Entries have been sifted and the shortlists have been compiled for the Pro Sound Awards 2016! Our independent team of judges will now choose a winner for each category.
The Awards night, featuring Tannoy as the headline sponsor, is being held at the world-famous Ministry of Sound nightclub in London on Thursday 22 September. Tickets for the events are on sale now for £55. (Lifetime Achievement and Grand Prix awards will be announced next week. More details on the Rising Star Award are also forthcoming.)
Here then are the shortlists for each category:
LIVE/TOURING SOUND
Engineer of the Year (OTY)
- Jose Rivera/Marc Anthony/Meyer Sound
- Gary Bradshaw/ELO
- Dave Bracey/Adele/BlackBox Music
- Gavin McComb/Junun/Allen & Heath
Tour Sound
- London Speaker Hire/Eli Saunder-Deutsch, OnBlackheath
- SSE/Reading Festival
- Avid/S6L/A-ha/Gerard Albo
- Adlib/Florence & the Machine
Theatre Sound
- Digby Shaw
- Funktion-One/Once at Olympia Theatre
- Greg Clarke/EM Acoustics/Color Purple Broadway
- Mick Potter/School of Rock/Meyer Sound
STUDIO (sponsored by Focusrite)
Engineer OTY
- Danny Evans for Guy Garvey
- Nigel Godrich/Sam Petts-Davies for Radiohead
- Jake Jackson (Nick Cave, Divine Comedy)
- Wes Maebe (various)
Best Studio
- Snap
- Edge/John Delf
- Brighton Electric
- Angels Wings (Italy)
Best Post Sound
- WB De Lane Lea/vars projects
- Sound24/Everest/Avid
- Meyer Sound/Rotor Sound Germany
- Envy: Saving Lives at Sea
INSTALLED SOUND
Best Permanent Install Project
- SSE/Shrek Adventure
- Funktion-One/Lux Fragil
- Meyer Sound/Sala Energia Milan
- Parc Olympic Lyonaise/Powersoft
Best Temporary Install Project
- SSE/London Palladium
- Gatwick Skybridge/Merging/Delta
- NYC Audio-Technica Jungle-ized
- UK Milano Expo/Meyer Sound
Team of the Year
- Martin Audio for CDD success
- Meyer Sound/projects worldwide
- Shure projects
- IPE/Veale for Tate Starr cinema
BROADCAST AUDIO
Best Facility
- WB De Lane Lea
- Enoshmik Tech
- Goldcrest Post-Production
- dock 10/MediaCity
Broadcast Event
- Rugby World Cup
- BBC Proms coverage (2015)
- Eurovision/Riedel
- European Championships/Lawo
Team of the Year
- Toby Alington/EMA MTV
- Al Jazeera Sound Team
- VSS/Britain’s Got Talent team
- BBC Springwatch/Autumnwatch team
ACHIEVEMENT
Marketing Initiative
- Powersoft DEVA
- Audio-Technica Jungle-ized
- Calrec Audio Periodic Table
- HK Audio Soundmakers
