Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
| Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | |
|---|---|
| Description | quality engineering |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:
- In 1959 the award was known as Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical
- In 1960 it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Classical or Novelty
- From 1961 to 1962 it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording
- In 1963 it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical
- In 1964 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording - Other Than Classical
- From 1965 to 1991 it returned to the title Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Since 1992 it has been awarded as Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
This award is presented alongside the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical. From 1960 to 1965 a further award was presented for Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. The award is presented to the audio engineer(s) on the winning work, not to the artist or performer, except if the artist is also a credited engineer.
2010s
- Shawn Everett (engineer), Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Sound & Color, performed by Alabama Shakes
Nominees
- Dave O'Donell (engineer), Ted Jensen (mastering engineer) for Before This World, performed by James Taylor
- Maxime Le Guil (engineer), Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) for Currency of Man, performed by Melody Gardot
- Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco (engineers), Emily Lazar (mastering engineer) for Recreational Love, performed by The Bird and the Bee
- Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo (engineers), Paul Blakemore (mastering engineer) for Wallflower, performed by Diana Krall
- Tom Elmhirst, Cole M. Greif-Neill, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano (engineers); Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Morning Phase, performed by Beck
Nominees
- Richard King & Dave Sinko (engineers); Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Bass & Mandolin, performed by Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
- Ross Hogarth & Casey Wasner (engineers); Richard Dodd (mastering engineer) for Bluesamericana, performed by Keb' Mo'
- Chuck Ainlay (engineer); Gavin Lurssen (mastering engineer) for The Way I'm Livin' , performed by Lee Ann Womack
- Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro & Davi Way (engineers); Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) for What's Left Is Forever, performed by Thomas Dybdahl
- Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Daniel Lerner & Florian Lagatta (engineers), Bob Ludwig and Antoine Chabert (mastering engineers) for Random Access Memories, performed by Daft Punk
Nominees
- Chuck Ainlay (engineer), Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Annie Up, performed by The Pistol Annies
- Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones (engineers), Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) for The Blue Room, performed by Madeleine Peyroux
- Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub (engineers), Ted Jensen (mastering engineer) for The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, performed by Alice in Chains
- Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin (engineers), Gavin Lurssen (mastering engineer) for ...Like Clockwork, performed by Queens of the Stone Age
- Trina Shoemaker (engineer), Eric Conn (mastering engineer) for The Moorings, performed by Andrew Duhon
- Richard King (engineer and mastering engineer) for The Goat Rodeo Sessions, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Nominees
- Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt (engineers), Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) for The Absence, performed by Melody Gardot
- Glyn Johns (engineer), Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Ashes & Fire, performed by Ryan Adams
- Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Tony Maserati, Lars Fox, Graham Hope & Morgan Stratton (engineers), Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Love Is A Four Letter Word, performed by Jason Mraz
- Helik Hadar (engineer), Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) for Slingshot, performed by Rebecca Pidgeon
- Mike Shipley & Neal Cappellino (engineers), and Brad Blackwood (mastering engineer) for Paper Airplane (performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station)
Nominees (artists names in parentheses)
- Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa (engineers) and Sangwook "Sunny" Nam & Doug Sax (mastering engineers) for Follow Me Down (Sarah Jarosz)
- Matt Andrews (engineer) and Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer) for The Harrow & The Harvest (Gillian Welch)
- Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti (engineers) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) for Music is Better Than Words (Seth MacFarlane)
- Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski (engineers) and John Shyloski (mastering engineer) for The Next Right Thing (Seth Glier)
- Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin for Battle Studies (album), performed by John Mayer
Nominees (artists names in parentheses)
- John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic) for Dirty Side Down
- Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck) for Emotion & Commotion
- Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs) for God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
- Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi) for Pink Elephant
- Imogen Heap (engineer) for Ellipse (album) performed by Imogen Heap.
