Congratulations to Our Grammy-Winning UA Artists!
From Best Rap Album to Producer of the Year, nearly every major award category for the 55th Grammy Awards had one or more UA artists in its ranks. Well-deserved congratulations go out to our UA Grammy nominees and winners for their hard work and dedication to the most critically acclaimed musical productions of 2012!
Here's a few of this year's Grammy-winning UA artists.
Album of The Year
Bob Ludwig (Mastering Engineer), Garrett Miller (Assistant Engineer)
Mumford & Sons — Babel
Song of the Year
Andrew Dawson (Engineer)
Fun. — "We Are Young"
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
The Black Keys — El Camino
Dr. John — Locked Down
Hacienda — Savage
Hacienda — Shakedown
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Chuck Ainlay (Recording Engineer), Haydn Bendall (Recording Engineer), Eric Boulanger (Mastering Engineer)
Chris Botti — Impressions
Best Pop Vocal Album
Joe Baldridge (Engineer)
Kelly Clarkson — Stronger
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Al Schmitt (Engineer, Mixing), Steve Genewick (Engineer), Elliot Scheiner (Engineer)
Paul McCartney — Kisses On The Bottom
Best Rock Album
The Black Keys (Producer)
The Black Keys — El Camino
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Malay (Producer) & Mark "Spike" Stent (Mix Engineer)
Frank Ocean — Channel Orange
Best R&B Album
Chris Athens (Mastering Engineer)
Robert Glasper Experiment — Black Radio
Best Rap Album
Ken Lewis (Recording Engineer), Just Blaze (Mix Engineer, Producer), Andrew Wright (Mix Engineer)
Drake — Take Care
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Paul Blakemore (Mastering Engineer)
Esperanza Spalding — Radio Music Society
Best Americana Album
Bob Ludwig (Mastering Engineer)
Bonnie Raitt — Slipstream
Best Historical Album
Mark Linett (Producer, Mastering Engineer)
The Beach Boys — The Smile Sessions
— Amanda Whiting
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