Winter Park, Fla. (PRWEB) January 21, 2010
Full Sail University (fullsail.edu), an award-winning entertainment media institution near Orlando, FL, has announced that 100 Full Sail Recording Arts graduates were involved in the production of 76 individual artists’ projects, which are nominated in 58 separate categories for this year’s 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (http://www.grammy.com), which will air live on CBS, Sunday, January 31, 2010. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Full Sail University has celebrated 100 or more graduates who have contributed to GRAMMY-nominated projects. In addition, this year also acknowledges four graduates who are personally nominated for their own GRAMMY Award in the categories of: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Dance Recording and Best R&B Album.
The four individual nominees break down as follows:
Album of the Year:
Record of the Year:
Best Dance Recording:
Best R&B Album:
“All of Full Sail University is celebrating the tremendous achievement of the 100 graduates who have worked on GRAMMY nominated projects this year,” said Dana Roun, Program Director of Audio Programs. “As the sixth consecutive year to break the threshold of having more than 100 graduates recognized for their achievements in Recording Arts at the GRAMMY Awards, humbles us knowing that we have been a part of their journey. We continue to wish for and look forward to their continued growth.”
About Full Sail University:
Since 1979, Full Sail University, located outside of Orlando, FL, has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. With over 34,000 alumni, graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy® and GRAMMY®-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail's 191-acre campus and online education platform proudly welcomes over 8,000 students from 50 states and 57 countries.
Full Sail currently offers a total of 29 degree programs including: Associate of Science Degrees in Graphic Design and Recording Engineering; Bachelor of Science Degrees offered in: Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Art, Game Design, Game Development, Graphic Design, Internet Marketing, Music Business, Music Production, Recording Arts, Show Production, and Web Design & Development; Master of Science Degrees in Education Media Design & Technology, Game Design, Entertainment Business, and Internet Marketing; and Master of Fine Arts Degrees in Creative Writing and Media Design.
Full Sail was most recently named “Best Company” in the 2009 Orlando Business Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards, as well as the 2008 “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. The university has also been previously 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 http://www.fullsail.edu.
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