Audio Engineering Society receives a Technical Grammy Award

With 75 years of history, Audio Engineering Society (AES) has received a Technical Grammy Award in recognition of its commitment to innovation in audio.

The president of AES, Bruce Olson, and the elected president of AES, Leslie Gaston-Bird, accepted the Special Award of Merit on behalf of the Society during a ceremony held by the Recording Academy on Saturday, February 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles.

“La Audio Engineering Society celebra su 75º año en el corazón de la innovación del audio”, señaló Olson en sus comentarios de aceptación. “Desde la introducción en la Convención de la AES del single de 45 rpm, el disco compacto, el formato MP3 y ahora la tecnología de audio en streaming, la AES reúne a las mentes más destacadas en innovación de audio y ha guiado a la industria musical con normas y mejores prácticas que perfeccionan continuamente el estado del arte de la grabación, reproducción, difusión y streaming de audio. La AES se siente honrada por este reconocimiento a sus continuas contribuciones y, en nombre de sus más de 10.000 miembros en todo el mundo, la Sociedad acepta con orgullo este Premio Grammy Técnico y da las gracias a la Academia de Grabación y a su Producers & Engineers Wing”.

Gaston-Bird added that "our work has only just begun. We listen to our members and are inspired by the women and underrepresented groups in the audio sector who work tirelessly to create a more inclusive industry. We understand the power of networks, role models and mentorship, and we will work within the industry to help create lasting and sustainable change." The next 75 years of the AES are already beginning to be different from the first 75, and we are very excited about the future.”

This Special Merit Award is granted by vote of the Producers and Engineers Section Advisory Council and Section Committees, and by ratification of the National Trustees of the Recording Academy, to individuals, companies, organizations or institutions that have made contributions of outstanding technical importance in the field of recording.