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The 49th GRAMMY® Awards on Feb. 11th 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 49th 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 and Walter
C. Miller is producer/director.
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 (P&E Wing), and
Hank Neuberger, advisory council member of the P&E Wing, again supervised
the broadcast audio. Shown L-R: Maureen Droney, Executive Director of
the P&E Wing; Phil Ramone, who also won a GRAMMY for his production
work with Tony Bennett; Ron Fair, Chairman – Geffen & President
– A&M (conducted orchestra for Mary J. Blige); Ken Ehrlich,
executive producer; Glenn Lorbecki, P&E Wing Co-Chairman; Jack Joseph
Puig, VP A&R – Geffen/A&M and a multiple GRAMMY award
winner producer/engineer.
Courtesy of The Recording Academy®
Photograph by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage ©2007
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.
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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