Apple wins Technical Grammy Award

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Apple wins Technical Grammy Award
by Jim Dalrymple, jdalrymple@maccentral.com
January 31, 2002 1:50 pm ET

Apple and Robert Moog (Moog Synthesizers) have been named as winners of a Technical Grammy Award. The award was determined by a vote of the members of the Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing and announced today by Recording Academy President/CEO Michael Greene.

"The technical and creative innovations of Robert Moog, and the inventiveness and versatility of the Apple Computer are the towering achievements of true visionaries," said Greene. "The products of their inspiration introduced electronic technology into the public consciousness, put the power of creation in the hands of the individual, and revolutionized the recording industry."

The Recording Academy said in a prepared statement that Apple is considered the leading architect in bringing computer technology into the studio and revolutionizing the way music is written, produced, mixed, recorded and creatively imagined. The introduction of the Macintosh in the mid 1980s helped launch a number of important software breakthroughs, linking technology to the creative process, literally changing the face of the recording studio.

Past Technical Grammy winners include Les Paul, Digidesign's Pro Tools, Dr. Thomas Stockham Jr., Ray Dolby, Rupert Neve, George Massenburg, Sony/Philips, Georg Neumann GmbH, Bill Putnam, and AMS Neve, plc.

Formal acknowledgment of the awards will be made on February 26 surrounding the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Wednesday, February 27, and broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11 p.m. (PST/EST).
 
fiznuts, glad to see another pro in the biz on these boards. Your profile lists your interests in audio/film. Are you an editor, recorder, or mixer?
Don't leave us hanging.... who was the artist that was nominated for a Grammy that you worked with.

Herve, nice find. It's about time they were acknowledged
Would you be able to find the time to empty your press3 personal message mail box. It's full and your account cannot receive my scheduled death threats.
 
Well firtst the artist was me and it was the swedish grammy award.
secondly i do everything in producing music but i have laid my music career on the shelf for a while mainly cause i got fed up with the nasty music biz. Film is only an hobby interest of mine i make some short film and funny things that i share with my friends for shits and giggles. Right now i work as a CAD engineer at an electrical firm but im getting sick of this as well. Lately ive started raw-producing some new material cause over my inactive years ive accumulated so much and now it feels good to get it out of my system:D .I planned that this would be free music so im gonna start up a site with downloads and stuff and hopefully get some bookings cause that is what i miss most.
What do you do klink?
 
fiznuts,

The artist was you! How excellent regardless of which Grammy org it was. I've always felt recognition from your peers in an industry is a great achievement.
Sorry to hear you've reached the point of frustration with the industry but it's a very common feeling I've encountered among artists, producers and engineers. I fell prey to this myself.

I currently work in a recording facility (film, ad, and music) as a technical engineer and have settled into this position after a 5 or 6 year stint as a music recording/mixing engineer based in NYC. All the while, before and during life as a r/m engineer, I was working as a musician (guitarist mainly) in local club bands, wedding bands, nostalgia bands, and studio session work.
I haven't played in a band for 3 years and haven't produced anything for about 5. But just when I start to think that this part of my brain is getting a bit dark, something will come along and light my creative fires. Then look out, the intensity is usually fierce. I think you know exactly what I'm talking about. So for now i'm just waiting for the next singe.
 
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