The 24th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards winners were announced at the recent AES convention in San Francisco.
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Microphone Technology/Recording
Earthworks PM40 PianoMic
Telefunken|USA Ela M 260
Studio Monitor Technology
Genelec SE DSP System
Microphone Technology/Sound Reinforcement
Royer Live Series
Sound Reinforcement Console Technology
Yamaha PM5DV2
Ancillary Equipment
Dangerous Music D-Box
Amplifier Technology
QSC PowerLight 3 Series
Digital Converter Technology
Apogee Duet
Wireless Technology
Audio-Technica SpectraPulse Ultra Wideband System
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Technology
Meyer Sound UP Junior
Recording Devices
ATR Master Analog Tape
Signal Processing Technology/Software
Waves The API Collection
Signal Processing Technology/Hardware
Universal Audio 2-LA-2
Workstation Technology
Digidesign Pro Tools 7.4
Musical Instrument Technology
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08
Small Format Console Technology
Euphonix MC Mix Controller
Microphone Preamplifier Technology
Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5015
Large Format Console Technology
Rupert Neve Designs 5088
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Studio Design Project
Red Bull Studio; Red Bull North America
Architect or Studio Designer: Troy Germano, Studio Design Group
Acoustician: Troy Germano, SDG, David Bell, White Mark Limited
Studio Owner: Red Bull North America
Tour Sound Recording
The Police
FOH Engineer: Michael Keating
Monitor Engineer: Ian Newton
Tour Company: Clair/Showco, Lititz, PA
Interactive Entertainment Sound Production
Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios
Audio Director: Marty O’Donnell
Sound Designers: Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson
Sound & Music Integrators: Marty O’Donnell, Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson
Audio Programmer: Mat Noguchi
Re-Recording Mixers: Marty O’Donnell, Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson
Audio Post Facility: Bungie, Kirkland, WA
Surround Sound Recording
James Taylor-One Man Band
5.1 Mixing Engineer: David O’Donnell
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen, Ryan Smith
Producer: David O’Donnell, James Taylor
Mixing Facility: The Barn, Washington, MA
Mastering Facility: Sterling Sound, New York City
Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast
50th Annual Grammy Awards
Production Mixers: Tom Holmes, Klaus Landsberg. Eric Johnston
Music Mixers: John Harris, Eric Shilling
Remote Facility: XM Productions-Effanel Music, NYC
Film Sound Production
The Bourne Ultimatum
Supervising Sound Editor: Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg
Re-Recording Mixers: Bob Beemer, Scott Millan, David Parker, Gary Summers.
Production Mixer: Kirk Francis
Score Mixer: Shawn Murphy
Recording Facility: Todd AO West, Santa Monica, CA
Audio Post Facility: Soundelux, Hollywood, CA
Television Sound Production
Saturday Night Live, NBC
Re-Recording Mixers: Bob Palladino, Jay Vicari, Bill Taylor, Marty Brumbach, Devon Emke, Josiah Gluck, Chris Costello
Audio Post Facility: NBC Studios, New York
Record Production/Single or Track
“The Pretender,” Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
Recording Engineer: Adrian Bushby
Mixing Engineer: Rich Costey
Mixing Facility: The Pass Studios, Los Angeles
Producer: Gil Norton
Recording Studio: Studio 606, Los Angeles
Mastering Engineer: Brian Gardner
Mastering Facility: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Record Production/Album
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Recording Engineers: Stacy Parrish, Mike Piersante, Jason Wormer
Mixing Engineer: Mike Piersante
Mixing Facility: Electro Magnetic Studios, Los Angeles
Producer: T-Bone Burnett
Recording Studios: Electro Magnetic Studios, Los Angeles, Sage & Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA, Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN, The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Facility: Lurssen Mastering, Hollywood, CA