HDCD Encoded CDs Receive 48 Grammy Nominations
Pacific Microsonics announced yesterday that HDCDÆ encoded CDs received 48 nominations for the 42nd annual GrammyÆ Awards. This year's Grammy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles on February 23, 2000. HDCD recordings were nominated in 30 different award categories, including Rock, Pop, Blues, and Country. Some of the nominees (album track in quotes) are: Dixie Chicks, Fly (Album Of The Year, and Best Country Album), and ""Ready To Run"" from Fly and Runaway Bride soundtrack (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, and Best Country Song) Madonna, ""Beautiful Stranger"" from Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media) 'N Sync & Gloria Estefan, ""Music Of My Heart"" from Music Of The Heart soundtrack (Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, and Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media) Bruce Springsteen, ""The Promise"" from 18 Tracks (Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Rock Song) Beck, Mutations (Best Alternative Music Performance) Peabo Bryson, ""Did You Ever Know"" from Unconditional Love (Best Male R&B Vocal Performance) and Unconditional Love (Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance) George Winston, Plains (Best New Age Album) Various Artists, Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me (Best Soundtrack Album) ""We are very excited to see so many HDCD recordings nominated across such a wide range of musical categories,"" said Andy Johnson, Vice President of Marketing for Pacific Microsonics. ""Recordings of this caliber highlight the incredible quality of the over 4,000 available HDCD recordings and is the primary reason that there are over 200 million HDCD encoded CDs already in consumers' collections."" HDCD encoded CDs are available at all music retail stores including Tower, HMV, Virgin, The Wherehouse, and from Internet music stores like Amazon.com, Cdnow.com, as well as Pacific Microsonics' internet Music Store (www.hdcd.com). About Pacific Microsonics and HDCD Developed by Pacific Microsonics, HDCD(R) (High Definition Compatible DigitalÆ) is a patented process for delivering on Compact Disc and DVD-Audio the full richness and detail of the original microphone feed. By correcting distortions found in current digital recording technology, HDCD provides extended dynamic range, a focused 3-D sound stage, and extremely natural musical timbre. HDCD recordings offer improved sound quality on any CD player, and when reproduced on HDCD equipped players they provide true 20-bit sound quality from the 16-bit Compact Disc format. Over 4,000 different HDCD CD titles have been recorded and over 200 million HDCD CDs have been sold. There are more than 100 different HDCD-equipped CD players, DVD players, and A/V receivers now available from world-leading consumer electronics companies including Toshiba, Denon, Harman Kardon, Kenwood, Linn, Madrigal (Mark Levinson), Marantz, Rotel, Sansui, and Arcam.