NARAS, Los Angeles

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, it is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means Neil Portnow serves as president. Neil R Portnow (born 1948 New York City) is the current president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS

The Recording Academy is famous for its Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences In 1997, the Recording Academy launched The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., which produces the Latin Grammy Awards. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (or the Latin Academy or Latin Recording Academy) headquartered in Miami, is a multinational membership-based The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS.

Producers & Engineers Wing

Currently, over 6,000 professionals comprise the Producers & Engineers Wing, a membership division of NARAS which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals.

GRAMMY University Network (GRAMMY U)

The GRAMMY University Network (GRAMMY U) is a unique and fast-growing community of college students who are pursuing a career in the music industry.

The Recording Academy® created GRAMMY U to help prepare students for careers in the recording industry through networking, educational programs and performance opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students’ current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an “out of classroom” perspective on the recording industry.

External links

• http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ (also known as http://www.naras.org/)
• The Producers and Engineers Wing
• Chicago Chapter of NARAS The Recording Academy Honors 2007 by UnRated Magazine