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The Pensado Awards Pro Committee is made up of artists, engineers, producers and industry notables, who together will serve as the judging panel for the awards. The committee is growing and is confirmed to include the following:

AL SCHMITT
(PAUL MCCARTNEY, DIANA KRALL)
ANDREW SCHEPS
(ADELE, METALLICA)
ANN MINCIELI
(ALICIA KEYS, PHARRELL WILLIAMS)
BIG JUICE
(NICKI MINAJ, DAVID GUETTA)
BOBBI LOMBARDI
(G-TECH)
BRAD BLACKWOOD
(MAROON 5, ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION)
BRIAN KRAFT
(THE RECORDING CONNECTION)
BRIAN MALOUF
(PEARL JAM, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND)
BRIAN VIRTUE
(JANE'S ADDICTION, THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS)
BUSBEE
(RASCAL FLATTS, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, JASON ALDEAN)
CARMA BANDSTRA
(THE BLACKBIRD ACADEMY)
CAT GRAY
(LETS MAKE A DEAL, PRINCE)
CHUCK AINLAY
(MIRANDA LAMBERT, GEORGE STRAIT)
DAVE TOZER
(JOHN LEGEND 12 YEARS A SLAVE)
DJ KHALIL
(ALOE BLACC)
ED CHERNEY
(BONNIE RAITT, THE ROLLING STONES)
EMILY WRIGHT
(KATY PERRY, MILEY CYRUS)
FRED ARCHAMBAULT
(ALICE COOPER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
GAVIN LURSSEN
(T-BONE BURNETT, MIRANDA LAMBERT)
GEORGE ADJIEFF
(WESTLAKE PRO)
GRAHAM COCHRANE
(THE RECORDING REVOLUTION)
GREG WELLS
(ADELE, ONEREPUBLIC)
HARMONY SAMUELS
(ARIANA GRANDE, JENNIFER HUDSON)
JOE BARRESI
(TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)
JOE TAUPIER
(WESTLAKE PRO)
JOHN MCBRIDE
(MARTINA MCBRIDE, BLACKBIRD STUDIOS)
JON NETTLESBY
(MICHAEL JACKSON, QUINCY JONES)
JONATHAN WYNER
(IZOTOPE, AEROSMITH)
JUSTIN MELDAL JOHNSEN
(M83, BECK, NINE INCH NAILS)
KUK HARRELL
(RIHANNA)
LEON PENDARVIS
(SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE)
LESLIE ANN JONES
(SKYWALKER SOUND)
LUCA PRETOLESI
(MAJOR LAZER, LIL JON, CALVIN HARRIS)
LUCA PRETOLESI
(MAJOR LAZER, LIL JON, CALVIN HARRIS)
MANNY MARROQUIN
(IMAGINE DRAGONS, THE WEEKND, BRUNO MARS)
MATT MAHER
(MATT MAHER)
MAUREEN DRONEY
(SR. EXEC. DIR. NARAS P&E WING)
MICHAEL BRAUER
(JOHN MAYER, COLDPLAY)
MIKE GITIG
(G-TECH)
MIKE NEHRA
(VINTAGE KING AUDIO)
MIXEDBYALI
(KENDRICK LAMAR, SCHOOLBOY Q)
PAULA SALVATORE
(VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL STUDIOS)
ROSE MANN CHERNEY
(RECORD PLANT STUDIOS)
ROSS HOGARTH
(VAN HALEN, ZIGGY MARLEY)
ROXANNE RICKS
(AUDIO-TECHNICA ARTIST RELATIONS)
STEVE GENEWICK
(NEIL YOUNG, PAUL MCCARTNEY)
STEVEN SLATE
(SLATE DIGITAL)
TOM MENRATH
(VINTAGE KING AUDIO)
TONY CARIDDII
(AVID)
TONY MASERATI
(ROBIN THICKE, PINK)
YEUDA BEN-ATAR
(BEAT LAB ACADEMY)
ZOE THRALL
(STUDIO AT THE PALMS)