Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards on Jan. 26, during the NAMM Show in Anaheim. Also at the awards ceremony, Steve Lukather was on hand to present Peter Frampton with the Les Paul Award, and Herbie Hancock gave a heartfelt tribute to to induct engineer/producer Leslie Ann Jones into the NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame.
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Amplification Hardware/Studio & Sound Reinforcement
Grace Design m908 Surround Monitor Controller
Audio Apps & Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets
Yamaha CL/QL StageMix v.7
Audio Education Technology
Produce Like A Pro Produce Like A Pro
Computer Audio Hardware
Universal Audio Arrow
DJ Production Technology (Hardware/Software)
Pioneer DJ DDJ-1000 Controller
Headphone/Earpiece Technology
Audio-Technica ATH-M60x
Large Format Console Technology
Solid State Logic SSL Live L100
Microphone Preamplifiers
Rupert Neve Designs RMP-D8
Microphones – Recording
Neumann U 67
Microphones – Sound Reinforcement
Sennheiser HSP Essential Omni
Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects
Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box
Musical Instrument Hardware
Dave Smith Instruments Sequential Prophet X
Musical Instrument Software
EastWest Sounds Hollywood Choirs
Production Essentials
PreSonus FaderPort 16
Signal Processing Hardware
Eventide H9000
Signal Processing Hardware (500 Series Modules)
API 529 Stereo Compressor
Signal Processing Software (Dynamics/EQ /Utilities)
iZotope Ozone 8 Mastering Suite
Signal Processing Software (Effects)
Soundtoys Little Plate Plug-In
Small Format Console Technology
Allen & Heath SQ Series Mixers
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers
JBL VTX A12W
Studio Monitors
JBL 3 Series MkII
Wireless Technology
Sennheiser evolution wireless G4
Workstation Technology/Recording Devices
Avid Pro Tools Ultimate
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Film Sound Production
Black Panther (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Interactive Entertainment Sound Production
Star Wars Battlefront II (DICE/Electronic Arts)
Record Production/Album
Colors, Beck (Capitol)
Record Production/Single or Track
“This Is America,” Childish Gambino (mcDJ/RCA)
Remote Production/Recording or Broadcasting
60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (CBS Television Network)
Studio Design Project
Sound on Sound Studios, Montclair, N.J. (David Amlen)
Television Sound Production
Game of Thrones (HBO/Warner Bros. Television)
Tour Event Sound Production
Man of the Woods Tour, Justin Timberlake (Clair Global)