Nominees (artists names in parentheses)
- Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne) for Gossip in the Grain
- Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers (Melody Gardot) for My One and Only Thrill
- Jon Brion, Jim Scott, Grippa and Greg Koller, engineers (Dido) for Safe Trip Home
- Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Jamie Polaski, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland, Gene Paul & Gordie Sampson, engineers (Leslie Mendelson) for Swan Feathers
2000s
- Joe Chiccarelli and Vance Powell (engineers) for Consolers of the Lonely performed by The Raconteurs.
- Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth (engineers) Beauty & Crime performed by Suzanne Vega.
- The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann (engineer) for At War with the Mystics performed by The Flaming Lips.
- Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski (engineer) for Back Home performed by Eric Clapton
- Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists
- Nigel Godrich & Darrell Thorp (engineers) for Hail to the Thief performed by Radiohead
- S. Husky Höskulds & Jay Newland (engineers) for Come Away with Me performed by Norah Jones
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for The Look of Love performed by Diana Krall
- Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Two Against Nature performed by Steely Dan
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for When I Look in Your Eyes performed by Diana Krall
1990s
- Andy Wallace, Tchad Blake & Trina Shoemaker (engineers) for The Globe Sessions performed by Sheryl Crow
- Frank Filipetti (engineer) for Hourglass performed by James Taylor
- Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Francis Buckley & Tommy Vicari for Q's Jook Joint performed by Quincy Jones
- David Bianco, Jim Scott, Richard Dodd & Stephen McLaughlin (engineers) for Wildflowers performed by Tom Petty
- Ed Cherney (engineer) for Longing in Their Hearts performed by Bonnie Raitt
- Hugh Padgham (engineer) for Ten Summoner's Tales performed by Sting
- Bruce Swedien & Teddy Riley (engineers) for Dangerous performed by Michael Jackson
- Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas & Woody Woodruff (engineers) for Unforgettable... with Love performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
- Bruce Swedien (engineer) for Back on the Block performed by Quincy Jones
- George Massenburg (engineer) for Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind performed by Linda Ronstadt
1980s
- Tom Lord-Alge (engineer) for Roll With It performed by Steve Winwood
- Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for Bad performed by Michael Jackson
- Jason Corsaro, Mike Nicholson & Tom Lord-Alge (engineers) for Back in the High Life performed by Steve Winwood
- Neil Dorfsman (engineer) for Brothers in Arms performed by Dire Straits
- Bruce Swedien (engineer) for Thriller performed by Michael Jackson
- Al Schmitt, David Leonard, Greg Ladanyi & Tom Knox (engineers) for Toto IV performed by Toto
- Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Gaucho performed by Steely Dan
- James Guthrie (engineer) for The Wall performed by Pink Floyd
- Peter Henderson (engineer) for Breakfast in America performed by Supertramp
1970s
- Al Schmitt & Roger Nichols (engineers) for "FM (No Static At All)" performed by Steely Dan
- Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Aja performed by Steely Dan
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for Breezin' performed by George Benson
- Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander & Russ Payne (engineers) for Between the Lines performed by Janis Ian
- Geoff Emerick (engineer) for Band on the Run performed by Paul McCartney & Wings
- Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff (engineers) for Innervisions performed by Stevie Wonder
- Armin Steiner (engineer) for Moods performed by Neil Diamond
- Henry Bush, Ron Capone & Dave Purple (engineers) for "Shaft" performed by Isaac Hayes
- Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon and Garfunkel
- Geoff Emerick & Phil McDonald (engineers) for Abbey Road performed by The Beatles
1960s
- Hugh Davies & Joe Polito (engineers) for "Wichita Lineman" performed by Glen Campbell
- Geoff Emerick (engineer) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
- Eddie Brackett & Lee Herschberg (engineers) for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra
- Larry Levine (engineer) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Phil Ramone (engineer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
- James Malloy (engineer) for Charade Soundtrack performed by Henry Mancini
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for Hatari! Soundtrack performed by Henry Mancini
- Robert Arnold (engineer) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
- Luis P. Valentin (engineer) for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook performed by Ella Fitzgerald
- Robert Simpson (engineer) for Belafonte at Carnegie Hall performed by Harry Belafonte
1950s
- Ted Keep (engineer) for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville