2008 Nominees 
                                    for 
                              Outstanding Creative Achievement
                                    Listed below are
                                      the  nominees for the 24th Annual TEC Awards
                                       as selected by the members of the 2008
                                      TEC  Awards Nominating Panel. Winners are
                                      in BLUE .  
                                       
                                      In the category of Outstanding Creative
                                       Achievement, a new category was added
                                      in 2008: Interactive Entertainment Sound
                                    Production. 
                                    TOUR SOUND PRODUCTION 
                                    Bruce Springsteen  
FOH Engineer: John Cooper 
Monitor Engineers: Monty J. Carlo, Troy Milner 
Tour Company: Audio Analysts, Colorado Springs, CO 
                                    • The
                                        Police 
                                      FOH Engineer: Michael Keating 
                                      Monitor Engineer: Ian Newton 
                                    Tour Company: Clair | Showco, Lititz, PA 
                                    Justin Timberlake 
                                      FOH Engineer: Andy Meyer 
                                      Monitor Engineer: Kevin Glendinning 
                                    Tour Company: Clair | Showco, Lititz, P 
                                    Tool 
                                      FOH Engineer: Alan “Nobby” Hopkinson 
                                      Monitor Engineer: Steve Curtin 
                                    Tour Company: Eighth Day Sound, Highland Heights, OH 
                                    Roger Waters 
                                      FOH Engineer: James “Trip” Khalaf 
                                      Monitor Engineer: Robin Fox 
                                      Tour Company: Clair | Showco, Lititz, PA 
                                    REMOTE PRODUCTION/RECORDING OR BROADCAST  
                                          42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS 
                                      Remote Engineer: Jeffrey Fectau 
                                      Production Mixer: Mark King 
                                      Music Mixer: Biff Dawes 
                                      Remote Facility: Westwood One, Culver City, CA 
                                    2007 American Idol Finale, Fox TV 
                                      Production Mixer: Ed Greene 
                                      Music Mixer: Biff Dawes 
                                      Remote Facility: Westwood One, Culver City, CA 
                                    • 50th
                                          Annual Grammy Awards, CBS 
                                  
                                      Production Mixers: Tom Holmes, Klaus Landsberg. Eric Johnston 
                                      Music Mixers: John Harris, Eric Shilling 
                                    Remote Facility: XM Productions-Effanel Music, NYC 
                                    Garth Brooks: Live in LA, CBS 
                                      Remote Engineer: Greg Lankford 
                                      Production Mixer: Michael Abbot 
                                      Music Mixer: Stan “Quack” Dacus 
                                      Remote Facilities: MTV Networks, Nashville, TN, F&F Productions 
                                    VH1 Rock Honors-Genesis/Heart/ZZ Top/Ozzy Osbourne, VH1 
                                      Remote Engineers: Greg Lankford, Mark Repp 
                                      Production Mixer: Klaus Landsberg 
                                      Music Mixer: Jay Vicari 
                                      Remote Facility: MTV Networks, Nashville, TN 
                                    TELEVISION SOUND PRODUCTION 
                                      24, Fox 
                                        Supervising Sound Editor: William Dotson 
                                        Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Olman, C.A.S, Kenneth Korbet, C.A.S. 
                                        Production Mixer: Bill Gocke 
                                        Audio Post Facility: Universal Studios, Universal City; Wilshire Editorial, Burbank, CA 
                                    American Idol, Fox 
                                      Supervising Sound Editor: Brian Riordan 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Brian Riordan, Connor Moore 
                                      Production Mixer: Ed Greene 
                                      Audio Post Facility: Levels, Hollywood, CA 
                                    Battlestar Galactica, Sci Fi Channel 
                                      Supervising Sound Editors: Daniel Colman, M.P.S.E, Jack Levy 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Olman, C.A.S, Kenneth Korbet, C.A.S. 
