29th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards Nominees
Drawn From Among Sound and Production Industry’s Finest
Ceremony honors top achievements in product innovation and sound production
Todd Rundgren to receive Les Paul Award, John Meyer and Hal Blaine to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Carlsbad, Calif., Oct. 9, 2013 –
The
NAMM Foundation has finalized nominees for the 29th Annual
Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards. Nominees across 30
technical and creative categories include production teams for artists
such as Adele, Bruno Mars, and Daft Punk, as well as for television and
film projects such as
Game of Thrones and Argo, and for interactive games such as Assassin’s Creed. The awards ceremony is set for Friday, Jan. 24, during the NAMM Show, one of the world’s largest global music industry trade shows, held annually in Anaheim,
Calif.
As
the longest-running awards show that specifically recognizes
outstanding achievement in product innovation and sound production, the
TEC
Awards are the professional audio industry’s most prestigious show.
Produced by the NAMM Foundation, the show recognizes Outstanding
Technical Achievement in Product Design across 22 categories and Outstanding Creative Achievement in Sound Production in eight categories. Each technical category includes six nominees; each creative category recognizes five nominees.
The Outstanding Technical Achievement
category encompasses everything from recording devices and
headphones, to musical instrument technology and sound reinforcement
loudspeaker technology. Nominees are listed
here. The category for
Outstanding Creative Achievement highlights producers and
engineers who have played significant roles in the audio production of
hit songs, concert tours, films, television, and interactive
entertainment. Those nominees are listed
here.
A
carefully selected panel of sound and music industry professionals
chose the nominees from hundreds of entries. Products and projects
released
and in commercial use during the period of Sept. 1, 2012 to Aug. 31,
2013 were eligible for nomination. Online voting by members of
professional audio industry organizations begins in December.
A precursor to the Grammy Awards®,
which are held on the same weekend, the 29th Annual
Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards ceremony takes place the
second night of the world-famous NAMM Show. The TEC Awards ceremony will
include a presentation of the Les Paul Award to recording
artist Todd Rundgren. Legendary audio engineer John Meyer and renowned
session drummer Hal Blaine will be inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of
Fame. Tickets for this exciting event will be made available in
November.
About the TEC Awards
The TEC Awards were founded in 1985 and presented by the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio. In 2013 the TEC Foundation was merged with the NAMM Foundation, the educational and charitable arm of NAMM, presenters of the largest trade show for the music products industry.
About the NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation
is a nonprofit organization with the mission of advancing active
participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting
scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs
from the international music products industry.