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APRS NEWS
November 1998

INDUSTRY HONOURS AT APRS 'ISLANDS UNDER STORM' DINNER

The Professional Recording Association – APRS – hosted its second annual Awards Dinner at the Cumberland Hotel on Thursday, 12^th November 1998, under the theme "Islands Under Storm". The dinner was sponsored by AMS Neve plc and was attended by over 300 guests drawn from every corner of the recording business. The Awards presentation celebrated the very different achievements of three talented individuals. Following a lively warm up by comic genius Phil Cool, APRS Chief Executive Mark Broad introduced the UK audio industry’s most coveted titles.

The winners were as follows:

Ken Giles, Ivor Drawmer

The APRS Professional Recording Association and Studio Sound Award for Technical Achievement was presented to innovator Ivor Drawmer for his single-minded approach to high quality signal processing, which has spanned so many years. The award was introduced by Studio Sound’s executive editor Zenon Schoepe and presented by Malcolm Atkin, Chairman of the APRS Studio Accord.

Stuart DeMarais, Jon Jacobs

Sponsored by console manufacturer Solid State Logic, the APRS Professional Recording Association Award for Most Exciting New Production was won by Jon Jacobs for his recording of The Divine Comedy’s "Fin De Si�cle". The award and �5000 cheque was presented to Jon by Stuart DeMarais of SSL, with Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon sharing some anecdotes and applauding Jon’s achievement.

Dave Clark, Adrian Kerridge, Mike Smith

The final award of the evening marked an outstanding contribution to the recording industry. The APRS Professional Recording Association Award in recognition of A Lifetime’s Service was presented to Adrian Kerridge, celebrating his 40 years as a recording engineer and producer. Artist, producer and writer Dave Clarke presented the award, paying tribute to Adrian’s amazing career and the talents which have earned him the enviable total of some 350 silver, gold and platinum discs. Professionally, Adrian has lived and worked through the immense technological evolution experienced by the industry, embracing each new technology as it appears. His active and vocal role is epitomised by his contribution as Chairman of the APRS, a role from which he retires at the end of this year after a four-year tour of duty.

AMS Neve once again sponsored the evening, with marketing director Colin Pringle commenting:

"Like many APRS member facilities, AMS Neve is a private company. For most of us, that means we are focused solely on the audio industry. We’re not part of a conglomerate. It’s therefore particularly good to meet informally and celebrate this close association at the APRS Dinner. There isn’t another occasion like it."

The evening was played out in uproarious style by The Funking Barstewards, who delivered a torrent of disco, funk and TV favourites with a suitably tongue-in-cheek approach.

APRS Chief Executive Mark Broad had the final word:

"This has been a year of change for many of us – reflected in our theme for the evening, Islands Under Storm. Having passed our 50^th anniversary, the Association itself is accelerating through some pretty dramatic changes, redefining its role and purpose – evolving in response to changes in the market for professional recording. In this climate, it was especially good to welcome everyone to this celebration, bringing together the diverse talents of our industry under one roof. My thanks to the production team for an excellent effort, to AMS Neve once again for their valued sponsorship and the industry itself for joining in the celebrations."

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