GRAMMY 2015 Technical Award Recap

Last night the 57th annual GRAMMY awards were televised. It was the usual pomp and circumstance that accompanies the music industry's biggest award ceremony.


As usual, they forget to mention a lot of the technical GRAMMY awards. So here is the list. Congratulations to all of the people behind the scenes that make the music come alive. Remember, without them, you would not hear Sam Smith in a very interesting manner.



71. BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Beyoncé
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer;Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
Label: Columbia Records

72. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Label: ASO Media


68. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Morning Phase
Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
Label: Capitol Records

69. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Max Martin

• Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) (S) 
• Break Free (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd) (S) 
• Dark Horse (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J) (S) 
• Problem (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea) (S) 
• Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) (S) 
• Unconditionally (Katy Perry) (S) 

73. Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman

• Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo) 
• Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet) 
• Composing America (Lark Quartet) 
• Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna) 
• The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza) 
• Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet) 
• Snapshot (American Brass Quintet) 
• Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble) 
• Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams) 

61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
The Book Thief
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.


58. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Frozen
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall & Chris Montan, compilation producers
Label: Walt Disney Records


66. Best Album Notes
Offering: Live At Temple University
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

Label: Resonance/Impulse

64. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Lightning Bolt
Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
Label: Republic Records