Santa Monica, CA (Top40 Charts/ The Recording Academy) On Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® kicked off GRAMMY® Week with its sixth annual event, "An Evening of Jazz," honoring 27-time GRAMMY winner and multi-talented music producer
Quincy Jones and 18-time GRAMMY-winning engineer and producer Al Schmitt for their commitment to excellence in audio and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. The event was held at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles. GRAMMY Week culminated with the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.
The event was held with the support of leading companies within the musical instrument and professional audio markets. Premiere sponsors included Astell & Kern (www.astellnkern.com), Avid® (www.avid.com), DTS® (www.dts.com), HARMAN® Professional brands (AKG® Acoustics, JBL® Professional and Lexicon®) (www.harman.com), Iron Mountain (www.ironmountain.com), Louisiana Entertainment Commission (www.louisianaentertainment.gov),
Music Marketing (www.musicmarketing.ca), PMC, Ltd. (www.pmc-speakers.com), PreSonus (www.presonus.com), Shure Incorporated (www.shure.com), and Ultimate Ears by Logitech (www.ultimateears.com).
Other sponsors included Argosy® (www.argosyconsole.com), Capital Bauer Insurance (www.capitalbauer.com), Focusrite Novation (www.focusrite.com, www.novationmusic.com), Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) (www.gcpro.com), Guitar Center www.guitarcenter.com, iZotope (www.izotope.com), Lurssen Mastering (www.lurssenmastering.com), OraStream (www.orastream.com), SoundExchange (www.soundexchange.com), Vintage King (www.vintageking.com) and Westlake Pro (www.westlakepro.com).
Producers & Engineers Wing Senior Executive
Director Maureen Droney said, "The evening was a huge success, and once again we take the opportunity to offer a sincere thank you to all of our sponsors. It's a simple fact that we couldn't have done it without them.
Quincy Jones's and Al Schmitt's careers represent powerful moments in music history, and it is especially gratifying that so many leading high quality brands joined together and shared the night with us. We all look forward to next year."
Representatives from several of the sponsors also weighed in on the evening's festivities:
David Atkins, President/CEO, Argosy Console, Inc., stated, "We were thrilled and honored to be with so many of our friends and industry heroes and proud to support activities at the P&E Wing event of GRAMMY Week."
Jim Odom, Co-founder and CSO, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc., added, "Supporting The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing is a no-brainer for us at PreSonus; they're our people! I'm a voting member of the Academy, and with other members of our team in the P&E Wing, we couldn't imagine a better way to spend an evening during GRAMMY Week than to pay tribute to two of our heroes,
Quincy Jones and Al Schmitt."
