Voting has now closed, see you on the 27th April 2023
Please note: It is not advisable to try to vote using a mobile phone.
As a Full Member of the Music Producers Guild, you have the privilege of voting to create the shortlists which will be submitted to the judging panel March 2023. The MPG Awards are taken very seriously by the UK recording industry, and an award can significantly affect the career of anyone fortunate enough to win one.
Please take the time to review all the candidates and, if you wish, listen to recordings in which they’ve participated, and give them all your consideration. Most of the audio files are played within this website, using Spotify – a few are played externally via Soundcloud, Youtube or iTunes. However, some are projects released on vinyl which we’re obviously unable to audition online. You’ll need to have the Spotify or iTunes applications installed and running on your computer. A number of testimonials have been provided by those who’ve submitted the candidates. These testimonials are reproduced exactly as submitted without any editing.
Please note that voting will close at midnight (23:59) on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.
It’s not necessary to vote in all the categories during a single visit. You can leave and return later to vote in other categories, or to edit your earlier votes if you change your mind.
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The Music Producers Guild have announced that they are presenting recording engineer and producer Bob Clearmountain with the Icon Award
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below (“Definitions of Eligibility”).
This mix must have been commissioned to create an immersive mix or version.
This mix would be created by taking previously recorded material and creating a mix or version of the original separate tracks (and or) mix stems to create an immersive mix down for the finished product to be distributed.
The following credits are eligible: Immersive Mix engineer. Dolby Atmos Mix, Spatial Audio Mix
The immersive mixer will receive this award.
The ceremony will take place at The Troxy on 25th April 2024
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Definitions of Eligibility
1. All projects and music related to the person being nominated, and all nominations for Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year must have been commercially released (for the first time and not previously released) for download and/or purchase as a physical or digital product, or streamed as a commercial product, between 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022. For Score Recording Of The Year, the eligible album’s release date, rather than the film or television programme the music was produced for, must fall in the dates above. Avoiding doubt 'commercially available' means paid for or available as part of a paid-for subscription service. The release must also be unlimited, i.e. a limited edition promo release on limited formats, e.g. 'vinyl only' is ineligible.
2. General Distribution: Works must be released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalogue, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United Kingdom for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
3. Apart from the Inspiration Award and the award for Outstanding Contribution, nominees must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
4. Recordings must be non-infringing, original works of authorship. To the extent, a recording embodies in whole or in part the copyrighted work of a third party, appropriate authorisation to use and incorporate such copyrighted work must have been obtained. If allegations arise that a recording is unauthorised and does not meet these criteria, MPG Awards Ltd. will consider the allegations and determine, at its sole discretion, the eligibility of such recordings.
5. For the Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year categories, the award is presented to a production team, i.e. producer, recording engineer and mix engineer; with at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Album Of The Year, in the case that one person was producer, engineer and mixer, then they must be either a UK passport holder or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Original Score Recording, in the event there is no Producer, then the third Award can go to the Composer if they are a UK Passport holder or able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. N.B. It is not necessary that the recording artists featured in the Album category hold UK passports or satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. Albums are regarded as eligible as long as they fulfil the definition published by the UK Official Charts company.
6. In the Breakthrough Producer & Rising Star categories, nominees who have been shortlisted in previous years (this includes Breakthrough Engineer) will be regarded as ineligible. In such cases, they will be deemed to have already 'broken through' in a previous year and so cannot 'break through' a second time.
7. Greatest Hits compilations will not be considered unless 50% of the tracks are new material.
8. Re-releases: if a previously released track undergoes a new mix (with possible additional production) and acquires a new ISRC, then it will be eligible for consideration in any of the awards categories. If a track is re-mastered and receives a new ISRC, it will qualify in the Mastering Engineer Of The Year award category.
9. In the event of questions or disputes regarding the eligibility of submissions for the MPG Awards, the decision of the MPG Awards Committee is final.
For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. They will have been present (in person or remotely) in the recording studio or at the location recording, and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and label's goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
The following credits are not eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Producer.
For a producer of qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person will have produced AND written or co-written the nominated song(s), but they must NOT be the featured artist for any of the recordings. They have significant creative and technical input into the individual recording or production sessions that are a part of the project. As producer, they will have made creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and/or label's goals in creating the musical content. Other duties may include: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
Additionally, the person must hold a confirmed writing credit on the project, which may be shared with other contributors. The following writer credits are eligible: Written by, Co-written by, Lyrics by, Composer, Lyricist.
The following credits are NOT eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer.
For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. They will have been present (remotely or in-person) in the recording studio or at the location recording, and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and label's goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
This person should have achieved significantly increased recognition during the current year.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
The following credits are not eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Producer.
For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
Projects must have been produced solely by the featured artist*.
