Technical Grammy Award

Technical Grammy Award
Awarded for	contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1994
Official website	www.grammy.org/recording-academy/producers-and-engineers/awards

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 Dr. Thomas G. Stockham Jr. 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.^[1]

At the 2012 Grammys the category's individual honoree was Roger Nichols; the company award went to Celemony.^[2]

Grammy Award

Categories Grammy Nominees Records Locations EGOT

Special awards	Legend Award Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Special Merit/Technical Grammy Award Hall of Fame MusiCares Person of the Year

Ceremony year	1959 (1) 1959 (2) 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Grammy Award Record of the Year Song of the Year Album of the Year Best New Artist National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

References

↑ "Technical GRAMMY award". Retrieved January 29, 2012.
↑ "Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron Honored With The Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award". Retrieved January 29, 2012.

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