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Recording Academy Press Release Index
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The 48th GRAMMY® Awards on Feb. 8th showcased an amazing
collection of musical performances and tributes. The Recording Academy®,
CBS Television Network, and Cossette Productions combined forces for
the broadcast, utilizing the latest in technology to provide television
viewers worldwide with a cutting-edge, high-definition/5.1 surround
sound event. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by Cossette
Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording
Academy. John Cossette and Ken Ehrlich are executive producers, Walter
C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer,
and Tzvi Small is executive in charge of production.
The GRAMMY Awards' technical staff is comprised of audio
pioneers who continually strive to employ the latest in HDTV and 5.1
technology to enhance the show. Phil Ramone, Chairman Emeritus of the
Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing, and Hank Neuberger,
advisory council member of the P&E Wing, again supervised the broadcast
audio. Shown L-R: Nile Rodgers, multiple award winner/legendary producer,
P&E Wing advisory council member and artist in the Sly Stone tribute;
John Cossette of Cossette Productions; Maureen Droney, Executive Director
of the P&E Wing; and Phil Ramone, who also won a Grammy for his
production work with Tony Bennett.
Courtesy of The Recording Academy®
Photograph by Douglas Sonders/WireImage ©2006
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The 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards were held February
8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Continuing its groundbreaking
tradition as the first major awards show to make full use of HDTV and
5.1 surround sound formats, this year’s GRAMMY Awards again set
the standard for broadcast entertainment with an elaborate and highly
technical production. The team assembled for this year's GRAMMYs included
many returning contributors, all renowned in their particular areas
of expertise.
The sound system was provided by ATK/Audiotek with Ron
Reeves and Mikael Stewart running FOH (front-of-house). Phil Ramone
and Hank Neuberger of The Recording Academy® supervised the broadcast
audio. The 5.1 surround and stereo feeds were supplied by New York-based
XM/Effanel Music with their
L7 remote recording truck, along with music mixers John Harris and Eric
Schilling.
The following group made a visit to the XM/Effanel Music
L7 remote recording truck just minutes prior to the CBS Television Network
broadcast:
L-R standing: Glenn Lorbecki, co-chair for The Recording
Academy®'s Producers & Engineers Wing; Maureen Droney, Executive
Director for the P&E Wing; Hank Neuberger; John Harris; and Eric
Schilling, who is also on the P&E Wing's Steering Committee.
L-R seated: Daniel Green, engineer for Coldplay; and Stuart
Price, Music
Director for Madonna.
Courtesy of The Recording Academy®
Photograph by Douglas Sonders/WireImage ©2006
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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