WSDG has been honored with many awards over the course of its 50 year history. The NAMM TEC award is one of the professional audio industry’s most prestigious awards, presented annually to individuals and firms who have demonstrated excellence and creativity in their respective fields of expertise. WSDG has been nominated for the TEC awards every year since 1990, and has won thirteen times.
The Technical Excellence + Creativity (TEC) Award in Acoustic Studio/ Facility Design was awarded to WSDG in: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, and 2024. Other WSDG Awards include: AIA Housing Award, Europe’s Sinus Award and Pro AV’s Spotlight Award.
Following is a brief overview of some of these awards:
TEC Awards
Founded in 1985, the Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards is the foremost program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. Presented annually by the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, the TEC Awards recognizes the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, live performances, films, television, video games, and other media.
AIA Housing Awards
Originally established to recognize the best in housing design, the program has grown significantly over the last decade now including an energy reduction element but always and most importantly, the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit, and a valuable national resource.
Sinus – Systems Integration Awards
This award is to honour planning creativity and the implementation of these plans in solving complex problems. The award winners are chosen by a jury made up of members of the Professional Lighting & Sound Association of Germany and the European Association of Event Centers experts, and representatives of the trade press and Messe Frankfurt GmbH. WSDG won this award in 2005 for its work in the T-Mobile project.
AVIXA – Corporate Elite Member
AVIXA™ is the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, producer of InfoComm trade shows around the world, co-owner of Integrated Systems Europe, and the international trade association representing the audiovisual industry. WSDG became a Corporate Elite Member of AVIXA in 2018.
IIDA – LA Chapter CALIBRE Awards
The Calibre Design Awards recognize design excellence in commercial interior design in Southern California, and celebrate the teamwork required to deliver outstanding design. WSDG was recognized in 2022 for their collaboration on the Spotify Production Complex at L.A.’s Mateo Campus.
AFFILIATIONS
WSDG professional team members are affiliated to these prestigious worldwide organizations:
Academy of Television, Arts, & Sciences
AES (Audio Engineering Society)
AMX Control Systems
Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist
Apple OS X Server Administration
Berklee College of Music
Biamp Audio Polycom
CEDIA Member
Certified Designer BSS SoundWeb
Certified Designer Crown IQ System Certification
Comptia Network+/Comptia A+
Crestron – Certified Programmers
EASE Acoustic Modeling Software – Certified Designer
Extron Electronics
FF Ton (Faschschule Für Tontechnik)
Goldline TEF
High End Systems Technician Certification
IAV (Instituto de Áudio e Video)
INCE (Institute of Noise Control Engineering)
InfoComm International CTS, CTS-D
Institute of Acoustics, UK
Microsoft MCP
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
NSCA (National Systems Contractors Association)
Rigging Seminar: Harry Donovan / Jay Glerum Associates
SAE Zurich
SIA Smart Certified
SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers)
SOBRAC (Sociedade Brasileira de Acústica)
Telco Institute of CCTV – System Design Solutions
VSG Infrastructure
Whole Hog Programming Certified
Yamaha – Commercial ADN & System Design