                                      Production Mixer: Rick Bal 
                                    Audio Post Facilities: Universal Studios, Universal City, AnEFX, Inc., Burbank, CA 
                                    Lost, ABC 
                                      Supervising Sound Editor: Tom deGorter 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Frank Morrone, Scott Weber 
                                      Production Mixer: Bobby Anderson 
                                    Audio Post Facility: Buena Vista Sound, Burbank, CA 
                                    • Saturday
                                            Night Live, NBC 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Bob Palladino, Jay Vicari, Bill Taylor, Marty Brumbach, Devon Emke,  
                                      Josiah Gluck, Chris Costello  
                                    Audio Post Facility:  NBC Studios, New York  
                                    FILM SOUND PRODUCTION 
                                      3:10 to Yuma, Lionsgate 
Supervising Sound Editor: Don Sylvester 
Sound Designer: Don Sylvester 
Re-Recording Mixers: David Giammarco, Paul Massey 
Production Mixer: Jim Stube 
Score Mixer: John Kurlander 
Recording Facility: Pianella Studio, Malibu, CA, Abbey Road Studios, London, UK 
Audio Post Facility: 2oth Century Fox,  
                                    Ratatouille, Pixar Animation Studios/Buena Vista/Walt Disney Studios 
                                      Supervising Sound Editors: Randy Thom, Michael Silvers 
                                      Sound Designer: Randy Thom 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Semanick, Randy Thom 
                                      Production Mixers: Vince Caro, Doc Kane, Nigel Heath, Bobby Johansen  
                                      Score Mixer: Dan Wallin 
                                      Recording Facility: Pixar Sound Studios, Emeryville, CA, Sony Studios, NYC, Avatar Studios, NYC, Sonalyst Studios, CT, Hackenbacker Studios, London, England, Disney Stage B, Sound One, NYC 
                                    Audio Post Facility: Skywalker Sound 
                                    Sweeny Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, DreamWorks Pictures 
                                      Supervising Sound Editor: David Evans 
                                      Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker 
                                      Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Johnson, Michael Semanick 
                                      Production Mixer: Tony Dawe 
                                      Score Mixer: 
                                      Recording Facility: 
                                    Audio Post Facility: 
                                    • The
                                          Bourne Ultimatum 
                                      Supervising Sound Editor: Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Bob Beemer, Scott Millan, David Parker, Gary Summers. 
                                      Production Mixer: Kirk Francis 
                                      Score Mixer: Shawn Murphy 
                                      Recording Facility: Todd AO West, Santa Monica, CA 
                                    Audio Post Facility: Soundelux, Hollywood, CA 
                                    Transformers 
                                      Supervising Sound Editor: Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn 
                                      Sound Designer: Erik Aadahl 
                                      Re-Recording Mixers: Greg P. Russell, Kevin O’Connell 
                                      Production Mixer: Peter Devlin 
                                      Score Mixer: Alan Meyerson 
                                      Recording Facility: Sony Studios, Culver City, CA 
                                    Audio Post Facility: Sony Studios, Culver City, CA 
                                  STUDIO DESIGN PROJECT 
                                        2 Hard Records, Kingston, Jamaica   
                                      Architect or Studio Designer: Francis Manzella Design Ltd. 
                                      Acoustician: Francis Manzella Design Ltd. 
                                      Studio Owner: Jeremy Harding 
                                    Cream Recording Studios, London, England   
                                      Architect or Studio Designer: Roger D’Arcy, Recording Architecture  
                                      Acoustician: Roger D’Arcy, Recording Architecture 
                                      Studio Owner: Richard Eastwood 
                                    Inner Machine, Buffalo, NY   
                                      Architect or Studio Designer: John Storyk 
                                      Acoustician: Walters-Storyk Design Group 
                                      Studio Owner: John Rzeznik/Robby Takac, Goo Goo Dolls 
                                    • Red
                                          Bull Studio; Red Bull North America, Santa
                                          Monica, CA   
                                      Architect or Studio Designer: Troy Germano, Studio Design Group 
                                      Acoustician: Troy Germano, SDG, David Bell, White Mark Limited 
                                    Studio Owner: Red Bull North America 
                                    Setai Recording Studio, South Beach, FL   
                                      Architect or Studio Designer: Matt Knobel, Kravitz Design, Ross Alexander of Synergetic Services 
                                      Acoustician: Ross Alexander, Synergetic Services 
                                      Studio Owner: Setai Owners 
                                    
                                      
                                        INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOUND PRODUCTION 
                                          Bioshock, 2K Boston, 2K Games 
                                          Audio Director: Emily Ridgway 
