PALM – IRAA AWARDS 2010
Commenced in 2006 as the Recording Arts (RA) awards for Music Recording, Sound Designing & Soundtrack was successfully launched by Pro Sound systems magazine (PS2), India’s only professional magazine on music production and Live Sound and the Audio Engineering Society (AES), India. The Pro Sound Systems-AES India awards were selected by leading professionals in Mumbai to recognize excellence in audio recording and sound engineering creativity. The purpose of the awards was to establish revolutionary virtue achieved by Indian music recording engineers, in meeting international quality levels and distinct features in music Production, exploiting the latest techniques in Pro Audio hardware and software. Many such luminaries like KJ Singh, Aditya Modi and the Late H Sridhar were awarded for their sheer brilliance. Talent that has been recognized globally with A.R. Rahman’s Grammy Award for ‘Jai Ho’
In 2009, the PALM team and Western India Motion Picture & Television
Sound Engineer’s Association (WIMPTSEA) organized the awards where, Mr.Subhash Ghai honored Shri N B Shah, Shri Uday Inamti, Shri Kuldeep Sud, Shri Dilip Sawant, Shri Madan Prakash and Shri Jagmohan Anand with the Lifetime Achievement Award for their distinguished services to the Indian Cinema for more than 25 years.
Now in 2010 Pro Sound Systems and PALM - IRAA is carrying forward this initiative to appreciate the esteemed technical and creative aspects contributed by leading sound recordists, music composers, music directors and recording engineers. The RA is rechristened as Indian Recording Arts Awards (IRAA).
The Committee
Anil Chopra, Promoter
Daman Sood, Chairman
Avinash Oak, Award Director
Paul Phelan, Member
Manuel Dias, Member
Clancy D’souza, Member
The awards presentation will be held at the PALM Expo, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre on 4th June, 2010. The awards are categorized as given below.
Award Category
Best Recording Engineer
Best Mix and Mastering Engineer
Best Record Label
Best Album of the year
Best Record Company of the year
Life Time Achievement Award
2010 IRAA Award Winners
| Category | Recording Engineer | Mix & Mastering Engineer | Record Label |
| Film Song - Zoobi Doobi (3 Idiots - Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal) | Sachin Sanghvi - Media Minds Studio
Chinmaya Harshe - Empire Studios | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | T-Series
|
| Remix - Pehli Baar Mohabbat (Kaminey - Mohit Chauhan)
| Remixed by - DJ Amyth
| | T-Series
|
| Dance - Love Me Love Me (Wanted) | Aamir Shaikh - Sound City Studios
| Eric Pillai (Future Sound of Bombay) | T-Series |
| Pop - Mohbbat (Sound of Sophie)
| Farhad Dadyburjor - Studio Galactica
| Tim Debney – Fluid Mastering London
| Times Music |
| Gazal - Bheeg Gaya Mera Mann (Chaandan mein - Kailash Kher)
| Neeraj Singh - Kailasa Studios
| Pramod Thomas - Kailasa Studios
| Sony Music |
| Devotional - Aiso Ko Udaar Jag Mahi (Jo Chaho Ujiyaar - Sanjeev Abhyankar 'Vaan Tulsi')
| Nitin Joshi - Sound Ideaz
| K.J Singh
| Times Music
|
| Classical - Evensong (Wind Song - Pt. Ronu Majumdar & Bombay Jayashri)
| Tapan Diwanji - Trio Digital Studio
| | Kosmik Global Media Pvt. Ltd
|
| Fusion - Taj Mahal (A meeting By The Nile - Composed by Rahul Sharma) | Tanay Gajjar - AVA Studio, Mumbai
Ihab Ragab – Sot el Hob Studio, Egypt
| Tanay Gajjar - AVA Studio
| Saregama
|
| World Music - String Struck (Purbayan Chatterji)
| Shomi Chaterjee - Dream Digital, Kolkata
A. Manivannan - Studio One
| Chinmaya Harshe - Empire Studios
| Times Music |
| Marathi Film - Vaajale Ki Bara (Natrang)
| Avdhoot Wadkar - Ajivasan Studios
| Vijay Dayal - YRF Studios
| Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. |
| Marathi Geet - Runjhun Runjhun (Hridayamadhale Gaane)
| Archana Mhasawade - Dawn Studio
Mandar Wadkar - Ajivasan Studio
Jayadev Terphale - Sound Ideaz
| Nitin Joshi - Sound Ideaz
| Fountain Music
|
| Album of the Year : Dev D
|
| Record Company of the Year : Times Music
|
| Lifetime Achievement Award : Hitendra Ghosh
|
“The IRAA, Indian Record Arts Awards thanks Mr. Daman Sood and
Mr. Avinash Oak for searching the creditable recordings from our music industry and the film industry. We will soon announce the awards prior to the PALM show starting from 3rd June, so that the award winners are a matter of celebration rather than suspense. The aim of the awards is to recognize the creative art form of sound recording and mixing and mastering as well as the art form of creating music in the talent of the musician and the composer. The selection process aims to recognize Music works that have been at the top of the popularity charts. From among the popular music tracks that deserve to be rewarded, professionals have selected the award winner that boasts of the best recording arts. We hope the IRAA awards act as a catalyst for Bollywood and Indian music to create world beating sound. Jai Ho!” says Mr. Anil Chopra.
