Honoring and recognizing lifelong Philadelphian and Central High School and Temple University alum, Will Yip, as the first Asian American and second Philadelphian producer to win the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, and for his outstanding work as an audio engineer and record producer in the City of Philadelphia.

Honoring and recognizing lifelong Philadelphian and Central High School and Temple University alum, Will Yip, as the first Asian American and second Philadelphian producer to win the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, and for his outstanding work as an audio engineer and record producer in the City of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, Will Yip grew up in Northeast Philly and graduated from Central High School where he recalled being heavily influenced by cassette tapes of Dr. Dre and Nirvana, which he said opened his eyes to the "grungier" side of music; and WHEREAS, As a teenager, Yip started recording his friends’ bands-one of which is Philly’s hardcore quartet, Blacklisted in his mom’s basement in Northeast Philly. He also helped at a nearby studio, making a few bucks an hour, watching and learning as much as possible; and WHEREAS, At 19-years-old, Yip studied recording at Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication, where he improved his skills under the mentorship of Grammy Award-winning producer and adjunct professor Phil Nicolo, who owns the acclaimed Studio 4, and which he later became co-owner, in Conshohocken; and WHEREAS, Since then, he has become a sought-after collaborator of acclaimed bands, including Pennsylvania’s Title Fight and Baltimore’s Turnstile. He recorded Turnstile’s breakthrough album, NEVER ENOUGH , which earned him his first Grammy Award this year; and WHEREAS, Yip has also become one of the busiest producer-engineers in the music busines…