The first of the Special Merit Awards to be presented went to the Munich software house Celemony.
And perhaps also the strangest,” commented Melodyne inventor Peter Neubäcker. I believe our company is the smallest ever to have received a Technical Grammy. “This is an honor none of us ever expected. The highest award in the music business is given in recognition of “contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field” and is equivalent to an Oscar in the film industry. On February 12, 2012, we have been honored by the Recording Academy as the first German software manufacturer with a Technical Grammy.
