The Recording Academy introduced the Technical GRAMMY Award in 1994 to honor individuals who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. By 1998 the Recording Academy began recognizing companies that were contributing to the recording industry.

Winners: Grammys Technical Award

Individual Technical Grammy Winners

Year
Winner/s
1994
Dr. Thomas G. Stockham Jr.
1995
Ray Dolby
1997
Rupert Neve
1998
George Massenburg
2000
Bill Putnam
2001
Les Paul
2002
Dr. Robert Moog
2003
Geoff Emerick
2004
Douglas Sax
2005
Phil Ramone
2006
Tom Dowd
2007
David M. Smith
2008
John Eargle
2009
Clarence "Leo" Fender
2010
Thomas Alva Edison

Company Technical Grammy Winners

Year
Winner/s
1998
Sony/Philips
1999
Georg Neumann GmbH
2000
AMS Neve plc
2001
Digidesign
2002
Apple Computer, Inc.
2003
Shure Incorporated
2004
Solid State Logic, Ltd.
2005
JBL Professional
2006
Bell Labs/Western Electric
2007
Yamaha Corporation
2008
Ampex Corporation
2009
Universal Audio
2010
AKG Acoustics GmbH