Sono Luminus
| Sono Luminus | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Distributor(s) | Naxos Records |
| Genre | Classical Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | http://www.sonoluminus.com |
Sono Luminus is an American record label located in Boyce, Virginia specializing in ultra-high resolution recordings of acoustic music, focusing primarily on classical music.
History
Sono Luminus was created in 1995 by Cisco Systems founders Sandy Lerner and Len Bosack. They founded Sono Luminus with a “less is more” philosophy focused capturing real performances with microphone placement and quality acoustic spaces rather than using heavy post-production.[1]
In 2005, after producing recordings for several major and independent labels, Sono Luminus purchased Dorian Recordings, a label “most noted for its extensive series of early music recordings.” The acquisition of the Dorian catalog gave them an archive of early music, and Latin American recordings, and folk music.
After the purchase, Sono Luminus released two additional albums under the “Dorian” name.
From 2005 to 2010, after releasing just two albums under the “Dorian” name, the company then followed by 47 releases as “Dorian Sono Luminus.”
In January 2011, the name “Dorian” was dropped beginning in February each new release had the new “Sono Luminus” logo.[2]
As of November 2013 they had released 44 titles as Sono Luminus.
Grammy awards
- 2010 Best Engineered Album, Classical-"Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works" by Eliesha Nelson; Brandie Lane-engineer[3]
- 2012 Best Classical Album [Latin Grammy]-"Brasileiro: Works of Francisco Mignone" by Cuarteto Latinoamericano; Daniel Shores-engineer, Dan Merceruio-producer[4]
Grammy nominations
- 2008 Best Small Ensemble - "Das Lied Von der Erde" by The Smithsonian Chamber Players[5]
- 2009 Best Classical Crossover - "Indigo Road" by Ronn McFarlane
- 2010 Best Chamber Music Performance - "Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works" by Eliesha Nelson
- 2010 Best Chamber Music Performance - "Radames Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar" by Marc Regnier
- 2010 Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) - "20th Century Harp Sonatas" by Sarah Schuster Ericsson
- 2010 Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra) - "Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works" by Eliesha Nelson
- 2010 Best Opera Recording - "Hasse: Marc' Antonio e Cleopatra" by Ars Lyrica Houston
- 2011 Best Small Ensemble - "Kingdoms of Castille" by El Mundo
- 2012 Best Classical Instrumental Solo - "The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau" by Jory Vinikour[6]
- 2012 Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble - "Mind Meld" by ZOFO[6]
- 2012 Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble - "Rupa-khandha" by Los Angeles Percussion Quartet[6]
- 2012 Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble - "Americana" by Modern Mandolin Quartet[6]
- 2012 Best Engineered Classical Album - "Americana" by Modern Mandolin Quartet; Daniel Shores-engineer[6]
- 2012 Best Surround Sound Album - "Rupa-khandha" by Los Angeles Percussion Quartet; Daniel Shores-engineer[6]
- 2012 Producer of the Year, Classical - Dan Merceruio[6]
- 2013 Best Surround Sound Album - "Sprung Rhythm" by Inscape; Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer[7]
- 2015 Best Classical Instrumental Solo - "Toccatas" by Jory Vinikour[8]
- 2015 Producer of the Year, Classical - Dan Merceruio [9]
Other awards
- 2007 Audio Engineering Society’s Award of Excellence in High Resolution Audio[10]
References
- ^ sonoluminus.com, Sono Luminus About Us.
- ^ sono-luminus.blogspot.com, Sono Luminus Name Change Blog Post.
- ^ cnn.com, West Point soldier gets a Grammy salute.
- ^ latingrammy.com, Past Winners Search.
- ^ smithsonianchambermusic.org, Smithsonian Chamber Music.
- ^ a b c d e f g grammy.com, 2012 GRAMMY Classical Nominee Listing.
- ^ [1], 2013 LA Times GRAMMY Nominee List.
- ^ http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=5
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=25
- ^ aes.com, AES Member Profile.