Mike Piersante, Recording Engineer/Mixer, a graduate of Trebas Institute, won two of the most important "GRAMMY" Awards (February, 2009), "Record of the Year" and "Album of the Year". He also won a Grammy for recording B.B. King's latest album. Mike was the Engineer/Mixer for the track "Please Read The Letter" from the album "Raising Sand" performed by Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) and Alison Krauss. This unusual recording and combo of artists was produced by the legendary T. Bone Burnett.
The single track won the GRAMMY for Record of the Year. The second GRAMMY Award that the Trebas Audio Engineering graduate, Mike Piersante, won is for recording the album, "Raising Sand". This will not be Mike's first GRAMMY Award since, in 2001, he was honored with the GRAMMY Award for recording/mixing Alison Krauss & Union Station's motion picture soundtrack and album "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Mike works regularly with T. Bone Burnett at the latter's studio in Los Angeles. Mike has also done music recording and mixing for several other motion pictures including "Across The Universe", "Happy Feet" , "Cold Mountain", and “Walk The Line” for which he won the GRAMMY Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Motion Pictures, Television, or Other Related Media.
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