{"id":15140,"date":"2016-01-25T17:51:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T00:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=15140"},"modified":"2016-01-25T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T00:51:24","slug":"31st-annual-namm-tec-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2016\/01\/31st-annual-namm-tec-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"31st ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"NAMM

NAMM TEAC AWARDS – Les Paul Award to Don Was<\/p><\/div>\n

CREATIVE & TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

31st<\/sup>\u00a0ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARDS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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PRESTIGIOUS LES PAUL AWARD PRESENTED TO DON WAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

JEFF \u201cSKUNK\u201d BAXTER and RECORD PLANT\u2019S CHRIS STONE AND GARY KELLGREN INDUCTED INTO TEC AWARDS HALL OF FAME<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evening hosted by comedian Sinbad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presenters included: Joe Walsh, Nathan East, Peter Asher,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Ed and Rose-Mann\u00a0Cherney, Sylvia Massy, Jimmy Douglass, BT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anaheim, Calif., (Jan. 23, 2016)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Winners in 31 technical and creative achievement categories were announced at the\u00a031st Annual NAMM TEC AWARDS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>held on January 23 in Anaheim, Calif. The annual event celebrates the best in professional audio and sound production and is held\u00a0during the\u00a0NAMM Show,\u00a0the\u00a0world\u2019s leading global music industry trade event drawing nearly 100,000 decision-makers and musicians to the Anaheim Convention Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gathering of the music technology and pro audio community at NAMM helps to complete the full spectrum of music making tribes at the NAMM Show,\u201d said Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM. \u201cThe NAMM TEC Awards are the opportunity to recognize the inventors, creatives, musicians and brands who are fueling the next wave of innovation behind how the world experiences music and sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comedian\u00a0Sinbad<\/strong>\u00a0brought the laughs as the jubilant host of the award show. Four companies, Avid, iZotope, Shure, and Solid State Logic, won multiple awards in the Technical Achievement category each taking home two TEC Awards. Creative Achievement top honors were spread across various platforms including television, film, touring and more. Creative winners included everything from the sound production team behind HBO\u2019s popular\u00a0Game of Thrones<\/em>\u00a0series to the producers of James Taylor\u2019s latest album\u00a0Before This World<\/em>. Projects tied to the Foo Fighters\u2019 eighth album\u00a0Sonic Highways<\/em>\u00a0were also awarded double honors for event sound and remote production (recording).<\/p>\n

Don Was<\/strong>, one of music\u2019s most significant artists and executives, received the evening\u2019s highest honor, the Les Paul award. Mr. Was ended the night and his own celebration with a live music performance that included his former Was (Not Was) band\u2019s catchy \u201880s hit \u201cWalk the Dinosaur.\u201d The Les Paul award recognizes individuals and institutions that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of audio and music technology.<\/p>\n

Jeff \u201cSkunk\u201d Baxter<\/strong>\u00a0along with Record Plant\u2019s\u00a0Chris Stone<\/strong>\u00a0and the late\u00a0Gary Kellgren<\/strong>\u00a0became the newest inductees to the\u00a0NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame<\/a>. Baxter, a founding member of Steely Dan, took to the stage for a set that included the group\u2019s famous track \u201cRikki Don\u2019t Lose That Number.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A complete list of winners can be found\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

AMPLIFICATION HARDWARE – STUDIO & SOUND REINFORCEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antelope Audio \/\u00a0Satori Monitoring Controller<\/p>\n

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ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rupert Neve Designs \/\u00a0RNDI: Active Transformer Direct Interface<\/p>\n

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AUDIO APPS FOR SMARTPHONES & TABLETS<\/strong><\/p>\n

PreSonus \/\u00a0Notion 2 for iOS<\/p>\n

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COMPUTER AUDIO HARDWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Universal Audio \/\u00a0Apollo 8p Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interface<\/p>\n

