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NARAS, Los Angeles

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, it is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. Neil Portnow is the current president of the academy.

The Recording Academy is famous for its Grammy Awards. In 1997, the Recording Academy launched The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., which produces the Latin Grammy Awards.

[edit] Producers & Engineers Wing

Currently, over 6,000 professionals comprise the Producers & Engineers Wing, a membership division of NARAS which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals.

The members of this division vote on the Grammy Awards each year.

[edit] GRAMMY University Network (GRAMMY U)

The GRAMMY University Network (GRAMMY U) is a unique and fast-growing community of college students who are pursuing a career in the music industry.

The Recording Academy created GRAMMY U to help prepare students for careers in the recording industry through networking, educational programs and performance opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students’ current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an “out of classroom” perspective on the recording industry.

[edit] MusiCares

The Recording Academy supports MusiCares [1], a philantranthropy whose mission is to "Provide a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community."

[edit] Locations

The Recording Academy 3030 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 Ph: 310.392.3777 Fx: 310.399.3090 Directions

The GRAMMY Foundation 3030 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 Ph: 310.392.3777 Fx: 310.392.2188 Toll-free: 1.877.GRAMMY.ED

MusiCares MusiCares West Region 3030 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 Ph: 310.392.3777 Fx: 310.392.2187 Toll-free Help Line: 1.800.687.4227

MusiCares MAP Fund 3030 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 Ph: 310.392.3777 Fx: 310.392.2187 Toll-free Help Line: 1.800.687.4227

MusiCares South Region 1904 Wedgewood Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 Ph: 615.327.0050 Fx: 615.327.0876 Toll-free Help Line: 1.877.626.2748

MusiCares East Region 11 West 42nd St., 27th Floor New York, NY 10036 Ph: 212.245.7840 Fx: 212.245.8130 Toll-free Help Line: 1.877.303.6962

MusiCares Austin P.O. Box 82061 Austin, TX 78708 Ph: 512.873.0204 Fx: 512.490.0945

[edit] See also

List of music organizations in the United States

[edit] External links

http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ (also known as http://www.naras.org/)
The Producers and Engineers Wing

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