Full Sail Sponsors The “50 Years of Great GRAMMY Recordings” Event
WINTER PARK, FL, February 6, 2008 – Full Sail Real World Education (www.fullsail.com) is serving as one of the primary sponsors of the “50 Years of Great GRAMMY Recordings” event, presented by the Producers and Engineers Wing (P&E Wing) (www.producersandengineers.com), being held Thursday, February 7 in Los Angeles, CA. Nearly 400 of the leading music industry professionals will be in attendance.
The P&E Wing is comprised of more than 5,500 producers, engineers, remixers, manufacturers, technologists, and others, related to the music industry. As a national membership initiative of The Recording Academy, the Wing provides a vehicle to reach a specific constituency, to craft advocacy positions, and to better address the daily concerns of these individuals, as well as critical issues that affect the art of recorded music. In addition to the GRAMMY Awards, this year also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the P&E Wing as the organized voice for the creative and technical recording community.
Full Sail President, Garry Jones said, “The entire Full Sail family would like to thank the Producers and Engineers Wing for the opportunity to be a part of this year’s commemorative event. It is an honor to stand alongside those members of the industry who have provided outstanding music and entertainment for the last 50 years, and to celebrate this tremendous milestone.”
Since 1979, Full Sail Real World Education, a college outside of Orlando, FL, has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. With over 27,000 alumni, graduate credits include work on Oscar, Emmy and GRAMMY-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tour seven out of the last seven years. Full Sail's 178-acre campus proudly welcomes over 6,000 students from 50 states and 47 countries.
Full Sail currently offers a total of thirteen degree programs including: Associate of Science Degrees offered in Graphic Design, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring; Bachelor of Science Degrees offered in Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business (online), Film, Game Art, Game Development, Music Business and Web Design & Development; and a Master of Science Degree in Education Media Design & Technology (online) and Entertainment Business (online and on-campus).
Students on-campus experience a real world education with a professional class structure of 8-12 hours per day and a 24-hour around the clock schedule which earned Full Sail the Most Innovative Program Award by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. The college has also been named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the Best Music Programs in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; one of the Best Music Business Departments in the Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide; and one of the Best Film Programs in the country by UNleashed Magazine.
For more information about Full Sail, please visit www.fullsail.com.
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