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise the goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
The following credits are eligible: Producer.
The following credits are not eligible for the Self-Producing Artist category: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Production, Additional Production Strings (or any other instrument).
*Projects that are co-credited with 'additional production' by a third party are eligible. However, projects which are co-credited with 'co-production' or 'also produced by' are ineligible.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person is present in the recording studio or at the location recording, and is responsible for the process of recording a project and associated technical issues and decisions. They will have operated (or overseen the operation of) the equipment during the recording process and made creative and aesthetic choices to realise the sound and concepts the artist and producer envisage.
The engineer must have recorded all of the releases under consideration.
The following credits are eligible: Recording Engineer, Recorded By, Additional Engineering.
The following credits are not eligible: Digital Audio Workstation Engineer/Operator, Assistant Engineer, Tape Operator, Mix Engineer, Mixed by or Programmer.
Mastering Engineers are eligible only in the category of Mastering Engineer Of The Year and Rising Star.
For a recording engineer, mixer or mastering engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person is present in the recording studio or at another recording, mixing, or mastering location and is responsible for the process of either the recording, mixing, mastering (or any combination of the three) of a project and associated technical issues and decisions. They will have operated (or overseen the operation of) the equipment during the recording, mixing or mastering process and made creative and aesthetic choices to realise the sound and concepts the artist and producer envisage.
This person should have achieved significantly increased recognition during the current year and must have recorded, mixed or mastered (or any combination of the three) all of the releases under consideration.
The following credits are eligible: Recording Engineer, Recorded By, Mix Engineer, Mixed By, Mixer, Recorded and Mixed by, Additional Engineering, Mastering Engineer, Mastered By.
The following credits are not eligible: Digital Audio Workstation Engineer/Operator, Assistant Engineer, Tape Operator, Programmer.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
The mixer must have mixed all of the releases under consideration.
This person is responsible for taking previously recorded material and creating a mixdown of the original separate tracks to create a finished product (either stereo or multi-channel) that can then be mastered and distributed.
The following credits are eligible: Mixed By, Recorded and Mixed by, Mixer, Mix Engineer.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
The mastering engineer must have been responsible for the processing and preparation of production masters for commercial releases.
The following credits are eligible: Mastering Engineer, Mastered By.
For a Vocal Producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person has overall creative control of the vocal recording project and the individual vocal recording sessions relating to that project. They were present (either in person or remotely) in the recording studio or at the location and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and label's goals in creating the vocal performance.
The following credits are eligible: Vocal Producer, Vocal Production.
The following credits are not eligible for the Vocal Producer category: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production, Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer.
For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product, streamed as a commercial product or as a download as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the team, and they usually go to the producer, engineer and mixer. Other eligible team members may purchase additional trophies.
This is an open category for anyone, as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This is an open category, awarded to an individual involved in the recording industry (does not have to be technical), who works tirelessly behind the scenes, and deserves recognition. Nominations may include but are not limited to: studio assistants, bookers, studio managers, managers and management assistants, technicians, campaigners, or anyone who operates behind the scenes in the production process. Nominations will be judged on testimonials only.
All nominees must either be UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
For the best commercial studio, which exists primarily as a rental facility for the recording and/or mixing of music. This award is judged by a special panel of professional producers and/or recording engineers who, at their discretion, may individually visit the shortlisted nominees, make their assessments without conferring with the other judges, and vote accordingly. The MPG board determines the assessment criteria.
For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product, streamed as a commercial product or as a download as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the team, and they usually go to the producer, engineer and mixer. Other eligible team members may purchase additional trophies.
For an album or release that contains a minimum of 51% Original Compositions featured in a complete or edited form in a cinematic, broadcast or streamed release and not previously released in any other format. A maximum of three trophies will be presented for Producer, Recording Engineer and Mixer, at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. If there is no credited Producer, the Producers Award can be presented to the Composer. To avoid doubt, a score release may contain individual songs, but at least 51% of the running time must be an original score. For this purpose, 'score' may be any music used to accompany a picture that is not a standalone, vocal-led song, although it may contain vocals. Soundtracks of filmed live performances are not eligible.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This mix must have been commissioned to create an immersive mix or version.
This mix would be created by taking previously recorded material and creating a mix or version of the original separate tracks (and or) mix stems to create an immersive mix down for the finished product to be distributed.
The following credits are eligible: Immersive Mix engineer. Dolby Atmos Mix, Spatial Audio Mix
The immersive mixer will receive this award.
This is awarded by the Music Producers Guild Awards Committee and will be presented to a person working in production in recognition of abody of work over several years which has significantly inspired others.
The MPG have revealed that producer, songwriter and musician Fraser T Smith is the winner of the PPL Present the Outstanding Contribution To UK Music Award. Fraser is a Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award winner who has worked with artists such as Adele, James Morrison, Tinchy Stryder, Stormzy, Kano, Sam Smith, and Dave.
