Middle Tennessee State University recording industry alumnus and Grammy winning audio engineer Brandon Bell (’04), third from left holding certificate, was honored Saturday, Feb. 4, at a university-hosted pre-Grammy Awards event on the rooftop of the Mama Shelter hotel near Hollywood. Pictured, from left, are MTSU representatives Odie Blackmon, songwriting associate professor; President Sidney A. McPhee; Bell; recording industry professor Cosette Collier; College of Media and Entertainment Dean Beverly Keel; recording industry assistant professor Denise Shackelford; and recording industry assistant professor Michelle Conceison. Bell is nominated for multiple Grammys for his engineering work this year. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)

Middle Tennessee State University President Sidney A. McPhee, right, presents recording industry alumnus and Grammy winning audio engineer Brandon Bell (’04) with a special certificate in honor of his career success thus far at a university-hosted pre-Grammy Awards event held Saturday, Feb. 4, on the rooftop of the Mama Shelter hotel near Hollywood. Bell is nominated for multiple Grammys for his engineering work this year. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)

Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment Dean Beverly Keel, right, conducts a Q&A with recording industry alumnus and Grammy winning audio engineer Brandon Bell (’04) at a university-hosted pre-Grammy Awards event in his honor held Saturday, Feb. 4, on the rooftop of the Mama Shelter hotel near Hollywood. Bell is nominated for multiple Grammys for his engineering work this year. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)

Middle Tennessee State University President Sidney A. McPhee, center, conducts an interview Saturday, Feb. 4, on the rooftop of the Mama Shelter hotel near Hollywood. In the background, at right, is recording industry alumnus and Grammy winning audio engineer Brandon Bell (’04) who was presented a special certificate in honor of his career success thus far at the university-hosted pre-Grammy Awards event held in his honor. Bell is nominated for multiple Grammys for his engineering work this year. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)