2007 TEC Nominees Announced
June 5, 2007—Emeryville, CA―The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio announces the nominees for the 23nd Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, October 6, 2007, at the New York Marriott Marquis, on the second night of the AES Convention. The TEC Awards, sponsored by Mix magazine, is the world’s most prominent forum honoring outstanding achievement in professional audio production and product design.
Nominations in the 16 categories of Technical Achievement (product design) and 9 categories of Creative Achievement (sound production) were made by a select panel of more than 100 audio industry professionals for products and projects released or completed during the eligibility period of April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2007. Online voting opens on August 1, with ballot guides sent with the August issue of Mix magazine, mailed to more than 42,000 BPA-qualified subscribers.
"There's a lot of excitement about the 2007 nominees, which range from classic analog designs to the latest digital technologies," notes Mix magazine executive editor George Petersen. In terms of numbers, Audio-Technica leads the pack this year with four nominations in different categories, followed by Digidesign, PreSonus and Sennheiser/Neumann-all with three technical entries. “One new development,” says Peterson, “is the return of the Recording Devices category, which had been discontinued with the demise of tape. The high-quality disk and solid-state audio recorders debuting over the past year have been well-received by the pro community, and these products deserve recognition on their own."
This year’s nominations also recognize the increasing importance of Interactive Entertainment Sound Production with Activision’s Call of Duty 3, Microsoft’s Gears of War, SCEA’s God of War II, Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, and Eidos Interactive’s Tomb Raider: Legend.
Projects by John Mayer and the Dixie Chicks received three nominations each in the category of Creative Achievement. The John Mayer production teams received a Record Production/Single or Track nomination for Waiting on the World to Change, a nomination for Record Production/Album for Continuum and a nomination for Tour Sound Production. The Dixie Chicks’ Taking the Long Way garnered nominations in both the Single or Track and Album Record Production categories and Tour Sound Production.
"We are very excited about the upcoming show in New York," says Hillel Resner, president of the Mix Foundation. "As professional audio exerts a growing influence on the wider technology environment, we look forward to not only greater attendance but more attention paid to the people and products behind the sound of entertainment media."
The TEC Awards will be held on the second night of the 23rd AES convention, and is expected to draw more than 700 top audio professionals from around the world. Proceeds from the TEC Awards are donated to organizations working to promote safe listening practices in the music environment, including House Ear Institute’s outreach campaign to teenagers, and audio education scholarships For tickets and other information, contact Executive Director Karen Dunn at (925) 939-6149 or karenTEC@aol.com.
The TEC Awards is presented by the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. In addition to Mix magazine, the professional audio industry’s leading international monthly, sponsors include Intel; Gibson Guitars; Harman Pro Group; Shure Inc; American Music and Sound; RODE Microphones
Complete list of 2007 TEC Awards Creative Nominees
Complete list of 2007 TEC Awards Technical Nominees
For a complete list of 2007 TEC Awards nominees, please visit mixfoundation.org
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Nominations in the 16 categories of Technical Achievement (product design) and 9 categories of Creative Achievement (sound production) were made by a select panel of more than 100 audio industry professionals for products and projects released or completed during the eligibility period of April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2007. Online voting opens on August 1, with ballot guides sent with the August issue of Mix magazine, mailed to more than 42,000 BPA-qualified subscribers.
"There's a lot of excitement about the 2007 nominees, which range from classic analog designs to the latest digital technologies," notes Mix magazine executive editor George Petersen. In terms of numbers, Audio-Technica leads the pack this year with four nominations in different categories, followed by Digidesign, PreSonus and Sennheiser/Neumann-all with three technical entries. “One new development,” says Peterson, “is the return of the Recording Devices category, which had been discontinued with the demise of tape. The high-quality disk and solid-state audio recorders debuting over the past year have been well-received by the pro community, and these products deserve recognition on their own."
This year’s nominations also recognize the increasing importance of Interactive Entertainment Sound Production with Activision’s Call of Duty 3, Microsoft’s Gears of War, SCEA’s God of War II, Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, and Eidos Interactive’s Tomb Raider: Legend.
Projects by John Mayer and the Dixie Chicks received three nominations each in the category of Creative Achievement. The John Mayer production teams received a Record Production/Single or Track nomination for Waiting on the World to Change, a nomination for Record Production/Album for Continuum and a nomination for Tour Sound Production. The Dixie Chicks’ Taking the Long Way garnered nominations in both the Single or Track and Album Record Production categories and Tour Sound Production.
"We are very excited about the upcoming show in New York," says Hillel Resner, president of the Mix Foundation. "As professional audio exerts a growing influence on the wider technology environment, we look forward to not only greater attendance but more attention paid to the people and products behind the sound of entertainment media."
The TEC Awards will be held on the second night of the 23rd AES convention, and is expected to draw more than 700 top audio professionals from around the world. Proceeds from the TEC Awards are donated to organizations working to promote safe listening practices in the music environment, including House Ear Institute’s outreach campaign to teenagers, and audio education scholarships For tickets and other information, contact Executive Director Karen Dunn at (925) 939-6149 or karenTEC@aol.com.
The TEC Awards is presented by the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. In addition to Mix magazine, the professional audio industry’s leading international monthly, sponsors include Intel; Gibson Guitars; Harman Pro Group; Shure Inc; American Music and Sound; RODE Microphones
Complete list of 2007 TEC Awards Creative Nominees
Complete list of 2007 TEC Awards Technical Nominees
For a complete list of 2007 TEC Awards nominees, please visit mixfoundation.org
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