Technical Grammy Award
Awarded forContributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Recording Academy
First awarded1994
Websitewww.grammy.com/awards/technical-awards

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 recipients

The following individuals and companies have received Technical Grammys, listed by year.[2]

YearRecipient(s)Ref.
1994Dr. Thomas G. Stockham
1995Ray Dolby
1997Rupert Neve
1998George Massenburg
1998Sony/Philips
1999Georg Neumann GmbH
2000Bill Putnam, AMS Neve
2001Les Paul, Digidesign[3]
2002Robert Moog, Apple Computer Inc.[4]
2003Geoff Emerick, Shure Inc.
2004Douglas Sax, Solid State Logic
2005Phil Ramone, JBL Professional
2006Tom Dowd, Bell Labs/Western Electric
2007David M. Smith, Yamaha Corporation[5]
2008John Eargle, Ampex Corporation[6]
2009Clarence "Leo" Fender, Universal Audio
2010Thomas Alva Edison, AKG Acoustics GmbH
2011Roger Linn, Waves Audio
2012Roger Nichols, Celemony
2013Ikutaro Kakehashi and Dave Smith, Royer Labs
2014Emile Berliner, Lexicon
2015Ray Kurzweil
2016Harvey Fletcher, EMT
2017Alan Blumlein
2018Richard Factor and Anthony Agnello
2019Saul Walker
2020George Augspurger
2021Daniel Weiss
2023Audio Engineering Society, Dr. Andy Hildebrand

References

  1. ↑ "Technical GRAMMY Award". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Technical Grammy Award: Previous Recipients". Grammy.org. Recording Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Les Paul, Digidesign win Grammys". cnn.com. CNN. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Moog Synthesizer and Apple Computer To Receive Technical Grammy". Mix Online. Future PLC. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Yamaha Celebrates 30 Years of Digital Mixers". fohonline.com. Front of House Magazine. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ampex Honored at 50th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony: Recognized for Outstanding Technical Achievement". businesswire.com. Business Wire. Retrieved 5 February 2016.


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