The Music Producers Guild have announced that they are presenting recording engineer and producer Bob Clearmountain with the Icon Award
Definitions of Eligibility
1. All projects and music related to the person being nominated, and all nominations for Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year must have been commercially released (for the first time and not previously released) for download and/or purchase as a physical or digital product, or streamed as a commercial product, between 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022. For Score Recording Of The Year, the eligible album’s release date, rather than the film or television programme the music was produced for, must fall in the dates above. Avoiding doubt 'commercially available' means paid for or available as part of a paid-for subscription service. The release must also be unlimited, i.e. a limited edition promo release on limited formats, e.g. 'vinyl only' is ineligible.
2. General Distribution: Works must be released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalogue, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United Kingdom for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
3. Apart from the Inspiration Award and the award for Outstanding Contribution, nominees must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
4. Recordings must be non-infringing, original works of authorship. To the extent, a recording embodies in whole or in part the copyrighted work of a third party, appropriate authorisation to use and incorporate such copyrighted work must have been obtained. If allegations arise that a recording is unauthorised and does not meet these criteria, MPG Awards Ltd. will consider the allegations and determine, at its sole discretion, the eligibility of such recordings.
5. For the Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year categories, the award is presented to a production team, i.e. producer, recording engineer and mix engineer; with at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Album Of The Year, in the case that one person was producer, engineer and mixer, then they must be either a UK passport holder or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Original Score Recording, in the event there is no Producer, then the third Award can go to the Composer if they are a UK Passport holder or able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. N.B. It is not necessary that the recording artists featured in the Album category hold UK passports or satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. Albums are regarded as eligible as long as they fulfil the definition published by the UK Official Charts company.
6. In the Breakthrough Producer & Rising Star categories, nominees who have been shortlisted in previous years (this includes Breakthrough Engineer) will be regarded as ineligible. In such cases, they will be deemed to have already 'broken through' in a previous year and so cannot 'break through' a second time.
7. Greatest Hits compilations will not be considered unless 50% of the tracks are new material.
8. Re-releases: if a previously released track undergoes a new mix (with possible additional production) and acquires a new ISRC, then it will be eligible for consideration in any of the awards categories. If a track is re-mastered and receives a new ISRC, it will qualify in the Mastering Engineer Of The Year award category.
9. In the event of questions or disputes regarding the eligibility of submissions for the MPG Awards, the decision of the MPG Awards Committee is final.
Definitions of Eligibility
1. All projects and music related to the person being nominated, and all nominations for Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year must have been commercially released (for the first time and not previously released) for download and/or purchase as a physical or digital product, or streamed as a commercial product, between 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022. For Score Recording Of The Year, the eligible album’s release date, rather than the film or television programme the music was produced for, must fall in the dates above. Avoiding doubt ‘commercially available’ means paid for or available as part of a paid-for subscription service. The release must also be unlimited, i.e. a limited edition promo release on limited formats, e.g. ‘vinyl only’ is ineligible.
2. General Distribution: Works must be released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalogue, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United Kingdom for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
3. Apart from the Inspiration Award and the award for Outstanding Contribution, nominees must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
4. Recordings must be non-infringing, original works of authorship. To the extent, a recording embodies in whole or in part the copyrighted work of a third party, appropriate authorisation to use and incorporate such copyrighted work must have been obtained. If allegations arise that a recording is unauthorised and does not meet these criteria, MPG Awards Ltd. will consider the allegations and determine, at its sole discretion, the eligibility of such recordings.
5. For the Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year categories, the award is presented to a production team, i.e. producer, recording engineer and mix engineer; with at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Album Of The Year, in the case that one person was producer, engineer and mixer, then they must be either a UK passport holder or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Original Score Recording, in the event there is no Producer, then the third Award can go to the Composer if they are a UK Passport holder or able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. N.B. It is not necessary that the recording artists featured in the Album category hold UK passports or satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. Albums are regarded as eligible as long as they fulfil the definition published by the UK Official Charts company.
6. In the Breakthrough Producer & Rising Star categories, nominees who have been shortlisted in previous years (this includes Breakthrough Engineer) will be regarded as ineligible. In such cases, they will be deemed to have already ‘broken through’ in a previous year and so cannot ‘break through’ a second time.
7. Greatest Hits compilations will not be considered unless 50% of the tracks are new material.
8. Re-releases: if a previously released track undergoes a new mix (with possible additional production) and acquires a new ISRC, then it will be eligible for consideration in any of the awards categories. If a track is re-mastered and receives a new ISRC, it will qualify in the Mastering Engineer Of The Year award category.
9. In the event of questions or disputes regarding the eligibility of submissions for the MPG Awards, the decision of the MPG Awards Committee is final.