Here at PALM - IRAA, we believe not only in recognizing the most distinguished talent but also rewarding it with the highest sense of appreciation. Hence, these awards bring to the fore front the transcend talent
WIMPTSEA(Western India Motion Picture & Television
Sound Engineer’s Association) DHWANI EXCELLENCE AWARDS - 2009
For their distinguished services to the Indian Cinema for more than 25 years Honoured Member of WIMPTSEA
Shri N B Shah
Shri Uday Inamti
Shri Kuldeep Sud
Shri Dilip Sawant
Shri Madan Prakash
Shri Jagmohan Anand
There were no awards held in 2008
PRO SOUND SYSTEMS - AES INDIA AWARDS - 2007
BEST RECORDED SONG - FILM SOUNDTRACK
‘TERE BINA’
Film - Guru
Singer - AR Rahman, Chinmayee
Additional Voices - Murtaza, Qadir
Record Label - Sony BMG
Tracking Engineers: S Sivakumar, Aditya Modi, Karthik, Shafi
Studio: AM Studio, Chennai
Mixing Engineers: H Sridhar, K J Singh
Studio: Panchattan Inn
Mastering Engineers: H Sridhar, S Sivakumar
Studio: Panchattan Inn
BEST RECORDED SONG - REMIX TRACK
‘AHISTA AHISTA’
Album - Ahista Ahista
Singer - Himesh Reshammiya
Record Label - T Series
Tracking Engineer: Ibson Lal Baruah
Studio: Geet Audiocraft
Mixing Engineer: Ibson Lal Baruah
Studio: Geet Audiocraft
BEST RECORDED SONG - ALBUM TRACK
‘ISHQ NACHAYA’
Album - Sona
Singer - Sona Mohapatra
Record Label - Sony BMG
Tracking Engineer: Ram Sampath
Studio: The Mint
Mixing Engineer: Ashish Manchanda
Studio: Flying Carpet Prod
Mastering Engineer: Mike Marsh
Studio: The Exchange London
PRO SOUND SYSTEMS - AES INDIA AWARDS - 2006
BEST RECORDED SONG
REMIX TRACK
AASHIQ BANAYA AAPNE
Film - Aashiq Banaya Aapne
Tracking Engineer: Ibson Lal Baruah
Mixing Engineer: Ibson Lal Baruah
Studio: Geet Audiocraft
BEST RECORDED SONG
FILM SOUNDTRACK
TU BIN BATAYE
Film - Rang De Basanti
Tracking Engineer: S Sivakumar, Aditya Modi
Mixing Engineer : H Sridhar, K J Singh
Mastering Engineer: H Sridhar, K J Singh
Studio: AM Studio / Panchattan Inn
BEST RECORDED SONG
ALBUM TRACK
MERE BHAJAN TERE BHAJAN
Album - Divine Arroyo
Tracking Engineer: Mukund Fadakale
Mixing Engineer: Dhananjay Sathe
Mastering Engineer: Dhananjay Sathe
Studio: Studio Elcom
