Without further ado, the winners are…

Grand Prize Winners Taylor Bray, Jeff Braun & Grant Hartford (L to R) of Middle Tennessee State University with Shure associate Ryan Smith. Faculty advisors Michael Fleming & Bill Crabtree not pictured.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Middle Tennessee State University
Student team members: Taylor Bray, Jeff Braun, and Grant Hartford
Faculty Advisors: Michael Fleming and Bill Crabtree
Song Title: “Falliday”
Composer: Rebecca Roubion
View the Project Log (PDF)

RUNNER UP: New York University Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
Student team members: Jacob Blumberg, Spencer Doren, Phoebe Ryan, Vaughn Sulit, and Damian Wiseman
Faculty Advisor: Jim Anderson
Song Title: “You Won’t Be Alone”
Composer: Phoebe Holiday Ryan
View the Project Log (PDF)

HONORABLE MENTION: Delta State University
Student team members: Laeitta Wade, Travis Calvin, Mathew Coleman, Horace Willis, and Curtis Nunnery
Faculty Advisor: Mike Iacopelli
Song Title: “Now What Do We Do”
Composer: Tricia Walker
View the Project Log (PDF)

We were so lucky to have the following recording industry veterans serve as judges of this year’s competition:

• Ken Caillat
• Leslie Ann Jones
• Dave O’Donnell
• Keith Olsen
• John Paterno

A huge thanks to them! Thanks also to the seven other competing schools, who submitted admirable work:

• Clemson University
• DePaul University
• University of the Pacific
• New England School of Communications
• Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy
• University of Miami Frost School of Music
• William Paterson University

Visit shure.com next fall to learn more about the annual competition, which challenges college students in audio education programs to make the best recording they can using only Shure gear.

January 19-22, 2012
Anaheim, CA – Anaheim Convention Center

From our new products, awesome booth and even more awesome Shure staff, we had an amazing 4 days.  We even brought in some of the most recognized names in the music industry to sign autographs and perform in our booth.

The very first day, Thursday, we had producer/engineer Ken Caillat in for an Q & A about his experiences with Shure products and more.  Directly after that, his daughter Colbie Caillat jumped onstage to sing and then signed autographs for fans.

Following Colbie was a new group from the southern California called The Makepeace Brothers who sang a few short songs for a host of attendees. They had great 4 part harmonies and have performed with endorser Jason Mraz in the past.

After the show closed for the day, a few of us made our way over to the Hilton for the 3rd Annual Worship Night which Shure has been a part of since the beginning.  Israel Houghton & New Breed opened the show and endorser Lincoln Brewster closed it out.  It’s always great to see this event well attended.

Friday’s lineup was pretty stellar!  It kicked off with Heavy Metal group Meshuggah who were followed by Lincoln Brewster.  After that, Alice Cooper showed up and were immediately followed by Korn.  Two humongous lines encircled the booth for both acts…it was quite a site to see.  Jonathan Davis, “Fieldy”, and “Munky” all came to greet fans.

Following the close of Friday in the booth, I was invited by my contact at Meyer Sound to be a guest at their table for the TEC Awards where Shure won for 2 new products – The Beta 181 side address condenser microphone as well as the PGXD  Digital wireless systems. Meyer also won an award for their new MINA sound systems.  Congrats to all the TEC award winner!

Saturday, the one and only Rob Halford or Judas Priest, a longtime Shure user came in to sign and stayed past his allotted time for fans.  Following Rob was a new group called Dawes who sang a couple of songs and then signed.

Many other artists stopped in to say hello including Sheila E., Sinbad, Herbie Hancock, drummer Steve Smith, Richard Patrick of Filter, drummer Kenny Aronoff, and many more.

It is so awesome to have so many great new products to show everyone this year !  We have such a knowledgeable and engaging staff that love taking people through our products.  Keep visiting this blog as well as our main website for more details as the year goes on.

Enjoy the pix!

Ryan

Joe and lzzy from Halestorm

Artist Schedule 2012

Colbie and Ken Cailet

Colbie Cailet Sings

Korn at the Shure Booth

Lincoln Brewster Performs at Worship Night

The Makepeace Brothers

Lincoln Brewster Signs at Shure Booth

The Line for Rob Halford

Paul Jackson Jr.

Hannah Ford and Nik West

Ryan Smith with J. Devil