CREATIVE & TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE 30TH ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARDS

 

Hosted by comedian Sinbad

SLASH FETED WITH PRESTIGIOUS LES PAUL AWARD

Slash tribute band includes: Orianthi, Don Was, Alex Acuna, Kenny Aranoff  

ED CHERNEY AND NATHAN EAST INDUCTED INTO

NAMM TEC AWARDS HALL OF FAME

Presenters for the evening included: Michael Braunstein (Executive Director, Les Paul Foundation), Don Was (Musician/Record Producer), Harry Shearer (Musician/Actor), Bernie Williams (New York Yankee/Guitarist), Orianthi (Singer-Songwriter), Corey Feldman (Actor), CJ Vanston (Film Composer), Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Guitarist), Bob James (Jazz Pianist), Amy Burr (Studio Manager), Lenise Bent (Producer and Engineer), Young Guru (Audio Engineer/Record Producer), Dave Reitzas (Mixer/Recording Engineer), Brett Leonard (Director/Producer), Frank Serafine (Sound Effects Designer/Composer), Jack Douglas (Record Producer) and Al Schmitt (Recording Engineer/Record Producer)

Anaheim, Calif., (Jan. 24, 2015) – Recording, audio and music industry professionals honor excellence in sound technology and creativity at the 30th Annual NAMM TEC AWARDS, held January 24 in Anaheim, Calif. The professional audio and music production industry’s most prestigious awards celebrate excellence in 30 creative and technical achievement categories. The awards are held annually during the NAMM Show, the world’s leading global music industry trade event, which draws more than 95,000 members of the music products industry to Anaheim.

“The people and products that were nominated at this year’s TEC Awards, especially on this milestone 30th anniversary, deserve our respect and admiration,” said Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM. “And those select few who have gone home with a coveted TEC Award have set a high bar for the industry. These are the tools and sounds that will shape the music we will be listening to for years to come.”

Winners in the creative category include the production team behind the #1 hit song “Happy” from Pharrell Williams, audio production experts from the hit film Gravity and sound professionals in the tour/event category for Sting & Paul Simon: On Stage Tour, among others.

Everything from wireless technology to software and an earpiece technology company were recognized in the evening’s technical achievement categories. Native Instrument’s Razor 1.5 instrument software nabbed the top spot for Musical Instrument Software, while Shure’s GLXD6 Guitar Pedal Receiver with Tuner edged out competitors in Wireless Technology. Other winners in technical achievement include DPA Microphones’ d:screet Necklace, honored for Sound Reinforcement.

Comedian and musician, Sinbad served as the evening’s host. Bassist Nathan East and iconic music engineer Ed Cherney were inducted into the NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame.

Iconic guitarist Slash received the evening’s highest honor, the Les Paul Award, named for the revolutionary inventor and esteemed musician. The award recognizes individuals or institutions that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of audio and music technology. A tribute band in Slash’s honor included Orianthi, Don Was, Alex Acuna and Kenny Aranoff.

CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT

RECORD PRODUCTION / SINGLE OR TRACK

“Happy,” Pharrell Williams

RECORD PRODUCTION / ALBUM

Lazaretto, Jack White

TOUR / EVENT SOUND PRODUCTION

Sting & Paul Simon: On Stage Tour

REMOTE PRODUCTION / RECORDING OR BROADCAST

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards

FILM SOUND PRODUCTION

Gravity

TELEVISION SOUND PRODUCTION

Game of Thrones

INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOUND PRODUCTION

Call of Duty: Ghosts

STUDIO DESIGN PROJECT

Berklee College of Music, 160 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT

API 505 DI 500-Series DI Module

AUDIO APPS FOR SMARTPHONES & TABLETS

PreSonus Capture for iPad

HARDWARE / PERIPHERALS FOR SMARTPHONES & TABLETS

Apogee MiC 96k

MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIERS

Rupert Neve Designs Shelford 5052

STUDIO MONITORS

Genelec 8010

RECORDING DEVICES

Zoom H5 Handy Recorder

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AMPLIFICATION & EFFECTS

Line 6 POD HD Pro X

AMPLIFICATION HARDWARE – STUDIO & SOUND REINFORCEMENT

Grace Design m920 Monitoring System

COMPUTER AUDIO HARDWARE

Universal Audio Apollo Twin

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HARDWARE

Nord Lead A1

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SOFTWARE

Native Instruments Razor 1.5

SIGNAL PROCESSING HARDWARE

Dangerous Music The Dangerous Compressor

SIGNAL PROCESSING HARDWARE (500-Series modules)

Rupert Neve Designs 551 EQ

SIGNAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE

iZotope RX3 Audio Repair Suite

SOUND REINFORCEMENT LOUDSPEAKERS

Meyer Sound LYON

MICROPHONES – SOUND REINFORCEMENT

DPA Microphones d:screet Necklace

MICROPHONES – RECORDING

Neumann TLM 107

HEADPHONE / EARPIECE TECHNOLOGY

AKG K812 Headphones

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

Shure GLXD6 Guitar Pedal Receiver with Tuner

WORKSTATION TECHNOLOGY

Steinberg Cubase 7.5

SMALL FORMAT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY

Solid State Logic Matrix 2

LARGE FORMAT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY

API “The Box”

For more information, visit www.tecawards.org.

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