CARLSBAD, CA – The NAMM Foundation has announced the technical and creative nominees for its 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awardst. Comedian and actor Sinbad will return to host the event, held January 21, 2017, during the Winter NAMM Show. The NAMM TEC Awards are bestowed annually in celebration of the pro audio community by recognizing the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind today’s sound recordings, live sound, films, television, and video games.
This year’s awards include include two new categories: Audio Education Technology and DJ Production Technology – Hardware/Software. “What makes all of the TEC Award nominees so special to us at NAMM is the fact that these results represent the voice of the professionals who are out in the field interfacing with the gear on a daily basis,” said Joe Lamond, president & CEO of NAMM.
Eight categories for Outstanding Creative Achievement represent household artists and projects that have long been embraced by the culture at large. They include multi-Platinum recordings by artists Adele (Adele Live 2016 for Tour & Event Sound Production) and Paul McCartney for the One on One Tour in the same category.
Prior to the show, a Les Paul Award honoree and Hall of Fame inductee will also be announced and will include musical luminaries who have exhibited excellence in the creative and technical music recording fields.
Voting will begin in November. The awards are held January 21 at the Hilton Anaheim Hotel. The show will be available via a live event web stream during the NAMM Show.
For more information, visit www.tecawards.org. This year’s nominees include:
Outstanding Technical Achievement Nominees
Amplification Hardware – Studio & Sound Reinforcement: Crown XLS DriveCore 2; d&b Audiotechnik – 30D; dbx DriveRack VENU360 Series; JBL M-Patch; Lab.gruppen E Series; Powersoft Deva HD.
Ancillary Equipment: Antelope Audio OCX HD; Antelope Audio 10MX; Dangerous Music 2-BUS+; Little Labs Monotor; Radial Engineering DiNET TX & RX Dante direct boxes; Rupert Neve Designs RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifer.
Audio Apps & Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones/Tablets: Antelope Audio Satori Remote; Avid Pro Tools | Dock; iConnectivity iConnectAUDIO2+; Moog Music Model 15 App; Radial Engineering BT-Pro; Sennheiser Wireless System Remote.
Audio Education Technology: EarMaster Pro 6; Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group Recording Unhinged; iZotope Pro Audio Essentials; JBL SpeakerPro; Neumann — Neumann in the Home Studio; NYU Music Experience Design Lab Groove Pizza.
Computer Audio Hardware: Antelope Audio Orion32+; Apogee Symphony I/O Mk II; Prism Sound Callia; Focusrite Red 4Pre; PreSonus Studio 192 26×32 USB Interface; Universal Audio Apollo Twin USB Interface.
DJ Production Technology Hardware/Software: American Audio VM55 Controller; Denon DJ MCX8000; Native Instruments TRAKTOR Kontrol S5 controller; Numark CDmix USB; Rane MP2014 mixer; Reloop Mixtour 2 mixer/controller.
Headphone / Earpiece Technology: AKG K182; Audio-Technica ATH-M50xMG; Sennheiser HD 25 Plus; Shure KSE1500 Electrostatic Earphone System; Ultimate Ears Pro UE Pro Reference Remastered; Waves Nx Virtual Mix Room Plug-in.
Large Format Console Technology: Allen & Heath dLive Series; AMS Neve Neve 88RS; Avid S6L; DiGiCo Stealth Core2; Solid State Logic System T; Yamaha Rivage PM10.
Microphone Preamplifiers: AMS Neve Neve 1073DPX; Antelope Audio MP8D; Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette; Grace Design m108 remote mic preamp / ADC; Kush Audio Omega; Radial Engineering Jensen Twin-Servo 500.
Microphones – Recording: Aston Spirit; Blue Microphones Bottle Mic Locker; Bock Audio U195; Lauten Audio LA-320; Luke Audio AL-X767; Mojave Audio MA-1000 Signature Series; Schoeps ORTF-3D.
Microphones – Sound Reinforcement: AKG C7; Audio-Technica ATM230; Countryman A3 podium mic; DPA Microphones d:facto 4018VL; Electro-Voice ND Series; Shure KSM8 Dualdyne.
Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects: Antelope Audio Zen Tour; Blackstar Artist Series; Line 6 Firehawk 1500; Radial Engineering JDX Direct-Drive; Softube Marshall JMP 2203; Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig.