MPG Full Members: please log in to obtain your discounted tickets.
Non-members: General Sale tickets are now available. Click Below to purchase:
A limited number of Awards-Only tickets will become available at a later date.
Full dining awards tickets provide reception drinks & canapés and 2 course meal, the Awards ceremony and the after-party till 2am.
Doors at 6.30pm
A select number of awards-only, non-seated tickets will be available nearer the time, priced at £100+VAT
These tickets give access to the Awards at 9.15pm and allow the Awards ceremony to be viewed from a selection of poseur tables at the rear of the room.
These are very limited in number so please buy them as soon as they become available.
Once your booking is confirmed, closer to the date, a menu will be sent for any dietary requirements and any special seating arrangements. Purchase of additional drinks for your table for the ceremony will also be available.
Tables are available to buy in seats of 10, For table bookings (10 seats) contact backroom@mpg.org.uk for a discounted price.
Should you wish to book via an alternative payment, discuss seating options, or report any problems when purchasing tickets, please contact ticketing: backroom@mpg.org.uk
Terms & Conditions:
Admin fee refundable only if the event is rescheduled or cancelled.
All ticket holders must be over the age of 18 by the event date. There will be no admittance to under 18 year olds and no refunds will be granted on that basis.
Please note: It is not advisable to try to vote using a mobile phone.
As a Full Member of the Music Producers Guild, you have the privilege of voting to create the shortlists which will be submitted to the judging panel April 2022. The MPG Awards are taken very seriously by the UK recording industry, and an award can significantly affect the career of anyone fortunate enough to win one.
Please take the time to review all the candidates and, if you wish, listen to recordings in which they’ve participated, and give them all your consideration. Most of the audio files are played within this website, using Spotify – a few are played externally via Soundcloud, Youtube or iTunes. However, some are projects released on vinyl which we’re obviously unable to audition online. You’ll need to have the Spotify or iTunes applications installed and running on your computer. A number of testimonials have been provided by those who’ve submitted the candidates. These testimonials are reproduced exactly as submitted without any editing.
Please note that voting will close at midnight (23:59) on Monday March 7th, 2022.
It’s not necessary to vote in all the categories during a single visit. You can leave and return later to vote in other categories, or to edit your earlier votes if you change your mind.
If you want to return later, please hit the SAVE FOR LATER button below.
When you’re sure that you’ve finished voting in all the categories you wish to vote in, you can hit the SUBMIT MY VOTES button below.
To place votes, select the category in which you wish to vote from the list below. You can read a description of each award category here.
Note: while placing your votes, please DO NOT hit the BACK button in your browser.
If you experience problems voting in any of the categories, please email us.
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For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product, streamed as a commercial product or as a download as defined below (“Definitions of Eligibility”).
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the team, and they usually go to the producer, engineer and mixer. Other eligible team members may purchase additional trophies.
MUSIC PRODUCERS GUILD REVEALS PLANS FOR 2024 AWARDS
ALAN MOULDER TO RECEIVE ICON AWARD
EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH MIX WITH THE MASTERS
NEW VENUE – THE TROXY – 25TH APRIL 2024
Today, the MPG announce the MPG Awards 2024. The first of the gifted awards is the legendary, 5 times Grammy Award winner, Alan Moulder. He will receive the prestigious MPG Icon Award, sponsored by SSL for his work with the likes of Depeche Mode, U2, My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails and The Smashing Pumpkins.
Nominations have doubled from last year, with 650 individual entrees. More than the total MPG membership. A combination of a new streamlined voting system and extensive social media campaign has helped with the rise and combined with the new increased capacity venue is a sign of things to come.
Alan Moulder commented: “It is such a great honour to be recognised for my contribution to our industry over the last forty years. This award is not just a celebration of my work but a testament to the transformative power of collaboration. Thank you to the Music Producers Guild, for this recognition and I look forward to the Awards evening at the Troxy on the 25th April.”
Ross Gilbert, SSL said: “Solid State Logic extends congratulations to Alan Moulder for winning the MPG ‘Icons’ award. This recognition stands as a testament to his achievements as a producer and engineer, helping to create some of rock’s most iconic records.”
In their 16th year, the awards celebrate the best of UK Music Production talent working behind the scenes in the British music industry. This year sees the MPG partnering with Mix With The Masters, who will bring a fresh outlook in the MPG Awards content. This new partnership is great opportunity for Mix With The Masters to expand and feature UK talent in the future.
Victor Levy-Lasne, Co-Founder, Mix With Masters said: “We are proud to announce an exciting new partnership with the Music Producers Guild Awards. Through this collaboration, Mix With The Masters aims to continue shining a light on the creatives that are driving our music culture forward. We look forward to the awards ceremony in April, where we will celebrate all of the remarkable talent and achievements of the British industry.”
