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On June 28th 2014 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel
in Santa Monica the inaugural Pensado Awards took place honoring all of the
talented individuals behind the scenes who make the music you love possible.
With categories such as, Break Thru Mixer Award, Game Changer Producer of the
Year Award, OMG! Mix of the Year, Master of Mastering, and AIR Award for best
assistant, Intern, or Runner, the Pensado Awards set itself apart from other
award shows as a celebration of the underdog and under appreciated.
Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick are co-host of Pensado’sPlace, a weekly show that offers audio techniques and interviews with industry
professionals such as mix and tracking engineers, producers, artist, and studio
managers. Dave Pensado is a Grammy Award winning engineer who has mixed for
some of the industry’s biggest talents.
The Pensado Awards was an all-inclusive event, open to
everyone, including the after party. This awards ceremony gave up and coming
artist and engineers an opportunity to network with heavy weights within the
music industry. The tickets at only $50 per, including the after party, made
this event even more accessible. According to Forbes, “The Pensado Awards
leveled the playing field.” While
receiving the Live/Front of House Mixer Award, John McBride shared his
excitement about the future of the audio industry, “I really believe that the
bar is being raised again….great things are on the horizon and happening
again.”
The amount of information and knowledge that is
being spread online through shows such as Pensado’s Place, I can see John
McBride’s vision and share in his excitement for the future of audio. Not only
is their a strong community within the virtual world of audio, these
communities are also starting to expand and create spaces for professionals and
enthusiast to come together and celebrate their love and passion for music. I
believe that
the Inaugural Pensado Awards just might be the catalyst for more
to come.
