Ramone pioneered many technological developments in the music industry. The first CD ever pressed, Billy Joel’s 52nd Street, was a Phil Ramone production as was the first pop DVD release, Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story. His use of a fiber optics system (EDNet) to record tracks in “real time” from different locations for Frank Sinatra’s Duets I & II was a groundbreaking achievement. In 2005, Ramone was a recipient of the first Grammy given for Best Surround Sound Album, Ray Charles Genius Loves Company. Long recognized for the diversity of his work, Ramone has collaborated and/or recorded with dozens of top artists, including Burt Bacharach, Bono, Natalie Cole, Gloria Estefan, BB King, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Luciano Pavarotti, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Phoebe Snow, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, Queen Latifah, Ruben Studdard, kd Lang, Keith Urban, Wynonna, and the Dixie Chicks, to name just a few.