The Technical Grammy Award is a Special Merit Grammy Award presented to individuals or companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. The award was first presented in 1994 to Dr. Thomas G. Stockham Jr. Others who have received this award include Ray Dolby, Ikutaro Kakehashi, Rupert Neve, Les Paul, Phil Ramone, Dr. Robert Moog, Geoff Emerick, Tom Dowd, Bill Putnam, George Massenburg, Roger Linn, Leo Fender and Thomas Alva Edison. Companies honored include AKG, Apple Computer, Digidesign, JBL Professional, Lexicon, Shure Incorporated, and Sony/Philips.[1]
| Technical Grammy Award | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Recording Academy |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Website | www |
Technical Grammy recipients
editThe following individuals and companies have received Technical Grammys, listed by year.[2]
| Year | Recipient(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dr. Thomas G. Stockham | |
| 1995 | Ray Dolby | |
| 1997 | Rupert Neve | |
| 1998 | George Massenburg | |
| 1998 | Sony/Philips | |
| 1999 | Georg Neumann GmbH | |
| 2000 | Bill Putnam, AMS Neve | |
| 2001 | Les Paul, Digidesign | [3] |
| 2002 | Robert Moog, Apple Computer Inc. | [4] |
| 2003 | Geoff Emerick, Shure Inc. | |
| 2004 | Douglas Sax, Solid State Logic | |
| 2005 | Phil Ramone, JBL Professional | |
| 2006 | Tom Dowd, Bell Labs/Western Electric | |
| 2007 | David M. Smith, Yamaha Corporation | [5] |
| 2008 | John Eargle, Ampex Corporation | [6] |
| 2009 | Clarence "Leo" Fender, Universal Audio | |
| 2010 | Thomas Alva Edison, AKG Acoustics GmbH | |
| 2011 | Roger Linn, Waves Audio | |
| 2012 | Roger Nichols, Celemony | |
| 2013 | Ikutaro Kakehashi and Dave Smith, Royer Labs | |
| 2014 | Emile Berliner, Lexicon | |
| 2015 | Ray Kurzweil | [7] |
| 2016 | Harvey Fletcher, EMT | |
| 2017 | Alan Blumlein | |
| 2018 | Richard Factor and Anthony Agnello | |
| 2019 | Saul Walker | |
| 2020 | George Augspurger | |
| 2021 | Daniel Weiss | |
| 2023 | Audio Engineering Society, Dr. Andy Hildebrand | |
| 2024 | Tom Kobayashi, Tom Scott |
References
edit- ^ "Technical GRAMMY Award". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Technical Grammy Award: Previous Recipients". Grammy.org. Recording Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Les Paul, Digidesign win Grammys". cnn.com. CNN. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Moog Synthesizer and Apple Computer To Receive Technical Grammy". Mix Online. Future PLC. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Yamaha Celebrates 30 Years of Digital Mixers". fohonline.com. Front of House Magazine. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Ampex Honored at 50th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony: Recognized for Outstanding Technical Achievement". businesswire.com. Business Wire. Retrieved 5 February 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "The Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, George Harrison, Flaco Jimenez, Louvin Brothers and Wayne Shorter honored with the Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award". grammy.org. December 18, 2014. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2015.