The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing has renewed its partnership with Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) Entertainment Services. As an official P&E Wing partner, Iron Mountain provides title sponsorship of regional Recording Academy Chapter professional development events and serves as a sustaining member of the P&E Wing Manufacturer's Council, a diverse array of audio-related companies that function as a creative think-tank to address industry issues, including technical best practices, new technology development, preservation of recording assets and creative rights.
Notably, Iron Mountain is serving as premier sponsor for the upcoming P&E Wing GRAMMY Week celebration on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, honoring Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and Kasseem Dean, aka Swizz Beatz, at Rockefeller Center's iconic Rainbow Room in New York City. The prestigious, invite-only event will celebrate the artistic contributions of the Producers & Engineers Wing's professional members and will highlight the unparalleled accomplishments of Keys and Dean. The event, now in its 11th year, is highly-regarded among producers and engineers as well as industry titans.
"We are very pleased that Iron Mountain will continue to work closely with the P&E Wing in 2018 and beyond," stated Maureen Droney, Recording Academy Managing Director, Producers & Engineers Wing. "Iron Mountain is the leader in music archiving, preservation and restoration, which are important P&E Wing initiatives. Our companies share a common dedication to excellence and best practices, both in recording and in preserving music’s cultural heritage.”
"We thank the P&E Wing for their ongoing initiatives as we renew our relationship with them moving forward,” said Greg Parkin, VP/GM, North America, Iron Mountain Entertainment Services. “Iron Mountain has been a partner to the entertainment sector for many years, protecting and preserving some of the industry’s most important recordings in musical history. Our partnership with the P&E Wing gives us a platform to advise on, and advocate for, best practices in asset preservation and creative rights management."