SANTA ANA, CA. (SRS Labs/ www.srslabs.com) - SRS Labs, Inc, a renowned provider of audio, voice and surround sound technologies, announced today that country-pop artist Uncle Kracker's "Seventy Two and Sunny" has been nominated for a prestigious Surround
Music Award in the category of Best Standard Resolution.
The multi-platinum
Uncle Kracker first gained notoriety as Kid Rock's DJ in the Twisted Brown Trucker band.
Uncle Kracker is the co-writer of numerous Kid Rock hits and has three Top Ten singles of his own, including "Follow Me," "Drift Away" and "In A Little While." In addition, Uncle Kracker landed the number one spot on the coveted Country chart with "When The Sun Goes Down," a duet featuring Kenny Chesney.
His new single, "Rescue," penned by Diane Warren, is also showing strong growth on the radio and will soon be released to the country marketplace.
The award will be presented at the Third Annual Surround Music Awards scheduled for August 31 at the Highlands nightclub in the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood. The CD was mixed and encoded in SRS Circle Surround that allows a 5.1 surround sound mix to be delivered over a standard CD.
Circle Surround-encoded CDs are 100 percent compatible with any CD or DVD player and can be enjoyed in surround sound when hooked up to a home theater system that includes a surround decoder. The powerful benefit of Circle Surround for artists and record labels is that Circle Surround-encoded CDs are also compatible with stereo headphones or with a traditional two speaker stereo system so one mix and one CD will satisfy all listeners and playback systems.
SRS Labs and Lava Records also announce today a two-year licensing production agreement furthering the possibility of collaborations for future music productions with Lava's roster of artists and Circle Surround technology.
Lee Trink, General Manager of Lava Records commented, "We are proud Uncle Kracker's Seventy Two and Sunny has yielded such a prestigious nomination. His well-crafted tunes deserve the unbelievable audio quality that SRS Labs and Circle Surround delivers."
Introduced in 2000, the Surround Music Awards honor artists who have broken new ground in multichannel recording and mixing throughout the year. The awards cover 13 categories encompassing everything from best additional features on a DVD and best overall concert video to best standard resolution and the people's choice award. The event attracts a veritable who's who of recording artists, engineers, producers and music industry leaders, including past winners Queen, James Taylor, The Who, Led Zeppelin and Alison Krauss.
At this year's ceremony, the Surround Music Awards panel of judges, who are recognized experts in multichannel technologies, will honor Herbie Hancock with the Surround Pioneer Award sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. The standard resolution award, for which Uncle Kracker is nominated, is for the outstanding use of the two-channel medium of the standard compact disc.
"In the past, music fans could never truly enjoy the experience of a live concert in a CD format," said Michael Canevaro, director of sales for SRS Labs. "But now, with Circle Surround, Lava artists such as Uncle Kracker can create 6.1 surround-encoded music on CD, which gives Lava a decided edge in today's competitive marketplace."
For information regarding Circle Surround, contact Mike Canevaro at (949) 442-1070 Ext. 3216 or [email protected]. Additional information is also available from the company's website at https://www.srslabs.com. For more information on Uncle Kracker, visit https://www.unclecracker.com. For more information regarding Lava Records, visit https://www.lavarecords.com.
