantasia
Formerly of

Sascha Paeth (born 9 September 1970) is a German guitarist, bassist, record producer and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever and Epica. He owns the "Gate Studios", Wolfsburg previously used for recordings with his former band Heavens Gate.[1]

Sascha Paeth has produced many albums along with Miro. In 2004, he produced Aina, a metal opera featuring a number of guests.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Gate Studio page" Overview of the history of the studio complex.
  2. ^ "Metal Storm". Metalstorm.ee. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ (editor), J. (27 April 2013). "Sascha Paeth (Avantasia) Interview @ PPM 2013". Metal Blast. Mons. Retrieved 21 August 2014. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)