Dolby will also be headline sponsor again with others confirmed including, PPL – PPL Present The MPG Award For Outstanding Contribution To UK Music, Flare Audio – Producer Of The Year Category, Audio Note – Inspiration Award and AMS Neve – Recording Engineer of the Year Award and iLok – Rising Star (breakthrough) Award.
Jane Gillard, Head of Music Partnerships, Europe for Dolby said: “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Music Producers Guild Awards for the third consecutive year. Dolby is deeply committed to championing excellence and innovation in music, and the MPG Awards provide an exceptional platform to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the industry. Here’s to another year of honouring excellence and pushing the limits in music production.”
In a change to the criteria this year for ‘Studio of The Year’ any studio that has won in the last 3 years will be deemed ineligible. Ineligible studios for 2024 are: 2023 winner RAK Studios. 2022 winner Abbey Road Studios, 2021 Winner Parr Street Studios.
Submissions are the first stage in the MPG’s thorough Awards process. Once names are submitted and checked as eligible against each Award criterion, MPG Full Members vote to create a shortlist, which will be presented to the judging panel and announced to the press and public in March. Winners are then announced at the ceremony.
MPG Executive Director, Matt Taylor, said: “After an amazing sell out show last year, we’re excited to present what is going to be our biggest and best yet. It’s clear that the MPG Awards is now firmly one of the premier events of the awards calendar. Ours is the only ceremony in the UK which celebrates the best and brightest in all areas of music production. So, with a growing venue, audience, and now partnerships, this year’s event will establish the MPG Award’s identity as the premier event for music production. We look forward to seeing you all at The Troxy in April 2024.”
Previous MPG award winners include Paul Epworth (Adele), Nile Rodgers, FKA Twigs, Marta Salogni (Björk, Animal Collective, Anna Meredith and Bon Iver), Fraser T Smith, Kid Harpoon, Francine Perry, Matt Taylor, Dr Susan Rodgers (Prince) and Joan Armatrading.
The ceremony will take place at The Troxy on 25th April 2024 with the pre-drinks reception sponsored by Apogee. Tickets are on sale now via the MPG website.
Contact joseph.lever@fullfatevents.com for sponsorship opportunities.
The MPG 2024 Awards categories are as follows:
Producer of the Year sponsored by Flare Audio
Writer-Producer of the Year sponsored by Novation
Breakthrough Producer of the Year
Self-Producing Artist sponsored by Focusrite Scarlett
Recording Engineer of the Year sponsored by AMS Neve
Rising Star (Breakthrough) sponsored by PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc
Mix Engineer of the Year
Mastering Engineer of the Year
Vocal Producer of the Year
Unsung Hero sponsored by Musicians Union
Studio of the Year sponsored by Neumann
Original Score Recording of the Year
Album of the Year
Dolby Atmos Mixer of The Year sponsored by Dolby
Gifted Awards
The MPG Inspiration Award sponsored by Audio Note
The MPG Icon Award sponsored by Solid State Logic
The MPG Special Recognition Award sponsored by Abbey Road
PPL Presents The MPG Award For Outstanding Contribution To UK Music
See all last year’s winners here
For sponsorship opportunities for the MPG Awards 2024, don’t hesitate to get in touch with joseph.lever@fullfatevents.com for more details.
The MPG Awards process is conducted in three distinct stages:
1. Nominations: this is simply the collection of suggestions of possible candidates for each award category. Anyone may submit any potential candidate, and candidates may submit themselves. Nominations does not constitute any kind of status; it is merely a process of adding names to the list of those who will be presented for voting.
2. Voting for the shortlisted nominations: this is the privilege of the Full Members of the MPG, who are all working professionals, i.e. producers, engineers, mixers, etc. and who vote to create the shortlists of three nominations per award, which are presented to the judging panel for the final selection of the winners. Just as in 2022, the MPG’s studio members will also be able to nominate engineers or assistant engineers to participate in the voting.
3. Judging: the judging panel is made up of record producers, recording engineers, mixers, re-mixers, record company A&R people, publishers, broadcasters and journalists. Their responsibility is to discuss the relative merits of the shortlisted nominations and ultimately vote for the winners of each MPG Award.
This is an open category for anyone, as defined below (“Definitions of Eligibility“).
This is an open category, awarded to an individual involved in the recording industry (does not have to be technical), who works tirelessly behind the scenes, and deserves recognition. Nominations may include but are not limited to: studio assistants, bookers, studio managers, managers and management assistants, technicians, campaigners, or anyone who operates behind the scenes in the production process. Nominations will be judged on testimonials only.
All nominees must either be UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
For a Vocal Producer for qualifying productions as defined below (“Definitions of Eligibility”).
