#grammyu

[hayleywpictures]

7th October 2017 -  “ many thanks to the @grammyu organization & students for coming out to a show to talk shop w/ us. was a pleasure!”

[gussiemiller]

Many warm thanks to my old friend and studio manager extraordinaire #candacestewart & assistant manager #keithmunson for the special guest tour love for my @grammyu mentee @biosail_ (Michael-Paul Basilio) of the legendary @eastweststudios ! Always a great motivator and dream builder for those getting started in the biz! (Pictured here with Keith in studio A) @recordingacademy #grammyu #grammys #eastwest #recordingstudio #grammymentor (at EastWest Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-nT6Ky5B8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gussiemiller]

I had a great 1st conversation today at @starbucks with my @recordingacademy #GrammyU Mentee @biosail_ aka #MichaelPaulBasilio Michael is a driven young engineering & production student from Guam 🇬🇺 at @larecordingschool He’s a devotee of @ableton and strongly inspired to succeed in our business. (And a super nice young man) It’s such an honor to represent and help advance the educational values of #thegrammys #grammyu #recordingacademy #students (at Starbucks) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co877CNOiPi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oliversean]

It’s always a pleasure to be a @grammyu #mentor. The superbly talented upcoming artists that I have met through the years of being a mentor for #GrammyU have been Amazing! Looking forward to seeing the heights @yoshisings1 (my #Mentee this spring) will reach in her career 😊🤟❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoupNMxohqX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gussiemiller]

After struggling today with @canva you can tell why I normally have a great graphic artist @omgitsnicholle do these things…😂So ANYWAY, I’m excited & honored to announce today I have been selected by the @recordingacademy to be a 2023 semester @grammyu mentor! And my FIRST lesson to my Mentee is ALWAYS get a great graphic artist to build your impressive social media presence! 😉 #grammyu #mentor #singersongwriter #engineer #producer #recordingacademy (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoqNNLGvQ65/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tonyaboydcannon]

Excited to be a part of the @grammyu again! I’m looking forward to working with my mentee @anushkakarnikk! • • #tonyaboydcannon #recordingacademy #grammyu #musiciansmatter #SOUL #musicindustry #mentor #mentee #womeninmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/CjgCn-YuqXf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[danielwillsmedia]

#Repost @captainrunaway ・・・ Another great @therecordingacademy event at the Gibson Miami Showroom...thanks @danielwillsrealtor for doing sound and @behringer for our amazing X32 mixing board #gibsonmiamishowroom #behringer #grammyu (at Gibson Guitar Showroom)

[wiselymusic]

Grammy Info

It’s that time of the year again…the nominations are in; the dresses have been picked and the speeches of the hopeful winners are being practice (maybe). It’s Grammy time. This year is the 60th anniversary to the award that is one of the most coveted in the music industry. But what really is the Grammys? Who gets to choose who will win, let alone even be nominated? How did they start? What’s their purpose?

Here’s a brief insight into the Grammys:

The Grammys are a product of the Recording Academy which was established in 1957 as the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and now serves as an organization of songwriters, engineers, musicians, producers and other music industry workers that is “dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers.” Many do not know it, but the Recording Academy does more than celebrate music with its annual awards, they also are involved in the community through the Grammy University Network or GrammyU and MusiCares. GrammyU has a primary goal of connecting college students with recording industry professionals while MusiCares provides many services to help people in music in times of needs.

The Grammys were originally created to help give recognition to those in the music industry as television had the Emmys and film had the Oscars. Instead of being called the Gramophone Award, it was almost called an “Eddie” in honor of Thomas Edison the inventor of the phonogram, however it was decided that it would be named after a gramophone which was invented by Emile Berliner. The Grammy Award itself was originally made of soft lead with a gold plating, but today is made of…grammium, a zinc alloy created by Billings Artworks.

The very first awards were in both Beverly Hills at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and in New York City at the Park Sheraton Hotel where each location awarded Grammys. A total of 28 would be awarded that day and as of February 2009, 7,578 trophies had been awarded. There four main awards that any artist regardless of genre can qualify for which include “Album of the Year”, “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist”. Album of the Year is the most coveted of the four as it goes to the performer and production team of the album; Record of the Year is similar to Song of the Year but it is awarded to the performer and production team of a song while Song of the Year goes to the composer(s) of a song; lastly Best New Artist is awarded to an artist who becomes established within the Eligibility Year.

The Eligibility Year runs from October 1st to the September 30th of the following year. The awards at this years Grammys on January 28, 2018 will be awarded to works released between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017 which sometimes means that “outdated” albums that people have forgotten about win awards.

Nominees are selected by The Academy’s Voting members once all entries have been submitted by members and media companies. The nominees are those entries which received the most number of entries in their categories. Once the nominees have been finalized the voting members of the Academy select one of the nominees in each of the general fields and nine of the other fields. The person with the most votes wins!

Hopefully this gives you some insight into the Grammys.