2023 TEC Awards Finalists Announced
NAMM has announced the finalists of the 38 th Annual TEC Awards . Presented annually during The NAMM Show , the TEC Awards recognize the individuals , companies , and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings , live performances , films , television , video games , and multimedia . At the ceremony , one artist will be presented with the Les Paul Innovation Award . The annual award honours musical artists whose work has exemplified the creative application of audio technology .
In total , 21 Technical Achievement and Studio Design Project categories were evaluated by a group of industry experts from all facets of the pro audio and sound production industries . Finalists are those products and projects that , in the opinion of the nominating panel , represent superior accomplishments in their respective fields .
For invited members , voting in each category will begin on Dec . 21 and end on March 1 , 2023 . Finalists from the 22 categories will be selected by industry professionals across major music , sound , and game audio associations , along with pro audio focused media groups .
The finalists will be celebrated at The 2023 NAMM Show at the TEC Experience , a special , communal reception designed to gather the crossroads of the industry to applaud the achievements of the researchers and developers , product designers , marketers , and innovators behind the innovations . The event , which is open to all NAMM Show attendees and precedes the return of the TEC Awards in 2024 , will be held on the campus of the Anaheim Convention Center on the evening of Thursday , April 13 , 2023 .
The TEC Awards will also honour an individual for their contributions to music and recording . Soon to be announced , an honoree who embodies the creative , innovative , and enterprising spirit of Les Paul will be honored with the Les Paul Innovation Award . Past Les Paul recipients include Carol Kaye , Peter Frampton , Jackson Browne , Joe Perry ( Aerosmith , Hollywood Vampires ), Slash ( Guns N ’ Roses ), Don Was ( Was , Not Was ), Lindsey Buckingham ( Fleetwood Mac ), Pete Townsend , Stevie Wonder , Todd Rundgren , and others .
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