awards for arts achievement

Phil Ramone is one of the most respected and prolific music producers in the recording industry, with 34 Grammy nominations; 14 Grammy Awards, including a Technical Grammy for his lifetime of innovative contributions to the recording industry; an Emmy; and numerous other honors and accolades to his credit. He has played an integral role in pioneering many of the technological developments in the music industry and ardently supported the use of the compact disc, digital video disc, hi-definition recording, and surround sound. Appropriately, the first CD ever pressed, Billy Joel's 52nd Street, was a Phil Ramone production.

Mr. Ramone's list of credits includes collaborations with artists: Burt Bacharach; Tony Bennett; Bono; Ray Charles; Chicago; Natalie Cole; Bob Dylan; Gloria Estefan; Renee Fleming; Aretha Franklin; Etta James; Quincy Jones; B.B. King; John Legend; Madonna; Paul McCartney; Liza Minnelli; Sinead O'Connor; Luciano Pavarotti; Peter, Paul and Mary; Andre Previn; Carly Simon; Paul Simon; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Sting; Stevie Wonder; and many, many others.

A passionate fan of all forms of entertainment, Mr. Ramone has numerous concert, film, Broadway, and television productions to his credit including, A Star is Born, Flashdance, Ghostbusters, Midnight Cowboy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Passion, Seussical, and Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park.

Mr. Ramone is also extremely active in music-and service-related organizations. He is chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; a co-chairman of the Producers and Engineers Wing; and a former trustee of the MusiCares Foundation, having produced their annual pre-Grammy tribute. He is a champion of music education programs and serves on the boards of the National Mentoring Partnership and the Berklee College of Music. He is a trustee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a member of the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.