Technical Grammy Award

{{Short description|Special merit Grammy award}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Technical Grammy Award

| awarded_for = Contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field

| image = Alan Dower Blumlein 2017 Technical Grammy.jpg

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| presenter = The Recording Academy

| country = United States

| year = 1994

| website = {{URL|https://www.grammy.com/awards/technical-awards}}

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The Technical Grammy Award is a Special Merit Grammy Award presented to individuals 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, Ikutaro Kakehashi, Rupert Neve, Les Paul, Phil Ramone, Dr. Robert Moog, Geoff Emerick, Tom Dowd, Bill Putnam, George Massenburg, Roger Linn, Leo Fender and Thomas Alva Edison. Companies honored include AKG, Apple Computer, Digidesign, JBL Professional, Lexicon, Shure Incorporated, and Sony/Philips.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/producers-and-engineers/awards|title=Technical GRAMMY Award|access-date=February 1, 2019}}

Technical Grammy recipients

The following individuals and companies have received Technical Grammys, listed by year.{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/technical-awards |title=Technical Grammy Award: Previous Recipients |website=Grammy.org |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=6 December 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"
YearRecipient(s)class="unsortable" | Ref.
1994Dr. Thomas G. Stockham
1995Ray Dolby
1997Rupert Neve
1998George Massenburg
1998Sony/Philips
1999Georg Neumann GmbH
2000Bill Putnam, AMS Neve
2001Les Paul, Digidesign{{cite web |title=Les Paul, Digidesign win Grammys |website=cnn.com |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/paul.digidesign/index.html?related |date=20 December 2000 |access-date=5 December 2023}}
2002Robert Moog, Apple Computer Inc.{{cite web|title=Moog Synthesizer and Apple Computer To Receive Technical Grammy |url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/moog-synthesizer-and-apple-computer-receive-technical-grammy-373884 |website=Mix Online |publisher=Future PLC |date=1 February 2002 |access-date=5 December 2023}}
2003Geoff Emerick, Shure Inc.
2004Douglas Sax, Solid State Logic
2005Phil Ramone, JBL Professional
2006Tom Dowd, Bell Labs/Western Electric
2007David M. Smith, Yamaha Corporation{{cite web|title=Yamaha Celebrates 30 Years of Digital Mixers |url=https://fohonline.com/articles/milestones/yamaha-celebrates-30-years-of-digital-mixers/ |website=fohonline.com |publisher=Front of House Magazine |date=4 July 2017 |access-date=5 December 2023}}
2008John Eargle, Ampex Corporation{{cite web|title=Ampex Honored at 50th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony: Recognized for Outstanding Technical Achievement|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080211005511/en/Ampex-Honored-50th-Annual-Grammy-Awards-Ceremony|website=businesswire.com|publisher=Business Wire|accessdate=5 February 2016}}{{dl|{{subst:DATE}}|date=December 2023}}
2009Clarence "Leo" Fender, Universal Audio
2010Thomas Alva Edison, AKG Acoustics GmbH
2011Roger Linn, Waves Audio
2012Roger Nichols, Celemony
2013Ikutaro Kakehashi and Dave Smith, Royer Labs
2014Emile Berliner, Lexicon
2015Ray Kurzweil{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-bee-gees-pierre-boulez-buddy-guy-george-harrison-flaco-jimenez |title=The Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, George Harrison, Flaco Jimenez, Louvin Brothers and Wayne Shorter honored with the Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award |publisher=grammy.org |date=December 18, 2014 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611033851/https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-bee-gees-pierre-boulez-buddy-guy-george-harrison-flaco-jimenez |url-status=dead }}
2016Harvey Fletcher, EMT
2017Alan Blumlein
2018Richard Factor and Anthony Agnello
2019Saul Walker
2020George Augspurger
2021Daniel Weiss
2023Audio Engineering Society, Dr. Andy Hildebrand
2024Tom Kobayashi, Tom Scott
2025Leo Beranek

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