                                          Sound Designers: Patrick Balthrop, Justin Mullins, Emily Ridgway 
                                          Sound & Music Integrators: Patrick Balthrop, Justin Mullins, Emily Ridgway 
                                          Audio Programmer: Carlos Cuello
                                           
                                          Audio Post Facility: PCB Productions, Encino, CA
                                          Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward, Activision 
                                            Audio Director: Mark Ganus 
                                            Sound Designers: Mark Ganus, Stephen Miller, Yuan Liu 
                                            Sound & Music Integrators: Mark Ganus, Stephen Miller 
                                            Audio Programmers: Alessandro Bartolucci, Andrew Wang, Jiesang Song 
                                            Re-Recording Mixers: Mark Ganus, Stephen Miller, Chrissy Arya 
                                            Audio Post Facility: PCB Productions, Encino, CA 
                                          • Halo
                                              3, Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios  
                                            Audio Director: Marty O’Donnell 
                                            Sound Designers: Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson 
                                            Sound & Music Integrators: Marty O’Donnell, Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson 
                                            Audio Programmer: Mat Noguchi 
                                            Re-Recording Mixers: Marty O’Donnell, Jay Weinland, C Paul Johnson 
                                          Audio Post Facility: Bungie, Kirkland, WA 
                                          The Orange Box, Valve Software, EA Games 
                                            Audio Director : Kelly Bailey, Bill Van Buren  
                                            Sound Designer : Kelly Baily, Tim Larkin  
                                            Sound & Music Integrator : Kelly Baily, Bill Van Buren, Mike Morasky 
                                          Audio Programmer : Kelly Bailey, Jay Stelly 
                                          Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Naughty Dog, SCEA 
                                            Audio Director:                                     Bruce Swanson 
                                            Sound Designers:                                 Paul Fox, Phil Kovats, Bruce Swanson 
                                            Sound & Music Integrators:                 Clint Bajakian, Jonathan Mayer, Scott Hanau 
                                            Audio Programmer:                            Jonathan Lanier 
                                            Re-Recording Mixer:                           Mark Jasper 
                                            Audio Post Facility:                              Technicolor Interactive Services   | 
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                                    SURROUND SOUND RECORDING 
                                    Fear Of A Blank Planet, Porcupine Tree 
5.1 Mixing Engineer: Steven Wilson 
Mastering Engineer: Darcy Proper 
Producer: Porcupine Tree 
Mixing Facility: No Man's Land, UK  
Mastering Facility: Galaxy Studio, Belgium   
                                    • James
                                          Taylor-One Man Band  
                                      5.1 Mixing Engineer: David O’Donnell 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen, Ryan Smith 
                                      Producer: David O’Donnell, James Taylor 
                                      Mixing Facility: The Barn, Washington, MA 
                                    Mastering Facility: Sterling Sound, New York City 
                                    Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour 
                                      5.1 Mixing Engineer: Gustavo Celis 
                                      Producer: Tim Mitchell 
                                      Mixing Facility: Elastic Mix, Miami, FL 
                                      Mastering Facility: Elastic Mix, Miami,
                                      FL 
                                    The McCartney Years  
                                      5.1 Mixing Engineer: Paul Hicks 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Tim Young 
                                      Mixing Facility: Abbey Road Studios, London, UK 
                                      Mastering Facility: Metropolis Mastering, London, UK 
                                    Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis; Serenade To Music, Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus 
                                      5.1 Mixing Engineer: Michael Bishop 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Michael Bishop 
                                      Producer: Elaine Martone 
                                      Mixing Facility: Telarc 
                                      Mastering Facility: Telarc                                     
                                    RECORD PRODUCTION/SINGLE OR TRACK 
                                      “1234,” The Reminder, Feist 
                                      Recording Engineer: Renaud Letang (assistant Robbie Lackritz & Lionel Darenne) 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Renaud Letang (assistant Thomas Moulin) 
                                      Mixing Facility: Sudios Ferber, France 
                                      Producer: Gonzales, Feist, Renaud Letang 
                                      Recording Studio: La Frette Studio, France 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Mandy Parnell 
                                      Mastering Facility: Electric Mastering, London 
                                    “Icky Thump,” Icky Thump, The White Stripes  
                                      Recording Engineer: Joe Chiccarelli 
