More than 650 audio industry professionals gathered at the MarriotMarquis in New York City on Saturday, October 11, to honor the nomineesand winners at the 19th annual Technical Excellence and CreativityAwards. Highlights included the awarding of a custom Gibson guitar toBruce Springsteen, who was presented with this year’s Les Paul Award.Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Kramer was honored by the designer ofElectric Lady Studios, John Storyk, and a surprise appearance by JimiHendrix’s sister, Janie. For a complete wrap-up and photos of theevent, see next month’s Mix.
I. OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
STUDIO DESIGNPROJECT
Hit Factory Studio 6,
New York City
Acousticians: Troy Germano, Hit Factory/Dave Bell, WhitemarkLtd.
Studio Owner: Janice Germano
TOUR SOUND PRODUCTION
Peter Gabriel “Growing Up” Tour
Tour Company:
AudioTek (ATK)/Firehouse Productions
FOH Engineer: Jim Warren
Monitor Engineer: Bryan Olsen
REMOTE PRODUCTION/RECORDING OR BROADCAST
Standing in theShadows of Motown
Remote Engineer:
Kooster McAllister
Production Mixer: Teddy Greenberg
Music Mixers: Ted Greenberg, Clive Taylor
Remote Facility: Record Plant Remote, Ringwood, NJ
FILM SOUND PRODUCTION
The Lord of the Rings: The TwoTowers
Supervising Sound Editors:
Mike Hopkins, Ethan van Der Ryn
Sound Designers: David Farmer, Ethan van Der Ryn
Re-recording Mixers: Chris Boyes, Michael Semanick
Production Sound Mixer: Hammond Peek
Score Mixers: Peter Cobbin, John Kurlander, Michael Hedges
Audio Post Facility:
The Film Unit-Wellington, New Zealand
TELEVISION SOUND PRODUCTION
Austin City Limits
, PBS
Supervising Sound Editor: David Houghv Re-recordingMixer: David Hough
Production Mixers: Sharon Cullen, David Hough
Audio Post Facility: KLRU, Austin, TX
RECORD PRODUCTION/SINGLE OR TRACK
“Soak Up theSun,”
C’mon, C’mon
, Sheryl Crow, A&M Records
Recording Engineers: Trina Shoemaker, Eric Tew, DeanBaskerville
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace
Producers: Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
Recording Studios: Black Apple Studios, Portland, OR, SunsetSound, Hollywood
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg
Mastering Facility: Masterdisk, NYC
RECORD PRODUCTION/ALBUM
C’mon, C’mon
, Sheryl Crow, A&M Records
Recording Engineer: Trina Shoemaker, Eric Tew
Mixing Engineers: Andy Wallace, Jack Joseph Puig
Producer: Sheryl Crow
Recording Studios: Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, ClintonRecording, NYC, Avatar, NYC, Ocean Way, Nashville, Emerald Studios,Nashville, Black Apple Studios, Portland, Henson Studios, Los Angeles,Funny Bunny Studios, London, Sound Factory, Los Angeles, The LivingRoom, Los Angeles
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg
Mastering Facility: Masterdisk, NYC
II. OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
