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THE PRODUCERS AND ENGINEERS WING AND
THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY®
ROCKED SXSW WITH "URBAN EDGE PRODUCER'S SUMMIT"Photo File: swgroup_adler.JPG
Photo Caption: Rocking the house on Sat. Mar. 18th at SXSW was the "Urban Edge Producer's Summit" presented by The Recording Academy®'s Texas Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing, which also coincided with the SXSW panel "Monterey Pop at 40." Pictured here in the panelists green room are (L-R): Recording Academy President Neil Portnow, producer Harvey Mason Jr., Texas Chapter Executive Director Theresa Jenkins, producers Damon Thomas and Jimmy Jam and the legendary Lou Adler.Photo File: sx_grp_stage.JPG
Photo Caption: Rocking the house at SXSW 07 was the "Urban Edge Producer's Summit" presented by The Recording Academy's Texas Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing. Pictured here (L-R): Producers Jimmy Jam, Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason Jr a.k.a. the Underdogs; Recording Academy President Neil Portnow; Houston-based producer Mr. Lee; Academy Chairman/Austin City Limit's producer Terry Lickona and Texas Chapter Executive Director Theresa Jenkins.Photo File: sx_panelists.JPG
Photo Caption: Rocking the house at SXSW 07 was the "Urban Edge Producer's Summit" presented by The Recording Academy's Texas Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing. Pictured here (L-R): Moderator Jimmy Jam, Houston-based producer Mr. Lee and the production team of the Underdogs, a.k.a. Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason Jr.Photos courtesy of The Recording Academy®
Photographed by Rick Diamond/WireImage.com ©2007
Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as 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 Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs — including the creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download® (WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.Currently, 6,000 professionals comprise the Producers & Engineers Wing, which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, manufacturers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals in the recording community. This organized voice for the creative and technical recording community addresses issues that affect the craft of recorded music, while ensuring its role in the development of new technologies, recording and mastering recommendations, and archiving and preservation initiatives. The Wing builds on the existing regional professional development activities of The Recording Academy, which include workshops, forums and panel discussions, and other recording technology-related events, all occurring locally and nationally throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.grammy.com.
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