The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® Celebrates 10th Anniversary With GRAMMY® Week Event Honoring Legendary Producer T Bone Burnett

The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® Celebrates 10th Anniversary With GRAMMY® Week Event Honoring Legendary Producer T Bone Burnett

Fourth Annual GRAMMY® Week Event Will Pay Homage To 10-Time GRAMMY Winner At The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a GRAMMY® Week event titled "Shaken Rattled & Rolled" honoring legendary producer T Bone Burnett for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. GRAMMY-winning artists Elton John and Leon Russell will serve as honorary event co-chairs at the event to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles. GRAMMY Week culminates with the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011,airing live on the CBS Television Network, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

"When the Producers & Engineers Wing was established, an essential voice was created for music makers: the voice of those 'behind the glass' that work so diligently to ensure that the quality and integrity of recorded music is captured and preserved," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "As we celebrate this milestone anniversary, it is only fitting that we pay tribute to one of our industry's finest, T Bone Burnett, whose visionary talent and masterful skills have greatly impacted the landscape of audio production."

The 10-time GRAMMY winner and current three-time nominee Burnett has a body of work that spans 40 years. It includes producer credits for artists such as Elvis Costello, Jakob Dylan, Elton John & Leon Russell, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, k.d. lang, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Ralph Stanley, Cassandra Wilson, and countless other great artists. Burnett has also produced the soundtracks for many film projects including Across The Universe; Cold Mountain; Crazy Heart; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Big Lebowski; and Walk The Line. For more information about Burnett, visit www.tboneburnett.com.

Key achievements of the P&E Wing over the past decade include:

-- The creation of best practices guidelines: "Recommendations For Delivery
Of Recorded Music Projects," "Recommendations For Surround Sound
Production," and "Digital Audio Workstation Guidelines For Music
Production."
-- Partnership with leading data management firm BMS/Chace and the Library
of Congress to develop CCD (Content Creator Data), a structured metadata
framework that includes an application for the collection of technical,
descriptive and participant information during the recording process.
-- Leading the charge for The Recording Academy's advocacy participation in
the matter of wireless microphones and White Spaces, organizing
letter-writing and phone campaigns and lobbying in Washington, D.C. A
key victory was achieved for musicians, singers and sound engineers with
the FCC's order reserving two channels in every market for wireless
microphones and affording microphone users further protection through
registration in a database. Other advocacy issues the P&E Wing has
supported include copyright enforcement and performance royalties for
artists, musicians, and record producers.
-- Working in partnership with The Recording Academy's 12 regional
Chapters, more than 35 events are produced annually that focus on
professional development and education for producers and engineers.

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards -- the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music -- The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/thegrammys, a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/thegrammys, and aYouTube channel subscriber at www.youtube.com/thegrammys.

Currently more than 6,000 professionals comprise The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, manufacturers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals in the recording field. This organized voice for the recording community addresses issues that affect the craft of recorded music, including the development and implementation of new technologies, technical guidelines and recommendations, and archiving and preservation initiatives. For more information, please visit www.producersandengineers.com.

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CONTACT: Maureen O'Connor of Rogers & Cowan, +1-310-854-8116, moconnor@rogersandcowan.com, for The Recording Academy; or Jennifer Keppel of The Recording Academy, +1-310-392-3777, jenniferk@grammy.com; or Robert Clyne of Clyne Media, Inc., +1-615-662-1616, robert@clynemedia.com, or Lisa Roy of Rock & Roy, +1-310-463-1563, lisaroyaudio@mac.com, both for The Recording Academy

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