NEW YORK CITY (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Founded in 1985, the Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards is the foremost program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. Presented annually by the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, the TEC Awards honor the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, films, TV shows and live performances.
TEC Awards nominations are made by a panel of industry professionals and voted upon by the subscribers of Mix, the leading trade magazine of the recording and sound production industry. The awards are presented at a ceremony held each fall during the annual convention of the Audio Engineering Society. Through the Hall of Fame, the TEC Awards also honors the pioneers of audio and, through the Les Paul Award, pays tribute to musical artists and others whose work has furthered the art and science of sound.
2005 TEC Awards Winners
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Studio Design Project—Jazz at Lincoln Center Studio, NYC
Architect or Studio Designer: Walters-Storyk Design Group
Acousticians: Russell Johnson, John Storyk, Sam Berkow
Studio Owner: Jazz at Lincoln Center
Television Sound production—24, Fox
Supervising Sound Editor: William Dotson
Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Olman, Kenneth Kobett
Production Mixer: Bill Gocke
Audio Post Facilities: Universal Studios, Universal City, Wilshire Editorial Inc., Burbank, CA
Film Sound Production—Ray
Supervising Sound Editors: Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg
Sound Designer: Scott Sanders
Re-Recording Mixers: Bob Beemer, Scott Millan, Greg Orloff
Production Mixer: Steve Cantamessa
Score Mixer: Geoff Foster
Audio Post Facility: Soundelux, Hollywood, Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, CA
Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast—Crossroads Guitar Festival
Remote Engineers: Elliot Scheiner, Ed Cherney, Kooster McAllister, Greg Ondo
Music Mixers: Mick Guzauski, Neil Dorfsman
Remote Facilities: Remote Recording, NYC, Record Plant Remote, Ringwood, NJ, MTV Networks, NYC
Tour Sound Production—U2, “Vertigo” Tour, Clair Brothers
Tour Company: Clair Brothers, Lititz, PA
FOH Engineer: Joe O’Herlihy
Monitor Engineers: Robbie Adams, Niall Slevin, Dave Skaff
Surround Sound Production—Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD
5.1 Mixing Engineers: Neil Dorfsman, Mick Guzauski
Mastering Engineer: Darcy Proper
Producer: John Beug
Mixing Facilities: Barking Doctor Recording, Mount Kisco, NY, Hit Factory, NYC
Mastering Facility: Sony Music Studios, NYC
Record Production/Single or Track—“American Idiot,” American Idiot, Green Day
Recording Engineers: Doug McKean, Chris Dugan, Reto Peter
Mixing Engineer: Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Facility: Image Recording Studios, Hollywood
Producers: Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Recording Studios: Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Studio 880, Oakland, CA
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Mastering Facility: Sterling Sound, NYC
Record Production/Album—Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles
Recording Engineers: Terry Howard, Seth Presant, Ed Thacker
Mixing Engineer: Al Schmitt
Mixing Facility: Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Producers: John Burk, Phil Ramone, Terry Howard, Herbert Watti
Recording Studios: Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood,
RPM International Studio, Los Angeles
Mastering Engineers: Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
Mastering Facility: The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Ancillary Equipment—Mackie Big Knob
Digital Converter Technology—Apogee Electronics Rosetta 200
Amplifier Technology—Crown Commercial Audio Series
Mic Preamplifier Technology—Focusrite The Liquid Channel
Microphone Technology/Sound Reinforcement—Sennheiser e900 Series Backline Mics
Microphone Technology/Studio—AKG C414B-XLS/C414B-XLII
Wireless Technology—Shure SLX Series Wireless
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Technology—JBL VerTec VT4888DP
Studio Monitor Technology—Genelec 8050A
Musical Instrument Technology—Tascam GigaStudio 3
Signal Processing Technology/Hardware—TC Electronic Mastering 6000
Signal Processing Technology /Software—Waves L3 Maximizer
Workstation/Recording Technology—Digidesign Pro Tools 6.7
Sound Reinforcement Console Technology—Yamaha PM5D
Small Format Console Technology—Mackie Onyx 1640
Large Format Console Technology—Solid State Logic AWS 900
