National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

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The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, The Recording Academy 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 Recording Academy is famous internationally for the Grammy Awards. Neil Portnow is the current president of the Academy.

In 1997, the Recording Academy launched The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., which produces the Latin Grammy Awards.

Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy

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.

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

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