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Additional sponsors pledge support for Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® 25th anniversary Grammy® Week Celebration honoring five-time Grammy winner Jimmy Douglass
Santa Monica, Calif. (JAN. 27, 2026) — A comprehensive list of sponsors has been announced for the Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® annual Grammy® Week Celebration. Taking place on Wed., Jan. 28, the event honors producer, engineer, mixer and five-time Grammy winner Jimmy "The Senator" Douglass. This signature event pays tribute to the artistic achievements of Douglass, whose credits range from Aretha Franklin to The Rolling Stones and collaborations with Timbaland on projects by JAY-Z, Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott, with Douglass' genre-defying versatility shaping countless landmark recordings. The event also celebrates the P&E Wing's 25th anniversary as an organization.
Premier Sponsors include Iron Mountain, Sony's Pro Audio Div., and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Supporting Sponsors include Shure Incorporated, Neumann Berlin, Qobuz, Mix with the Masters, Music Marketing/FabFilter, Lurssen Mastering, FileEaters, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services (The Recording Studio Insurance Program), SoundExchange, Genelec, Ultimate Ears Professional, and Black River Entertainment/Sound Stage Studios.
This year's Producers & Engineers Wing Grammy Week Celebration highlights Douglass' prolific career, with additional credits that include Aaliyah, Foreigner, Hall & Oates, John Legend, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music, and many more, reflecting a body of work that has helped shape timeless recordings across rock, R&B, pop, hip-hop, and beyond. Along with paying homage to Douglass, the event will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the year-round work of the Producers & Engineers Wing and its members, who work together to advise the Recording Academy on technical best practices, advocate for the rights of music creators and shape the future of the recording field.
Maureen Droney, Vice President of the P&E Wing, remarked, "In addition to honoring Jimmy Douglass, the P&E Wing's annual event celebrates the hard work of the talented individuals who labor behind the glass to create the best of what our industry has to offer. With that in mind, we acknowledge our complete list of Premier and Supporting Sponsors, without whom this event would not be possible. We are enormously appreciative of their partnership in helping us to host this special evening, in particular on this occasion of the 25th anniversary of the P&E Wing."
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Previous Producers & Engineers Wing honorees include:
2009—Ahmet & Nesuhi Ertegun; Jerry Wexler; Arif Mardin & Tom Dowd
2010—Chris Blackwell
2011—T Bone Burnett
2012—Jimmy Iovine
2013—Quincy Jones & Al Schmitt
2014—Neil Young
2015—Nile Rodgers
2016—Rick Rubin
2017—Jack White
2018—Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz
2019—Willie Nelson
2020—Dr. Dre
2021—Virtual Online Grammy Week Event
2022—Las Vegas Event
2023—Terri Lyne Carrington & Judith Sherman
2024—Leslie Ann Jones, "A Celebration of Craft"
2025—Cancelled due to Los Angeles wildfires
2026—Jimmy DouglassPhoto file: JimmyDouglass.JPG
Photo caption: Jimmy Douglass. Photo by Federico VélezABOUT THE RECORDING ACADEMY
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