                                      Mixing Engineers: Joe Chiccarelli, Jack White 
                                      Mixing Facility: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN 
                                      Producer: Jack White 
                                      Recording Studio: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller 
                                      Mastering Facility: Universal Mastering Studios, New York City 
                                    “No One,” As I Am, Alicia Keys 
                                      Recording Engineer: Ann Mincieli 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Manny Marroquin 
                                      Mixing Facility: Oven Studios, Long Island, NY 
                                      Producers: Alicia Keys, Kerry Krucial Brothers, DJ Harry 
                                      Recording Studios: Glenwood Place, Burbank, CA, Oven Studios, Long Island, NY 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Dave Kutch 
                                      Mastering Facility: Mastering Palace, New York, NY 
                                    “Umbrella,” Good Girl Gone Bad, Rhianna featuring Jay-Z 
                                      Recording Engineer: Kuk Harrell 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Manny Marroquin 
                                      Mixing Facility: Larrabee Studios North, Universal City, CA 
                                      Producer: Kuk Harrell, C. “Tricky” Stewart 
                                      Recording Studios: Triangle Sound, Atlanta, GA, Westlake Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer 
                                      Mastering Facility: Sterling Sound, NYC 
                                    • “The
                                        Pretender,” Echoes, Silence,
                                        Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters 
                                      Recording Engineer: Adrian Bushby 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Rich Costey 
                                      Mixing Facility: The Pass Studios, Los Angeles 
                                      Producer: Gil Norton 
                                      Recording Studio: Studio 606, Los Angeles 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Brian Gardner 
                                    Mastering Facility: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA 
                                    RECORD PRODUCTION/ALBUM 
                                        Icky Thump, The White Stripes, Warner Brothers 
Recording Engineer: Joe Chiccarelli 
Mixing Engineers: Joe Chiccarelli, Jack White 
Mixing Facility: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN 
Producer: Jack White 
Recording Studio: Blackbird Studios 
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller 
Mastering Facility: Universal Mastering Studios, New York City 
                                    Just A Little Lovin’, Shelby Lynne, Lost Highway 
                                      Recording Engineer: Al Schmitt 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Al Schmitt 
                                      Mixing Facility: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA 
                                      Producer: Phil Ramone 
                                      Recording Studio: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax 
                                      Mastering Facility: The Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA 
                                    Long Road Out of Eden, Eagles,Polydor 
                                      Recording Engineers: Chris Bell, Steve Churchyard, Richard Davis, Mike Harlow, Jason Lader, Hank Linderman, Jim Naper, Mike Terry 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Elliot Scheiner 
                                      Mixing Facility: The Doghouse, Los Angeles, CA 
                                      Producers: Scott Crago, Richard F.W. Davis,  The Eagles, Steuart Smith, Bill Szymczyk 
                                      Recording Studios: The Doghouse, Los Angeles, Samhain Sound, Malibu, CA, O’Henry Studios, Burbank, Mooselodge, Calabasas, CA, The Panhandle House, Denton, TX, Luminous Sound, Dallas, TX, Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA. 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig 
                                      Mastering Facility: Gateway Mastering & DVD, Portland, ME 
                                    • Raising
                                            Sand, Robert Plant & Alison
                                            Krauss, Rounder 
                                      Recording Engineers: Stacy Parrish, Mike Piersante, Jason Wormer 
                                      Mixing Engineer: Mike Piersante 
                                      Mixing Facility: Electro Magnetic Studios, Los Angeles 
                                      Producer: T-Bone Burnett 
                                      Recording Studios: Electro Magnetic Studios, Los Angeles, Sage & Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA, Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN, The Village Recorder, Los Angeles 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen 
                                    Mastering Facility: Lurssen Mastering, Hollywood, CA 
                                    Revival, John Fogerty, Fantasy 
                                      Recording Engineers: Jim Scott, Ryan Freeland, Seth Presant 
                                      Mixing Engineers: Jim Scott, John Fogerty 
                                      Mixing Facility: NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA 
                                      Producer: John Fogerty 
                                      Recording Studio: NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA 
                                      Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig 
                                    Mastering Facility: Gateway Mastering & DVD, Portland, ME 
                                    
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