Technical Grammy Award | |
---|---|
Awarded for | contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field |
Country | United States |
Presented by | The Recording Academy |
First awarded | 1994 |
Official website | www |
The Technical Grammy Award is a Grammy Special Merit Award presented to individuals and/or companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. The award was first presented in 1994 to Others who have received this award include Ray Dolby, Rupert Neve, Les Paul, Phil Ramone, Dr. Robert Moog, Geoff Emerick, Tom Dowd, Leo Fender and Thomas Alva Edison. Companies honored include Sony/Philips, Digidesign, Apple Computer, Shure Incorporated and JBL Professional.
At the 2012 Grammys the category's individual honoree was Roger Nichols; the company award went to Celemony.