The 2026 Resonator Awards from We Are Moving the Needle

When I first heard about the Resonator Awards in 2024, I had recently interviewed artist/producer SASAMI [Tape Op #157] and production great Jennifer DeCilveo [#161] for Tape Op (the former had signed on to perform, the latter was to receive the All-Star Award), and I was simultaneously thrilled to learn of its existence and gutted to realize that I could not attend. What do you mean We Are Moving the Needle, an organization helmed by legendary mastering engineer Emily Lazar, hosts an award show honoring women, nonbinary, and trans engineers, producers, and artists as well as allies in the music industry as the Grammys continue to (mostly) overlook them?! This might just be the only awards show I care about now!