This person has overall creative control of the vocal recording project and the individual vocal recording sessions relating to that project. They were present (either in person or remotely) in the recording studio or at the location and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist’s and label’s goals in creating the vocal performance.
The following credits are eligible: Vocal Producer, Vocal Production.
The following credits are not eligible for the Vocal Producer category: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production, Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer.
For a recording engineer, mixer or mastering engineer for qualifying productions as defined below (“Definitions of Eligibility”).
This person is present in the recording studio or at another recording, mixing, or mastering location and is responsible for the process of either the recording, mixing, mastering (or any combination of the three) of a project and associated technical issues and decisions. They will have operated (or overseen the operation of) the equipment during the recording, mixing or mastering process and made creative and aesthetic choices to realise the sound and concepts the artist and producer envisage.
This person should have achieved significantly increased recognition during the current year and must have recorded, mixed or mastered (or any combination of the three) all of the releases under consideration.
The following credits are eligible: Recording Engineer, Recorded By, Mix Engineer, Mixed By, Mixer, Recorded and Mixed by, Additional Engineering, Mastering Engineer, Mastered By.
The following credits are not eligible: Digital Audio Workstation Engineer/Operator, Assistant Engineer, Tape Operator, Programmer.
Definitions of Eligibility
1. All projects and music related to the person being nominated, and all nominations for Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year must have been commercially released (for the first time and not previously released) for download and/or purchase as a physical or digital product, or streamed as a commercial product, between 1st October 2020 to 30th September 2021. For Score Recording Of The Year, the eligible album’s release date, rather than the film or television programme the music was produced for, must fall in the dates above. Avoiding doubt ‘commercially available’ means paid for or available as part of a paid-for subscription service. The release must also be unlimited, i.e. a limited edition promo release on limited formats, e.g. ‘vinyl only’ is ineligible.
2. General Distribution: Works must be released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalogue, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United Kingdom for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
3. Apart from the Inspiration Award and the award for Outstanding Contribution, nominees must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
4. Recordings must be non-infringing, original works of authorship. To the extent, a recording embodies in whole or in part the copyrighted work of a third party, appropriate authorisation to use and incorporate such copyrighted work must have been obtained. If allegations arise that a recording is unauthorised and does not meet these criteria, MPG Awards Ltd. will consider the allegations and determine, at its sole discretion, the eligibility of such recordings.
5. For the Album Of The Year and Original Score Recording Of The Year categories, the award is presented to a production team, i.e. producer, recording engineer and mix engineer; with at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Album Of The Year, in the case that one person was producer, engineer and mixer, then they must be either a UK passport holder or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For Original Score Recording, in the event there is no Producer, then the third Award can go to the Composer if they are a UK Passport holder or able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. N.B. It is not necessary that the recording artists featured in the Album category hold UK passports or satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. Albums are regarded as eligible as long as they fulfil the definition published by the UK Official Charts company.
6. In the Breakthrough Producer & Rising Star categories, nominees who have been shortlisted in previous years (this includes Breakthrough Engineer) will be regarded as ineligible. In such cases, they will be deemed to have already ‘broken through’ in a previous year and so cannot ‘break through’ a second time.
7. Greatest Hits compilations will not be considered unless 50% of the tracks are new material.
8. Re-releases: if a previously released track undergoes a new mix (with possible additional production) and acquires a new ISRC, then it will be eligible for consideration in any of the awards categories. If a track is re-mastered and receives a new ISRC, it will qualify in the Mastering Engineer Of The Year award category.
9. In the event of questions or disputes regarding the eligibility of submissions for the MPG Awards, the decision of the MPG Awards Committee is final.
Please note: It is not advisable to try to vote using a mobile phone.
As a Full Member of the Music Producers Guild, you have the privilege of voting to create the shortlists which will be submitted to the judging panel on March 2nd, 2021. The MPG Awards are taken very seriously by the UK recording industry, and an award can significantly affect the career of anyone fortunate enough to win one.
Please take the time to review all the candidates and, if you wish, listen to recordings in which they’ve participated, and give them all your consideration. Most of the audio files are played within this website, using Spotify – a few are played externally via Soundcloud, Youtube or iTunes. However, some are projects released on vinyl which we’re obviously unable to audition online. You’ll need to have the Spotify and iTunes applications installed and running on your computer. A number of testimonials have been provided by those who’ve submitted the candidates. These testimonials are reproduced exactly as submitted without any editing.
Please note that voting will close at midnight (23:59) on December 7th, 2020.
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For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below (“Definitions of Eligibility”).
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. They will have been present (remotely or in-person) in the recording studio or at the location recording, and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist’s and label’s goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
This person should have achieved significantly increased recognition during the current year.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
The following credits are not eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Producer.
