Richard King
Wins
15
Nominations
11
Category
Biography
"My job as a recording engineer is basically to make things sound pretty so the producer doesn't get fired."
- King was first nominated for a GRAMMY Award for 1997 for Best Engineered Album, Classical for his work on Herrmann: The Film Scores. He was nominated in the same category the following year for Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor.
- King received his first GRAMMY win for Best Classical Crossover Album for 2000 for Appalachian Journey, beginning a consecutive four-year streak of GRAMMY wins.
- In addition to his impressive work as an engineer, King is also an associate professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal.
- King has been a presenter and panelist at the AES Audio Engineering Society Convention, and he speaks at various university level recording programs on a regular basis.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Richard King
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears. Richard King
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Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears. Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
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Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite. Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru
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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Bass & Mandolin. Richard King, Dave Sinko, Bob Ludwig
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Adams, John: City Noir. Richard King, Wolfgang Schiefermair
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Best Orchestral Performance
Adams, John: City Noir. David Robertson
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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Bass & Mandolin. Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer
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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
The Goat Rodeo Sessions. Richard King
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Best Folk Album
The Goat Rodeo Sessions. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
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Best Musical Theater Album
Once: A New Musical. Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti, Steven Epstein, Martin Lowe
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Glazunov: Complete Concertos. Richard King
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Classical Album
Bernstein: Mass. Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Steven Epstein
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Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Verismo Arias. Renee Fleming
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Classical Crossover
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace. Yo-Yo Ma
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Classical Album
Homage: The Age Of The Diva. Renee Fleming, David Frost
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Obrigado Brazil. Richard King, Todd Whitelock
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Classical Crossover
Obrigado Brazil. Yo-Yo Ma
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Brahms/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos. Hilary Hahn
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.). Richard King
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Tan Dun
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Classical Crossover
Appalachian Journey. Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor (Album). Richard King
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
Herrmann: The Film Scores (Vertigo: Suite; Torn Curtain; Marnie: Suite, Etc.) (Album). Richard King
