Technical GRAMMY Award Recommendation Form
Technical GRAMMY Description
The Technical GRAMMY is awarded to those individuals who have dramatically pushed boundaries and made groundbreaking, important, outstanding and influential contributions of technical excellence and innovation to the recording field throughout their lifetime. The Technical GRAMMY will not be awarded to individuals who have been deceased for more than 10 years.
Please ensure that your submission fits these criteria.
On rare occasions, company, organization or institution submissions will also be considered by the Blue Ribbon Technical GRAMMY Review Committee. In these cases, it must be clear that the submission’s innovative, groundbreaking technology, or contribution originated at the company, organization or institution (i.e. was not licensed or purchased from another entity and then improved upon) and was created by a fairly large group within the entity so it would not be appropriate to award just one or two individuals.
How to Submit a Recommendation
Members of the Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council, Chapter Producers & Engineers Wing Committees, and Recording Academy Chapter Boards may submit recommendations by returning a Technical GRAMMY Recommendation Form along with a one-page bio, not to exceed 500 words, via email to candice.yang@grammy.com by FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026.
The bio must list specific contributions, major developments or techniques, and what impact this individual (or company) has had on the recording industry. Please include any available citations or footnotes, which will not be considered part of the 500-word limit.