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HARDWARE \/ PERIPHERALS FOR SMARTPHONES & TABLETS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shure \/\u00a0MOTIV MV88 iOS Digital Stereo Condenser Mic<\/p>\n

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HEADPHONE \/ EARPIECE TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Audio-Technica Corporation \/\u00a0ATH-R70x Pro<\/p>\n

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LARGE FORMAT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solid State Logic \/\u00a0XL DESK<\/p>\n

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MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manley Labs \/\u00a0Manley FORCE<\/p>\n

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MICROPHONES \u2013 RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neumann \/\u00a0U47 FET<\/p>\n

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MICROPHONES \u2013 SOUND REINFORCEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shure \/\u00a05575LE Unidyne 75th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Vocal Microphone<\/p>\n

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AMPLIFICATION & EFFECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eventide \/\u00a0H9 MAX<\/p>\n

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HARDWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moog Music \/\u00a0Modular Recreation<\/p>\n

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SOFTWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n

iZotope \/\u00a0Iris 2<\/p>\n

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RECORDING DEVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zoom\/F8 MultiTrack Field Recorder<\/p>\n

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SIGNAL PROCESSING HARDWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tube-Tech \/\u00a0HLT 2A Equalizer<\/p>\n

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SIGNAL PROCESSING HARDWARE (500 SERIES MODULES)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solid State Logic \/\u00a0500-Format LMC+<\/p>\n

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SIGNAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE (DYNAMICS\/EQ\/UTILITIES)<\/strong><\/p>\n

iZotope \/ RX 4 Complete Audio Repair & Enhancement<\/p>\n

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SIGNAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE (EFFECTS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

AMS Neve \/\u00a0AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb Plug-In For UAD-2 Platform<\/p>\n

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SMALL FORMAT CONSOLE TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avid \/ Pro Tools I S3<\/p>\n

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SOUND REINFORCEMENT LOUDSPEAKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meyer Sound \/\u00a0LEOPARD<\/p>\n

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STUDIO MONITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genelec \/\u00a08351A SAM<\/p>\n

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WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sennheiser \/\u00a0Evolution Wireless D1<\/p>\n

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WORKSTATION TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avid \/\u00a0Pro Tools 12<\/p>\n

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CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

FILM SOUND PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Birdman<\/em><\/p>\n

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INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOUND PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Batman: Arkham Knight<\/em><\/p>\n

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RECORD PRODUCTION \/ ALBUM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before This World<\/em>\u00a0by James Taylor<\/p>\n

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RECORD PRODUCTION \/ SINGLE OR TRACK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dreams<\/em>\u00a0by Beck<\/p>\n

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REMOTE PRODUCTION \/ RECORDING OR BROADCAST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foo Fighters\u00a0Sonic Highways<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

STUDIO DESIGN PROJECT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Epworth’s The Church Studios, London, UK<\/p>\n

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TELEVISION SOUND PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game of Thrones<\/em><\/p>\n

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TOUR \/ EVENT SOUND PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sonic Highways World Tour, Foo Fighters<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In total, winners in more 31 categories were selected from more than 180 nominees by voters from major pro audio publications including\u00a0Mix<\/em>,\u00a0Pro Sound News<\/em>,\u00a0Pro Audio Review<\/em>,\u00a0Sound & Video Contractor,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Electronic Musician<\/em>magazines, as well as members of the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy, Game Audio Network Guild, Motion Picture Sound Editors, Audio Engineering Society and select NAMM members.<\/p>\n

The 31st<\/sup>\u00a0Annual NAMM Tec Awards headline sponsors included HARMAN International Industries, Inc., the Les Paul Foundation, Visit Anaheim, D\u2019Angelico and Sennheiser. Many of tonight\u2019s winning products and technologies are available at music and pro audio retailers worldwide both online and in stores.<\/p>\n

High-resolution images for editorial use are available\u00a0here<\/a>. Photo credit: \u2018Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for NAMM.\u2019<\/p>\n

For more information, visit\u00a0www.tecawards.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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