Morten Lindberg (sound engineer)

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Morten Lindberg
Born (1970-08-15) August 15, 1970 (age 53)
Skien, Norway
Occupation(s)Sound engineer, music producer

Morten Lindberg (born 15 August 1970 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian sound engineer and music producer, specialising in classical music productions. As a producer and engineer, he held the record for most Grammy nominations without a win, with twenty-eight through 2019, until 2020 when he won his first Grammy. [1]

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Career

Early career

Lindberg started his career in 1992 with his production company Lindberg Lyd, followed by the record label 2L which he created with Wolfgang Plagge and Jorn Simenstad in 2001. [2] The company specialises in high-quality recordings of Nordic classical music, often recorded in concert halls, churches, etc.

Grammy nominations

Since 2006, the 2L record label has received 28 Grammy nominations, including fifteen (as of 2018) for Mr Lindberg in the Best Surround Sound Album category alone. Proving his dominance in this category, he received three nominations in a field of five at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016. [3] Lindberg has also been nominated in other categories, such as Best Choral Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical.

First Grammy

He finally won his first Grammy Award in 2020 for Best Immersive Audio Album. [4] Up to and including the 64th Grammy Awards (to be presented on 31 January 2022), Lindberg has received 31 nominations with one win.

He usually works with Norwegian and other Scandinavian ensembles and soloists, such as the Trondheim Soloists, Ensemble 96, Uranienborg Vokalensemble, [5] and Vladimir Ashkenazy. [6]

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResult
2016 Spellemannprisen Årets produsent (Producer of the Year)HimselfNominated
2017 Spellemannprisen Årets produsent (Producer of the Year)HimselfNominated

Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2007 Immortal Nystedt Best Surround Sound Album Nominated [7]
2009 DivertimentiNominated
Best Engineered Album, Classical Nominated
2010 Flute MysteryBest Surround Sound AlbumNominated
Kleiberg: Treble & BassNominated
2011 Trondheimsolistene – In Folk StyleNominated
2012 KindNominated
2013 Quiet Winter NightNominated
SouvenirBest Engineered Album, ClassicalNominated
2014 Hymn to the VirginNominated
La Voie TriomphaleNominated
Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba Best Opera Recording Nominated
2015 Himself Producer of the Year, Classical Nominated
Beppe: Remote Galaxy Best Surround Sound Album Nominated
2016 Amdahl: Astrognosia & AesopNominated
MagnificatNominated
SpesNominated
2017 Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing...Nominated
ReflectionsNominated
Best Engineered Album, Classical Nominated
2018 Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man Best Surround Sound Album Nominated
Best Engineered Album, Classical Nominated
Himself Producer of the Year, Classical Nominated
So Is My Love Best Surround Sound Album Nominated
2019 Folketoner Best Immersive Audio Album Nominated
Sommerro: Ujamaa & The IcebergNominated
2020 LuxWon
Himself Producer of the Year, Classical Nominated

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