Steffens studied guitar and piano at the Hamburg Conservatory. As well, he played in the group Beathovens between 1969 and 1971. In 1971, he began his own group Pennywonder, which also consisted of Thomas Kuckuck, Jurgen Ehlert, and Enrico Lombardi. In July, 1973, he joined the group Birth Control, and for family concerns, he left the group in Jan. of 1974. He then worked as a guitar instructor and studio musician. In the fall of 1975, Dirk Steffens began work on his first solo album, "The Seventh Step",in which he played guitar, and with help from musician Ian Cussick from Scotland, who was a member of Lucifer's Friend for a short time, and musician Rolf Köhler, who was from Hamburg, and part of the group To Be. "The Seventh Step" was finished and released in 1976 by Nova, and a second solo album entitled "Tollhouse" was completed and released by Nova in 1978, also with Dirk Steffens on guitar, and featuring Cussick and Kohler, as well as guest guitarist Peter Wiehe. A lot of both solo record's song titles were referring to personal things from Steffens' own life.
In 1995, "The Seventh Step" was issued on Compact Disc on Second Battle, and "Tollhouse" was issued on CD in 1998. Discography Penny Wonder-"Come On-Angel"-1971 Birth Control-Rebirth-LP-1973 Solo- The Seventh Step-LP-1976 and Tollhouse-LP-1978 Compilations Birth Control-The Best of Birth Control Vol. 2-1978 Birth Control-Definitive Collection-1996
From the late 1970s and onwards, Dirk Steffens was an active and noted Record Producer in the Germany area, and this is a list of artists and recordings he produced
Jutta Weinhold- Nightlife -1979
Accept-I'm a Rebel-1980
Accept-Breaker-1981
Cats TV-Killer Automat -1981
Tabu-Tanz Intim-1982
Cats TV-Es Tut Mir Leid/Koxhafen--1982
Allein Various-Das Neue Deutsche Tanzcafe 11-1982
Inner System-ABC -1983
Insisters-I'm The Witch-1983
Accept-Metal Masters-1984
Dance Connection-Break It Up/Marimba Walk
Florin-She Is An Angel-1984
Break It Up -1984
First Affair-Stay -1985 Accept-Hungry Years-1987 Mad Max-Night Of Passion-1987 Running Wild-Under Jolly Roger-1987 China-China-1988 Pink Cream 69-Pink Cream 69-1989 Pink Cream 69-49-8"-1991 Velvet Viper-Velvet Viper-1991 Rubbermaids-Twisted Chords-1991 Pink Cream 69-One Size Fits All-1991 Pink Cream 69-Games People Play-1993 Gagu-Lauter-1996 Sinner-Danger Zone-1984 and Touch Of Sin-1985 Compilations Zed Yago-The Best Of Zed Yago-2002 Various Elaste Volume 3-Super Motown Disco-2010 Jutta Weinhold-In The Deepest Night
Technical Credits
The following is a list of artists and recordings in which Mr. Steffens was involved as an audio engineer or technician Helloween -Walls Of Jericho Inner System-ABC-1983 Dance Connection-1984 Break It Up -1984 V2-V2-1988 Helloween -Pumpkin Tracks-1989 Pink Cream 69-Pink Cream 69-1989 Helloween-Kids Of The Century-1991 Helloween-Pink Bubbles Go Ape-1991 Pink Cream 69-49-1991 Velvet Viper-Velvet Viper-1991 Rubbermaids-Twisted Chords-1991 Pink Cream 69-One Size Fits All-1991 Pink Cream 69-Games People Play-1993 Gagu-Lauter-1996 Sinner-Danger Zone-1984 and Touch Of Sin-1985
