Torsten Stenzel

Torsten Stenzel is a German music producer, composer and Honorary Consulate of Germany. Classically trained from an early age, his roots are within the field of electronic dance music. His interest for music first started at age five when he received piano lessons by academic piano teacher Andre Terebesi. He is the father of the recording artist Au/Ra. At age 13, Stenzel began his training on the church organ and received his church organist diploma at age 15, graduating from the Protestant church in Frankfurt. In 1990, he released his first single "Recall IV – Contrast" through ZYX Records. His partners failed to credit him as a writer/co-producer and because of his lack of knowledge of the music industry at the time, only "mixed by Torsten Stenzel" appeared on the credits. In 1992, Stenzel became the A&R manager for the underground record label Crash Records. It was his first job in the recording business and together with his partner at the time, Zied Jouini, Stenzel became responsible for the label. Their first release "N.U.K.E – Nana" went straight to No. 1 in Italy and No. 3 in Benelux.