Trebas Students Nominated for 7 Grammy Awards

This year’s Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was a great showcase for the talented Trebas students working in the music industry. They racked up a total of 7 Grammy nominations, while working with the industry’s biggest names.

This year’s nominees included:

• The album “Loud”, nominated for “Album of the Year”, by recording artist Rihanna and featuring Drake, Eminem, and Nicki Minaj was recorded, engineered, and mixed by former Trebas Institute Audio Production student, Noah “40” Shebib.
• “Moment 4 Life” featuring Drake and Nicki Minaj from the album “Pink Friday” was nominated for “Best Rap Performance”, engineered and mixed by Noah “40” Shebib.
• “What’s My Name?” from the album “Loud”, sung by Rihanna and Drake, was nominated for a Grammy in the category “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration,” engineered and mixed by Noah “40” Shebib.
• “Best Rap Album” category received two nominations engineered and mixed by Noah Shebib: “Tha Carter IV” album featuring Lil Wayne and “Pink Friday” album featuring Nicki Minaj.
• David Mustaine, lead guitarist and vocalist with “Megadeth, was a student at Trebas Institute many years ago and his band’s recording of “Public Enemy No. 1” from the album “Thirt3en” was nominated for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.”
• “Low Country Blues” featuring Gregg Allman was nominated as “Best Blues Album”, engineered and mixed by eight-time Grammy Award winning Trebas graduate, Michael Piersante.

Unfortunately, Adele steamrolled most of her competition in all categories this year. However, Trebas Institute remains extremely proud of the work their students contribute to the music industry.

Schools mentioned: The Trebas Institute