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THE PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS
WING OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY® PUTS QUALITY PLUS CONVENIENCE
ON THE TABLE AT CES
Key Audio and Music Industry Professionals Tackle the Issue of Providing
Convenience and Portability without Compromising Quality at GRAMMY®
Professional RoundTable Event
Santa Monica (Jan. 13, 2006) — The Producers
& Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy®, the organization
that presents the annual GRAMMY® Awards, held one of its acclaimed
industry roundtable events on Jan. 5, 2006, against the backdrop of
the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Convenience
Plus Quality: Joining Together To Grow The Business brought 14 key industry
figures together to converge upon the crucial issue of how to continue
to supply the portability and innovation that consumers now expect in
their audio devices while also providing a high-resolution, high-quality
sonic experience.
The event, which took place before a select audience at
the Venetian Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, was moderated by Bob Ludwig
(award-winning audiophile mastering engineer for artists including the
Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen). Ludwig
led a wide-ranging discussion with panelists who work daily on the front
lines touching upon key issues in both the business and technology of
music and video. Panel members included GRAMMY-winning producers and
engineers Michael Bishop and George Massenburg, as well as Best Buy
Senior V.P. of Entertainment Gary Arnold; Vice President Marketing,
New Formats, Universal Music Group's eLabs Paul Bishow; Ted Cohen, Senior
Vice President, Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music; Tom
Dunn Senior Manager, Marketing, Panasonic; co-owner and president of
Thiel Audio and former chairperson of the CEA Kathy Gornik; Manager,
Business Development, Microsoft-MSN Entertainment Jon Kertzer; Surround
Music Award-winning engineer Nathaniel Kunkel; Noel Lee, founder of
Monster Cable/Monster Music; XM Satellite Radio Executive V.P. of Programming
Eric Logan; game music producer Tommy Tallarico; and Motorola's Senior
Director of Marketing for Digital Media Services Dave Ulmer.
"How we as an industry handle the reconciliation
of quality and convenience will go far in determining the extent to
which both the industry and consumers can benefit from advances in technology,"
observed Maureen Droney, Executive Director of the P&E Wing.
"This panel was an unprecedented collection of talent
from all over the music production spectrum, with producers and engineers
alongside representatives of the record industry, the gaming industry
and other sectors." observed Bob Ludwig, President of Gateway Mastering
and Co-Chairman of the P&E Wing. "I personally cannot recall
another panel with such a wide range of experience and perspective.
Everyone learned a lot, with each discipline learning from the others.
The P&E Wing of The Recording Academy has really helped broaden
the exchange of views on a complex topic."
Photo File: CES_Group.JPG
Photo Caption: seated L-R: Ted Cohen, Kathy Gornik, Bob Ludwig, Jon
Kertzer, Dave Ulmer
standing L-R: George Massenburg, Michael Bishop, Paul Bishow, Glenn
Lorbecki (Co-Chairman of the Producers & Engineers Wing), Tommy
Tallarico, Eric Logan, Gary Arnold, Maureen Droney, Nathaniel Kunkel,
Tom Dunn.
Photo File: LudwigLoganTallarico.JPG
Photo Caption: Shown L to R: Moderator and Gateway Mastering owner Bob
Ludwig;
Eric Logan XM Satellite Radio Executive V.P. of Programming; and
Tommy Tallarico Game Music Producer
Photos courtesy of The Recording Academy ®
Photos by Denise Truscello/WireImage
Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording
Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an
organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals
that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of
life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY
Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional
development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services
programs — including the creation of the national public education
campaign What's The Download® (www.WhatsTheDownload.com).
For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
Currently, 6,000 professionals comprise the Producers
& Engineers Wing, which was established for producers, engineers,
remixers, manufacturers, technologists, and other related creative and
technical professionals in the recording community. This organized voice
for the creative and technical recording community addresses issues
that affect the craft of recorded music, while ensuring its role in
the development of new technologies, recording and mastering recommendations,
and archiving and preservation initiatives. The Wing builds on the existing
regional professional development activities of The Recording Academy,
which include workshops, forums and panel discussions, and other recording
technology-related events, all occurring locally and nationally throughout
the year. For more information, please visit www.grammy.com/pe_wing.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Robert Clyne/Neilson/Clyne, Inc./615.662.1616/rclyne@neilsonclyne.com
Lisa Roy/626.395.0163/lisaroyaudio@mac.com
Barb Dehgan/The Recording Academy/310.392.3777