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| Immergent Continues To Score Big With Grammy Nominations Independent label Immergent continues to show its strength as one of the top independent record labels by earning three Grammy nominations for their artists. Gordon Goodwin, who won a Grammy last year for his work on the animated feature The Incredibles, was nominated for two awards with his Big Phat Band and Alan Parsons is up for the Surround Sound mix of his album, A Valid Path. The nominations reaffirm immergent's position as one of the most prolific independent record labels at the award ceremonies, with nine nods amassed in just six years. Goodwin and Immergent will return to the Grammy ceremonies for the second year in a row as his Big Phat Band vies for two awards, the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for The Phat Pack and the Best Instrumental Arrangement for their rendition of the cult film classic theme Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (also from The Phat Pack). The nominations cap a whirlwind year for the big band, who have been profiled in Time magazine and the Wall Street Journal for their huge teen fan base. Both tracks were mixed in Surround Sound at immergent's Los Angeles production facility. Parsons, who is widely known for his long solo career and also for engineering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and The Beatles' Abbey Road, is nominated for The Surround Sound version of A Valid Path, released by immergent earlier this year. One of the earliest pioneers of Surround Sound technology, Parsons personally mixed the tracks for the album and remains at the forefront of merging creativity with cutting edge technology. John Trickett, CEO of Iimmergent, said, "We are proud that the creative excellence of our artists has been recognized by the Academy. It's a true pleasure to see their music receive the attention that it deserves." Immergent is also home to a state-of-the-art production and recording studio, where The Phat Pack was mixed and the Grammy nominated version of A Valid Path was mastered. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |