Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album

The Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album , in German "Grammy award for the best surround sound album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy in the field of music production since 2005 .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album. The prize has been awarded in the field of music production / engineering since 2005. It is one of the few categories that is open to both classic and non-classic recordings, whether new or reissued. To qualify for this category, the recording must be in surround quality (with at least four channels). The recordings must be available commercially either as DVD-Audio , DVD-Video , Blu-ray , SACD , surround download or as a pure streaming copy. The award goes to the surround technicians, the surround mastering technicians (if any) and the surround sound producers (if any). Performing artists do not receive the award unless they are also a surround technician (mastering) or surround sound producer.

In 2019 the category was renamed the Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album .

Winners and nominees

year	winner	album	Performer (s)	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2005	Al Schmitt *, Robert Hadley and Doug Sax **, John Burk, Phil Ramone and Herbert Walf ***	Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles and various artists	Bob Clearmountain *, Bob Ludwig **, Rhett Davies *** for Avalon ( Roxy Music ) Markus Heiland * / **, Andreas Neubronner *** for Mahler: Symphony No. 4 ( Michael Tilson Thomas ) Ed Cherney *, James Guthrie and Doug Sax ** for Nick of Time ( Bonnie Raitt ) Martin Walters * / ***, Paul Blakemore ** for Raise Your Spirit Higher ( Ladysmith Black Mambazo )
2006	Chuck Ainlay *, Bob Ludwig **, Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler ***	Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition	Dire Straits	Al Schmitt * / ***, Doug Sax ** for The Girl In The Other Room ( Diana Krall ) Greg Penny * / ** / *** for Honky Château ( Elton John ) Elliot Scheiner *, Bob Ludwig **, Nick Rasculinecz *** for In Your Honor ( Foo Fighters ) Phil Rowlands * / **, Nick Parker and Phil Rowlands *** for Mussorgsky / Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain (José Serebrier)
2007	Elliot Scheiner *, Darcy Proper **, Donald Fagen ***	Morph The Cat	Donald Fagen	Morten Lindberg and Hans Peter l'Orange *, Morten Lindberg ** / *** for Immortal Nystedt (Ensemble 96) Martin Walters * / ** / *** for Long Walk To Freedom ( Ladysmith Black Mambazo ) Tony Papa *, Bernie Grundman **, Al Yankovic *** for Straight Outta Lynwood ( "Weird Al" Yankovic ) PJ Olsson and Alan Parsons *, Bob Michaels **, Alan Parsons *** for A Valid Path (Alan Parsons)
2008	Paul Hicks *, Tim Young **, George Martin & Giles Martin ***	Love	The Beatles	The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann * / ** / *** for At War with the Mystics 5.1 (The Flaming Lips) Steven Wilson *, Darcy Proper **, Porcupine Tree *** for Fear of a Blank Planet (Porcupine Tree) John Newton *, Jonathan Cooper **, Blanton Alspaugh *** for Grechaninov: Passion Week (Charles Bruffy) Michael Bishop * / **, Elaine Martone *** for Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music (Robert Spano)
2009	Michael Bishop * / **, Robert Woods ***	Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina	Paavo Järvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra	Morten Lindberg and Hans Peter l'Orange *, Morten Lindberg ** / *** for Divertimenti (Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene) John Newton *, Jonathan Cooper and Mark Donahue **, Blanton Alspaugh *** for Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works (Charles Bruffy) Bruce Sugar *, Chris Bellman **, Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar *** for Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection (Ringo Starr) Tohru Takayama *, Keigo Oyamada *** for Sensurround + B Sides (Cornelius)
2010	Michael Bishop * / **, Elaine Martone ***	Transmigration	Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses	David Miles Huber * / ** / *** for Colabs (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias and Gail Pettis) Morten Lindberg and Hans Peter l'Orange *, Morten Lindberg ** / *** for Flute Mystery (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy , Fred Jonny Berg , Catherine Beynon and The Philharmonia Orchestra) Morten Lindberg and Hans Peter l'Orange *, Morten Lindberg ** / *** for Kleiberg: Treble & Bass ( Daniel Reuss , Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Marianne Thorsen and Göran Sjölin) Nick Davis * / ***, Tony Cousins ​​** for Genesis 1970-1975 ( Genesis )
2011	Keith O. Johnson * / **, David Frost ***	Britten's Orchestra	Michael Stern and Kansas City Symphony	Steven Wilson * / ***, Darcy Proper ** for The Incident ( Porcupine Tree ) David Miles Huber * / ** / *** for Parallax Eden (David Miles Huber) Don Murray *, Sangwook Nam and Doug Sax **, John Burk, Noel Lee and Marcus Miller *** for Songs and Stories (Monster Music Version) ( George Benson ) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style (Trondheimsolistene)