For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. They will have been present (in person or remotely) in the recording studio or at the location recording, and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and label's goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
The following credits are not eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Producer.
For a producer of qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person will have produced AND written or co-written the nominated song(s), but they must NOT be the featured artist for any of the recordings. They have significant creative and technical input into the individual recording or production sessions that are a part of the project. As producer, they will have made creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and/or label's goals in creating the musical content. Other duties may include: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
Additionally, the person must hold a confirmed writing credit on the project, which may be shared with other contributors. The following writer credits are eligible: Written by, Co-written by, Lyrics by, Composer, Lyricist.
The following credits are NOT eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer.
For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. They will have been present (remotely or in-person) in the recording studio or at the location recording, and worked directly with the artist and engineer. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise both the artist's and label's goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
This person should have achieved significantly increased recognition during the current year.
The following credits are eligible: Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Production.
The following credits are not eligible for Producer categories: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Producer.
For a producer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
Projects must have been produced solely by the featured artist*.
This person has overall creative and technical control of the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of that project. The producer makes creative and aesthetic decisions that realise the goals in creating the musical content. Other duties include but are not limited to: keeping budgets and schedules, adhering to deadlines, hiring musicians, singers, studios and engineers.
The following credits are eligible: Producer.
The following credits are not eligible for the Self-Producing Artist category: Executive Producer, Assistant Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Production, Additional Production Strings (or any other instrument).
*Projects that are co-credited with 'additional production' by a third party are eligible. However, projects which are co-credited with 'co-production' or 'also produced by' are ineligible.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person is present in the recording studio or at the location recording, and is responsible for the process of recording a project and associated technical issues and decisions. They will have operated (or overseen the operation of) the equipment during the recording process and made creative and aesthetic choices to realise the sound and concepts the artist and producer envisage.
The engineer must have recorded all of the releases under consideration.
The following credits are eligible: Recording Engineer, Recorded By, Additional Engineering.
The following credits are not eligible: Digital Audio Workstation Engineer/Operator, Assistant Engineer, Tape Operator, Mix Engineer, Mixed by or Programmer.
Mastering Engineers are eligible only in the category of Mastering Engineer Of The Year and Rising Star.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person is present in the recording studio, or at another recording or mixing location, and is responsible for the process of recording and/or mixing a project and associated technical issues and decisions. He or she operates (or oversees the operation of) the equipment during the recording or mixing process and makes creative and aesthetic choices in order to realise the sound and concepts the artist and producer envisage.
This person should have achieved significantly increased recognition during the current year and must have recorded and/or mixed all of the releases under consideration.
The following credits are eligible: Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Additional Engineering,
The following credits are not eligible: Digital Audio Workstation Engineer/Operator, Assistant Engineer, Tape Operator, Programmer.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
The mixer must have mixed all of the releases under consideration.
This person is responsible for taking previously recorded material and creating a mixdown of the original separate tracks to create a finished product (either stereo or multi-channel) that can then be mastered and distributed.
The following credits are eligible: Mixed By, Recorded and Mixed by, Mixer, Mix Engineer.
For an engineer for qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
The mastering engineer must have been responsible for the processing and preparation of production masters for commercial releases.
The following credits are eligible: Mastering Engineer, Mastered By.
For qualifying productions as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
This person is responsible for taking previously recorded material and creating a completely new version of the track using what are generally understood to be "re-mixing" studio techniques.
The following credits are eligible: Re-mix Engineer, Re-mixer
For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product, streamed as a commercial product or as a download as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the team, and they usually go to the producer, engineer and mixer. Other eligible team members may purchase additional trophies.
For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product or as a download as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the producer, engineer and mixer.
For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product, streamed as a commercial product or as a download as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the team, and they usually go to the producer, engineer and mixer. Other eligible team members may purchase additional trophies.
For an album or release that contains a minimum of 51% Original Compositions featured in a complete or edited form in a cinematic, broadcast or streamed release and not previously released in any other format. A maximum of three trophies will be presented for Producer, Recording Engineer and Mixer, at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. If there is no credited Producer, the Producers Award can be presented to the Composer. To avoid doubt, a score release may contain individual songs, but at least 51% of the running time must be an original score. For this purpose, 'score' may be any music used to accompany a picture that is not a standalone, vocal-led song, although it may contain vocals. Soundtracks of filmed live performances are not eligible.
For qualifying productions available for purchase as a physical product, streamed as a commercial product or as a download as defined below ("Definitions of Eligibility").
A maximum of 3 trophies will be presented to the team, and they usually go to the producer, engineer and mixer. Other eligible team members may purchase additional trophies.