Musical Instrument Hardware: Casio GP-400; Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 Synthesizer; Korg Minilogue; Line 6 Helix/Helix Rack; Moog Music Mother-32; Novation Circuit Synthesizer/Drum Machine.
Musical Instrument Software: IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik 2; Output Exhale; PPG Phonem; PreSonus Notion 6 Music Notation Software; Softube Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962; Tracktion BioTek Organic Synthesizer.
Signal Processing Hardware: A Designs Hammer 2; Antelope Audio Goliath; Chandler Limited RS124 Compressor; Manley Nu Mu; Warm Audio WA-2A Tube Opto Compressor; CEDAR Audio Ltd CEDAR DNS 2 Dialogue Noise Suppressor.
Signal Processing Hardware (500 Series Modules): API 512V; BAE 1066DL; Bettermaker C502V; dbx 555; elysia karacter 500; Phoenix Audio Tilt Tone Channel/500.
Signal Processing Software (Dynamics/EQ/Utilities): Empirical Labs Arousor; iZotope Ozone 7 Advanced; iZotope RX 5 Audio Editor; McDSP 6050 Ultimate Channel Strip; SPL Transient Designer Plus; Waves Greg Wells Signature Series.
Signal Processing Software (Effects): Eventide Tverb; iZotope VocalSynth; Melodyne Studio 4; Softube Fix Flanger and Doubler; Soundtoys 5; Universal Audio Fender ’55 Tweed Deluxe Plug-In.
Small Format Console Technology: Allen & Heath Chrome Qu Series; Lawo Sapphire Compact; Mackie AXIS Mixing System; Solid State Logic Sigma Delta; Waves LV1 Live Mixer; Yamaha CL/QL V4.0.
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers: Bose Professional F1 Flexible Array; EAW Anna; JBL EON ONE; Meyer Sound MJF-208 Stage Monitor; PreSonus ULT Series; VUE Audiotechnik al-12.
Studio Monitors: Augspurger Solo12MF; Dynaudio LYD Series; Focal Trio6 Be; Genelec 8340A IP SAM; JBL LSR7 Series; Ocean Way Audio HR4
Wireless Technology: Audio-Technica ATW-T1006 Boundary Mic Transmitter; Lectrosonics Venue 2 Receiver System; MIPRO ACT 2400 Series; Neutrik Xirium Pro; Sennheiser Evolution Wireless G3 A-1 Band; Line 6 Relay G10.
Workstation Technology/Recording Devices: Avid Pro Tools 12.3; Celemony Melodyne Studio 4; MOTU Digital Performer 9.1; PreSonus Studio One 3.2 Professional; Steinberg Cubase 8.5; Tracktion T7.
Outstanding Creative Achievement Nominees
Tour/Event Sound Production: Adele Live 2016; Dave Matthews Band 2016 Summer Tour; One on One Tour, Paul McCartney; Radiohead 2016 World Tour; Rock Paper Scissors North American Tour, Sting and Peter Gabriel.
Film Sound Production: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi; Bridge of Spies; Star Trek Beyond; Star Wars: The Force Awakens; The Martian.
Interactive Entertainment Sound Production: Call of Duty: Black Ops III; Fallout 4; Star Wars: Battlefront; Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End; World of Warcraft: Legion.
Record Production – Album: Blackstar; David Bowie; A Head Full of Dreams; Coldplay; Culcha Vulcha; Snarky Puppy; Crosseyed Heart; Keith Richards; Hamilton; An American Musical.
Record Production – Single: Blackstar; David Bowie; Can’t Stop the Feeling! Justin Timberlake; Empty; Garbage; Hello; Adele; Stare; Prince.
Remote Production, Recording or Broadcast: 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors; 58th GRAMMY Awards; 70th Annual Tony Awards; 88th Academy Awards; Superbowl halftime with Coldplay; Beyonce and Bruno Mars.
Studio Design Project: Boston Symphony Orchestra Control Room; Deadmau5 Mau5trap; Man Made Music; Valenzo Studios; VSL Synchron Stage.
Television Sound Production: Downton Abbey; Game of Thrones; Mr. Robot; The Walking Dead; Vikings.