2012	Elliot Scheiner *, Bob Ludwig **, Bill Levenson and Elliot Scheiner ***	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)	Derek & The Dominos	Frank Filipetti and Eric Schilling *, Frank Filipetti **, Phil Ramone *** for An Evening with Dave Grusin (various artists) Steven Wilson * / ***, Paschal Byrne ** for Grace for Drowning ( Steven Wilson ) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for children (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 and Nidaros String Quartet) Andreas Speer * / ***, Robin Schmidt and Andreas Speer ** for Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 and Nonet In F Major, Op. 31 (Camerata Freden)
2013	Jim Anderson *, Darcy Proper **, Michael Friedman ***	Modern cool	Patricia Barber	David Miles Huber * / ** / *** for Chamberland (David Miles Huber) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Quiet Winter Night (The Hoff Ensemble) Daniel Shores * / **, Marina Ledin and Victor Ledin *** for Rupa-Khanda (The Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) Steven Wilson * / ** / *** for Storm Corrosion ( Storm Corrosion )
2014	Al Schmitt * and Tommy LiPuma ***	Live kisses	Paul McCartney	Les Claypool and Jason Mills *, Stephen Marcussen **, Les Claypool and Jeff Fura *** for Sailing The Seas of Cheese (Deluxe Edition) ( Primus ) Leslie Ann Jones *, Michael Romanowski **, Herbert Walti *** for Signature Sound Opus One (various artists) Jim Anderson *, Darcy Proper **, Jim Anderson and Jane Ira Bloom *** for Sixteen Sunsets (Jane Ira Bloom) Daniel Shores * / **, Dan Merceruio *** for Sprung Rhythm (Richard Scerbo and Inscape)
2015	Elliot Scheiner (*), Tom Coyne (**), Beyoncé Knowles (***)	Beyoncé	Beyoncé	Morten Lindberg (* / ** / ***) for Beppe: Remote Galaxy ( Vladimir Ashkenazy and The Philharmonia Orchestra) David Miles Huber (* / ** / ***) for Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes (David Miles Huber) Damon Iddins and Andy Jackson (* / ***) for The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set) ( Pink Floyd ) Hans-Jörg Maucksch (* / ***), Günter Pauler (**) for Epics of Love (Song Zuying, Yu Long and The China Philharmonic Orchestra) Michael Bishop (* / ***), Elaine Martone (**) for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ( Benjamin Zander and The Philharmonia Orchestra)
2016	James Guthrie (* / ** / ***) & Joel Plante (**)	Amused To Death	Roger Waters	Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop (Ingar Heine Bergby and Norwegian Radio Orchestra) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Magnificat (Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor and Trondheimsolistene) composed by Kim André Arnesen Erdo Groot * / **, Philip Traugott *** for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 ( Paavo Järvi and Russian National Orchestra) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Spes (Tove Ramlo-Ystad and Cantus)
2017	Alexander Lipay *, Dmitriy Lipay * / ** / ***	Dutilleux: Sur le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystères de l'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement	Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony	Brad Michel * / ** and Robina G. Young *** for Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Maja Ratkje: And Sing ... ( Maja Ratkje , Cikada and the Oslo Sinfonietta) Les Claypool * / *** and Stephen Marcussen ** for Primus & The Chocolate Factory (5.1 Surround Sound Edition) ( Primus ) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Reflections (Oyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg and the Trondheim Soloists)
2018	Jim Anderson * / Darcy Proper ** / Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom ***	Early Americans	Jane Ira Bloom	Morten Lindberg * / ** / **** for Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man ( Eivind Gullberg Jensen , Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Trondheim Vocal Ensemble) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for So Is My Love (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96) Fritz Hilpert * / ***, Tom Ammermann ** for 3-D The Catalog ( Kraftwerk ) Jesse Brayman * / **, Blanton Alspaugh *** for Tyberg: Masses (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson and the South Dakota Chorale)
2019	Alan Parsons * / ** / ***, Dave Donnelly **, PJ Olsson **	Eye in the Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition	Alan Parsons Project	Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Folketoner (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask and det Norske Jentekor) Daniel Shores * / **, Dan Merceruio *** for Seven Words From The Cross (Matthew Guard and Skylark) Morten Lindberg * / ** / *** for Sommero: Ujamaa & the Iceberg (Ingar Heine Bergby and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and choir) Prashant Mistry * / ***, Ronald Prent * / ***, Darcy Proper ** for Symbol (Engine-Earz Experiment)
2020	Morten Lindberg	lux	Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene and Nidarosdomens Jentekor	Chain tripping from yacht (technology: Luke Argilla, Jürgen Scharpf, Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter) Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances by Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (Technique: Jim Anderson, Robert C. Ludwig, Ulrike Schwarz) The Orchestral Organ by Jan Kraybill (Technique: Keith O. Johnson, Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin) The Savior by A Bad Think (Technique: Bob Clearmountain, Bob Ludwig, Michael Marquart & Dave Way)

Legend: * = surround mix technician / ** = surround mastering technician / *** = surround producer / () = performing artist in brackets

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Winners Best Immersive Audio Album. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .