Audio Video News

Once again, at the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy will present an award for "Best Surround Sound Album". This year's nominees, for vocal or instrumental albums released October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005, include:

Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition

Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler, surround producers (Dire Straits) [Warner Bros.]

The Girl In The Other Room

Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Doug Sax, surround mastering engineer; Al Schmitt, surround producer (Diana Krall) [Verve]

Honky Chteau

Greg Penny, surround mix engineer; Greg Penny, surround mastering engineer; Greg Penny, surround producer (Elton John) [Universal Music Enterprises]

In Your Honor

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Nick Raskulinecz, surround producer (Foo Fighters) [Roswell/Sony/BMG]

Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain

Phil Rowlands, surround mix engineer; Phil Rowlands, surround mastering engineer; Nick Parker & Phil Rowlands, surround producers (Jos Serebrier & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) [Naxos]

The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Don't look for me in the audience shots. I wasn't invited. (Again.)