In 2004, he moved with Henning Schmidt (Plemo) into the recording studio Phonraum in the building formerly occupied by the Tageszeitung in Chemnitzstrasse in Hamburg. Following numerous smaller and demo productions, he and Schmidt parted ways. In 2006, he began collaborating with Thies Mynther, opening the completely analogue Clouds Hill Recordings studioInterview with Johann Scheerer about the Clouds Hill Studio The Famous Company, October 06, 2017 in Hamburg. National and international productions soon followed and in 2008, Chris von Rautenkranz decided to join Clouds Hill Recordings with the mastering for Soundgarden.
