Engineer/sound designer Troy Hermes’ Carl Tatz Design® PhantomFocus MixRoom studio has been selected for Outstanding Creative Achievement by the NAMM TEC Awards
Nashville, TN: Atlanta’s Hermes Sound, owned and operated by engineer/sound designer Troy Hermes and designed by Carl Tatz Design®, has been nominated as a finalist for the 38th NAMM TEC Awards for Creative Achievement in the Studio Design Project category.
“We are thrilled and humbled once again to be chosen by our peers to receive this prestigious recognition,” remarked Carl Tatz, principal of Carl Tatz Design LLC.
Voting will begin 12/21/22 and end 3/3/23. For those inclined to participate, a reminder and details will be sent out to our mailing list at that time.
About Hermes Sound
Carl Tatz has designed a new two-story Atlanta studio owned by audio engineer and sound designer Troy Hermes. Built from the ground up, the studio features a PhantomFocus 5.1 MixRoom™ (pre-wired for Dolby Atmos®) encompassing a multi-channel PhantomFocus System including PFM ICE Cube-12 Subwoofers, accurate down to 20Hz, PF Monitor Stands by Sound Anchor, the PhantomFocus processor by Ashly, the Carl Tatz Edition Dual 15 Workstation by Argosy and a Silver Mesh Porcelain PhantomFocus eChair. Carl Tatz Design Acoustic Lens™ diffusers by Auralex® line the window and mirrored side of the MixRoom, virtually enlarging the acoustic volume. A sound isolation booth and client lounge are located on the second story with glass walls overlooking the property. Custom Carl Tatz Signature Series™ acoustic modules by Auralex are used throughout.
About The TEC Awards
Presented annually by NAMM during The NAMM Show, The NAMM TEC Awards recognize the individuals, companies, and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, live performances, films, television, video games, and other media in Technical and Creative Achievement Categories. The Les Paul Award is given at the event in tribute to musical artists and others whose work has exemplified the creative application of audio technology. Through its Hall of Fame, The TEC Awards also honors the pioneers of audio technology and the music industry’s most accomplished producers and audio technicians. The NAMM Foundation’s TECnology Hall of Fame celebrates innovations and groundbreaking technical achievements of the past. For more information, visit www.tecawards.org.
About Carl Tatz Design®
Carl Tatz Design LLC is an acoustic design firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in precision monitoring for its recording studio designs nationwide. The firm has received multiple awards during the company’s thirty-plus years of experience and is most recognized for the turnkey TEC Award-winning PhantomFocus MixRooms™ that are acoustically designed around the monitor system.
About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is a not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $17 billion music products industry. NAMM is composed of approximately 15,000 member companies and professional members located in 104 countries and regions. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation’s efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music and advance active participation in music-making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit www.namm.org or follow the organization on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
