NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC Awards) took place this week during the NAMM Believe in Music week Jan. 18-22. The awards recognize ” pro audio, sound worlds of music making, live performances, video games, television and films.” Eric Geer who is the TEC Entries & Nominations Supervisor shared, “Given the world engaged in virtual interaction on an unprecedented level, the products honored helped connect us all by delivering music and sound across the world.”
Some of the wins of the night, “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince” on CBS” won Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast. “The Mandalorian, Season One” on Disney+ known to be a “Star Wars-theme” won Television Sound Production. If you missed the awards, no need to worry there is a full list of the winners of this years NAMM TEC Awards:
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Amplification Hardware – Studio & Sound Reinforcement
JBL – DSi 2.0
Audio Apps & Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets
Eventide – Blackhole
Computer Audio Hardware
Universal Audio – Apollo x4
DJ Production Technology
Native Instruments – TRAKTOR KONTROL S3
Headphone/Earpiece Technology
AKG – K300 Series
Large Format Console Technology
Solid State Logic – ORIGIN
Microphone Preamplifiers
Neve – 1073OPX
Microphones – Recording
AKG – Lyra
Microphones – Sound Reinforcement s
sE Electronics – V Series for Drums
Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects
Ampeg – Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT
Musical Instrument Hardware
Moog – Matriarch
Musical Instrument Software
Celemony – Melodyne 5
Production Essentials
Audinate Dante AVIO Adapters
Signal Processing Hardware
API – 2500+ Stereo Bus Compressor
Signal Processing Hardware – 500 Series Modules
AMS Neve – RMX16
Signal Processing Software – Dynamics/EQ/Utilities
Universal Audio – Neve 1084 Preamp & EQ Plug-In
Signal Processing Software – Effects
Waves – Abbey Road Saturator
Small Format Console Technology
Allen & Heath – Avantis
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers
JBL – EON ONE Compact
Studio Monitors
Genelec – W371A Adaptive Woofer System
Wireless Technology
Shure – Axient Digital AD3 plug-on wireless transmitter
Workstation Technology/Recording Devices
Universal Audio – LUNA Recording System
CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Studio Design Project- Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU-FM Design
Film Sound Production- “1917,” Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Entertainment One
Interactive Entertainment Sound Production- “Star Wars Jedi – Fallen Order,” Respawn Entertainment
Record Production/Album – Hyperspace, Beck, Capitol Records
Record Production/Single or Track – Fear Inoculum, Tool, Tool Dissectional and Volcano and RCA
Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast -“Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince,” CBS
Television Sound Production – “The Mandalorian (Season 1),” Disney+
