The NAMM Foundation has announced stand-up comedian and entertainer extraordinaire Demetri Martin as the host of the prestigious 33rd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), Saturday, January 27, 2018 in Anaheim, CA during The NAMM Show, the global crossroads of the music products, pro audio and sound, and event technology industries.  
From his humble beginnings in Brooklyn, to becoming a big-time Hollywood recording engineer and producer, Al Schmitt tells the story of how he followed his heart and made a career in the music business.
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Anaheim, CA January 21, 2017 PRESTIGIOUS LES PAUL AWARD PRESENTED TO AEROSMITH’S JOE PERRY WHO JAMS LIVE WITH BANDMATES JOHNNY DEPP & ALICE COOPER AEROSMITH PRODUCER & ENGINEER JACK DOUGLAS INDUCTED INTO NAMM TEC HALL OF FAME Comedian Sinbad returned as host Presenters included Johnny Depp, Lita Ford, The Foo Fighters’ Rami Jaffee & Jessy Green, Om’Mas, Jerry Harrison, Geoff Emerick, Jeff Greenberg (Village Recorder), Eric Boulanger
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If you’re lucky enough to visit Elliot Scheiner’s recording studio, chances are you’ll come across a display case filled with eight shiny gold GRAMMY Awards, as well as a couple of Emmys. As one of the world’s most accomplished sound engineers and producers, Elliot has worked with an endless array of musical legends over the past five decades, yet he remains humble about his craft. We posed a few questions to the 2004 TEC Hall of Fame inductee about his illustrious career, and here’s what he
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In the world of recording studios, TEC Hall of Fame winner Rose Mann Cherney is a true legend. While she began her tenure at the famed Los Angeles Record Plant working as the front desk receptionist/booker, it was Rose’s drive, talent, charisma and determination that catapulted her to the top.
David Schwartz has been a major force in the pro audio and recording industry for more than 40 years. Wanting to showcase all of the technological advancements taking place in the 1970s, David cofounded Mix magazine in 1977, and served as editor-in-chief for nearly 18 years, until its acquisition. He served on the NARAS’ Board of Governors for more than two decades and co-founded the Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards (now known as the NAMM TEC Awards); the premiere awards show
The NAMM Show draws media from around the globe to cover this important music products and pro sound industry event. Here are just a few of the media outlets who joined us in Anaheim in 2016.
Eddie Kramer has enjoyed a career that most sound engineers and producers can only dream of. Originally from South Africa, he moved to England in the early 60s, where he worked with such music legends as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks and Led Zeppelin.
Eddie Kramer has enjoyed a career in the music industry that most people can only dream of. Originally from South Africa, he moved to England in the early 60s, where he worked with such musical legends as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. When he’s not lecturing around the world, Eddie works as a producer, engineer, author, software developer and studio designer. He’s also worked closely with The Hendrix Foundation over the past 15 years and last year he won an
Recording engineer David Hewitt pioneered the art of remote recording. Over the past 40+ years, he has recorded live broadcasts, records, and audio for film and video, earning him multiple TEC Awards, Grammys, Emmys and Cinema Audio Society awards in the process, as well as the industry’s respect.
To be inducted to the TEC Hall of Fame - Jeff “Skunk” Baxter of Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers fame; Record Plant, the recording/mixing studio behind many greatest hits and live remotes by Stevie Wonder, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton
As we look forward to the 31st Annual NAMM TEC Awards, we caught up with recent Hall of Fame inductees to glean insights about their experiences both in and out of the studio. NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame Inductee Ed Cherney didn’t set out to become a GRAMMY-winning producer and recording engineer. But in the end, his natural talent and “sonic signature” made him an industry legend who’s worked with such musical superstars as Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Sting and Bob Dylan