For an album or release that contains a minimum of 51% Original Compositions featured in a complete or edited form in a cinematic, broadcast or streamed release and not previously released in any other format. A maximum of three trophies will be presented for Producer, Recording Engineer and Mixer, at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. If there is no credited Producer, the Producers Award can be presented to the Composer. To avoid doubt, a score release may contain individual songs, but at least 51% of the running time must be an original score. For this purpose, 'score' may be any music used to accompany a picture that is not a standalone, vocal-led song, although it may contain vocals. Soundtracks of filmed live performances are not eligible.
This is awarded by the Music Producers Guild Awards Committee and will be presented to a person working in production in recognition of abody of work over several years which has significantly inspired others.
The MPG have revealed that producer, songwriter and musician Fraser T Smith is the winner of the PPL Present the Outstanding Contribution To UK Music Award. Fraser is a Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award winner who has worked with artists such as Adele, James Morrison, Tinchy Stryder, Stormzy, Kano, Sam Smith, and Dave.
This is awarded by the Music Producers Guild Awards Committee and will be presented to a person who has been afforded Special Recognition for their activities within the UK music industry.
Definitions of Eligibility
1. All projects and music related to the person being nominated, and all nominations for UK Album Of The Year, and UK Single Song Release Of The Year, and UK Original Score Recording Of The Year must have been commercially released (for the first time and not previously released) for download and/or purchase as a physical or digital product, or streamed as a commercial product, between 1st August 2019 and 30th September 2020. For UK Score Recording Of The Year, the release date of the eligible album, rather than the film or television programme the music was produced for must fall in the dates above. For the avoidance of doubt 'commercially available' means paid for, or available as part of a paid-for subscription service. The release must also be unlimited, i.e. a limited edition promo release on limited formats, e.g. 'vinyl only' is ineligible.
2. General Distribution: Works must be released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalogue, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United Kingdom for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
3. Apart from the Inspiration Award, and the award for Outstanding Contribution, nominees must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test.
4. Recordings must be non-infringing, original works of authorship. To the extent a recording embodies in whole or in part the copyrighted work of a third party, appropriate authorization to use and incorporate such copyrighted work must have been obtained. If allegations are made that a recording is unauthorized and does not meet these criteria, MPG Awards Ltd. will consider the allegations and determine, in its sole discretion, the eligibility of such recordings.
5. For the UK Album Of The Year, UK Single Song Release Of The Year and UK Original Score Recording Of The Year categories, the award is presented to a production team, i.e. producer, recording engineer and mix engineer, at least 50% of whom must be either UK passport holders or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For UK Album Of The Year, UK Single Song Release Of The Year in the case that one person was producer, engineer and mixer, then he/she must be either a UK passport holder or be able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. For UK Original Score Recording, in the event there is no Producer then the third Award can go to the Composer if they are a UK Passport holder or able to satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. N.B. It is not necessary that the recording artists featured in the UK Album and UK Single categories hold UK passports or satisfy the Statutory Residency Test. Albums are regarded as eligible as long as they satisfy the definition published by the UK Official Charts company.
6. In the Breakthrough Engineer and Breakthrough Producer categories, nominees who have been shortlisted in previous years will be regarded as ineligible. In such cases, they will be deemed to have already 'broken through' in a previous year, and so cannot 'breakthrough' a second time.
7. Greatest Hits compilations will not be considered unless at least 50% of the tracks are new material.
8. Re-releases: if a previously released track undergoes a new mix (with possible additional production) and acquires a new ISRC, then it will be eligible for consideration in any of the awards categories. If a track is re-mastered and acquires a new ISRC, then it will be eligible in the Mastering Engineer Of The Year award category.
10. In the event of questions or disputes regarding the eligibility of submissions for the MPG Awards, the decision of the MPG Awards Committee is final.
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The Music Producers Guild are excited to announce that their 2021 Awards will now take place on 10th June, there will also be two brand new award categories – ‘UK Writer-Producer Of The Year’ and ‘UK Original Score Of The Year’.
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The MPG Awards process is conducted in three distinct stages:
1. Submissions: this is simply the collection of suggestions of possible candidates for each category of award. Anyone may submit any potential candidate, and candidates may submit themselves. Submission does not constitute any kind of status; it is merely a process of adding names to the list of those who will be presented for voting.
2. Voting for the shortlisted nominations: this is the privilege of the Full Members of the MPG, who are all working professionals, i.e. producers, engineers, mixers, etc. and who vote to create the shortlists of three nominations per award, which are presented to the judging panel for the final selection of the winners. For the first time in 2021, the MPG’s new studio members will also be able to nominate engineers or assistant engineers to take part in the judging.
3. Judging: the judging panel is made up of record producers, recording engineers, mixers, re-mixers, record company A&R people, publishers, broadcasters and journalists. Their responsibility is to discuss the relative merits of the shortlisted nominations and ultimately vote for the winners of each MPG Award.
