Brendan 'BT' Tacey Named World’s Best Audio Imager in 8th Annual Iron Imager Contest

We Have A Winner!

BENZTOWN has awarded BRENDAN “BT” TACEY, Head of Production at TRIPLE M NETWORK, SOUTHERN CROSS AUSTEREO in MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, the title of "World’s Best Imager" on FRIDAY, MARCH 29th, winning the 8th Annual Iron Imager competition at the WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT held at CASTAWAY in BURBANK, CA. TACEY took on reigning Iron Imager Champion SAM WICKENS, Assistant Audio Producer for CAPITAL FM in LONDON.

TACEY and WICKENS demonstrated their imaging skills by producing a promo on THURSDAY, MARCH 28th, for a format unannounced until the day of the live competition. This year’s format was Country. The Iron Imager finalists used hand-picked elements from several of BENZTOWN’s 23 production libraries and an original script created by the BENZTOWN team to create their promo in just 60 minutes. 

Judges for 2019 Iron Imager were:

• KELLY “K3” DOHERTY, President, THEIMAGINGHOUSE.COM
• CHARESE FRUGE, LLC TALENT CONSULTANT and Voice Actor
• DAN KELLY, Creative Services Director, WPLJ/NEW YORK, CUMULUS MEDIA
• BOB LAWRENCE, VP/Programming, SAGA COMMUNICATIONS
• Readers of the BENZTOWN Imaging Blog.

BENZTOWN CEO ANDREAS SANNEMANN said, “Congrats to both the new Champion BRENDAN TACEY and also to SAM WICKENS for their exceptional performance. The Iron Imager produces fantastic results and is a real highlight in the year of every imaging director and imaging lover worldwide.”

BENZTOWN Pres. DAVE “CHACHI” DENES said: “BT is a remarkable talent and epitomizes the skill, character and creativity of an Iron Imager Champion!"

TACEY said, “'What an amazing experience to be a part of the Iron Imager Contest. I'm stoked to take the trophy back to Oz! Big thanks to SAM WICKENS for being a great opponent and all round top bloke to hang out with for the week in L.A., and to the awesome BENZTOWN team for creating this competition that highlights our little corner of the industry. I encourage other imaging producers the world over of all levels to have a crack at next year’s competition. You just never know... Can't wait to be back there for Iron Imager 9!”

To hear BT’s winning promo, visit benztown.com/ironimager.

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