Multifaceted campaign has garnered variety of support
CAMBRIDGE, UK; May 5, 2020. In an update to its recently launched dCS Legends Award campaign, dCS (Data Conversion Systems, Ltd.) announced today the latest developments in its multifaceted music education and promotion program.
The dCS Legends Award was conceived to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of a select group of recording, mixing, and mastering engineers who have strived throughout their careers to deliver the finest music listening experience possible. The program also underscores the growing industry trend toward ‘studio quality’ high-resolution streaming services.
“dCS is overwhelmed by the positive response that our dCS Legends Award campaign has received from both music professionals and enthusiasts alike,” said David J. Steven, Managing Director of dCS. “We have been working closely with the Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® to identify and tell the incredible stories behind a diverse group of legendary engineers, and we plan to continue this effort through the remainder of this year”.
Extensive Promotional Effort
Since its announcement of Bob Ludwig as the initial recipient of the dCS Legends Award during the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention last Fall, dCS has launched supporting print and digital ads featuring Bob and iconic engineers Al Schmitt, Tony Faulkner, and Chuck Ainlay (please see attached). Similar ads are scheduled for release in the upcoming months for such luminaries as Frank Filipetti, James Guthrie, Leslie Ann Jones, George Massenburg, John Newton, Elliot Scheiner, Mark Wilder, and the late Ed Cherney, who dCS also honored with a contribution to the COVID-19 Relief Fund established by the Recording Academy and MusiCares®.
In addition to these promotional assets, each new dCS Legends Award includes a variety of other supporting media. These include website banners, video clips, in-store materials, and exclusive audio interviews as part of podcast series titled ‘The Other Side of the Glass’, available from the dCS Legends microsite (www.dcslegends.com) and services such as Apple Music and Spotify. Each dCS Legends Award recipient also receives a limited-edition, commemorative version of dCS’ acclaimed Bartók Digital-Analog Converter.
The dCS Legends Award program has received extensive coverage from a wide range of media, including publications like The Absolute Sound, Analog Planet, Audiophile Style, Billboard, CE Daily, Dealerscope, HD Guru, Part Time Audiophile, Pro Sound News, Soundbard, Stereophile, and TWICE. The entire effort has also been embraced by both major and independent music labels; along with leading specialty audio dealers from across the globe whose missions are aligned with the dCS Legends message.
GRAMMY winning recordings
| Al Schmitt Henry Mancini – Hatari! George Benson – Breezin’ Steely Dan – Aja Toto – Toto IV Diana Krall – The Look of Love Ray Charles – Genius Loves Company Bob Ludwig Mumford & Sons – Babel Beyoncé – Beyoncé (surround mix) Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms Derek and the Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs Beck – Morning Phase Daft Punk – Random Access Memories Chuck Ainlay Miranda Lambert – Platinum George Strait – Troubadour Peter Frampton – Fingerprints Dire Straights – Brothers in Arms – 20th Anniversary Edition (surround mix) Ed Cherney Bonnie Raitt – Longing In Their Hearts Buddy Guy – Blues Singer Willie Nelson – Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin Willie Nelson – My Way Elliot Scheiner Steely Dan – Aja Steely Dan – Gaucho Steely Dan – Two Against Nature Donald Fagen – Morph The Cat (surround mix) Derek and the Dominos – Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (surround mix) Beyoncé – Beyoncé (surround mix) Frank Filipetti Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida Wicked Monty Python’s Spamalot The Book of Mormon – Original Broadway Cast The Color Purple James Taylor – Hourglass George Massenburg Linda Ronstadt – Cry Like A Rain Storm, Howl Like The Wind Linda Ronstadt – Dedicated To The One I Love Patty Loveless – Mountain Soul II James Guthrie Pink Floyd – The Wall Roger Waters – Amused To Death (surround mix) John Newton Grechaninov: Passion Week Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe Aldridge: Elmer Gantry Life & Breath – Choral Works by Rene Clausen Rachmaninoff: All-Night Virgil Duruflé: Complete Choral Work Leslie Ann Jones Kronos Quartet – Alban Berg: Lyric Suite Dianne Reeves – Goodnight and Good Luck Quincy Porter Complete Viola Works Laura Karpman’s Ask Your Mama – The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Kronos Quartet – Terry Riley Sun Rings Mark Wilder Bob Dylan – The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 Bob Dylan – The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11 Bill Withers – The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums Billie Holiday – Lady Day – The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 Louis Armstrong – The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings Miles Davis and Gil Evans – The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Tony Faulkner Evgeny Kissin – Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky |
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