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25 August 2023

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An Open Letter To Apple Music

Dear Apple Music,   It’s time you gave full credit where credit is due.    Since 2014, the Music Producer’s Guild (MPG) has campaigned hard to obtain accurate credits for everyone involved in the recording process. From producers, recording engineers, mixers, mastering…

The Economics of Music Streaming – The Metadata Code & Remuneration working group announced

As part of the Council of Music Makers (CMM) the MPG welcomes the announcement of the metadata code and the confirmation that a remuneration working group will look into music-maker remuneration from streaming. The metadata code is a crucial first…

30 April 2023

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The Music Producers Guild Announces 2023 Awards Winners

Photo: Sarah Louise Bennet Fraser T. Smith – Ric Flow – Bob Clearmountian.   At an inspiring ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, The Music Producers Guild announced the complete list of 2023 award winners. Now in its 15th year, the…

25 February 2023

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The Music Producers Guild Announces its 2023 Nominees

Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The Music Producers Guild have revealed the shortlist for the 2023 MPG Awards, which has been compiled following a record number of open submissions…

18 December 2022

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December 2022 Newsletter

Submissions for the 2023 MPG Awards are now closed. Thanks to everyone who has submitted people for awards this year. Our validation team will now go through all the submissions to check they all meet the eligibility criteria. Once this…

27 September 2022

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September 2022 Newsletter

The Music Producers Guild Announces three new board members The Music Producers Guild is very excited to announce the appointment of Mika Sellens, Eve Horne and Catherine Marks to its Executive Board. The three new members were elected by MPG Full Members at an Extraordinary General Meeting, which took place in London on…

1 September 2022

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MPG Board of Directors Personal Statements: 2022

Online voting will be open for 1 week for MPG Full Members only from Thursday 15th September until 6pm on Thursday 22nd of September you will receive a separate email with a link to an online ballot. The results will be announced at the AGM meeting…

17 August 2022

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MPG Board Elections

MPG Board Elections On 22nd September MPG members will elect 3 new Executive Directors to run the MPG. Anyone who is a Full Member of the MPG can stand for election – you do not need to have previous experience…

22 July 2022

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The Future of Music Streaming: Survey for Creators.

As part of the Economics of Streaming inquiry The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), part of the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), is researching the impacts that algorithmic recommendations on music streaming services are having…

6 July 2022

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Misogyny in Music Survey

The Women and Equalities Select Committee (a group of cross-party MP’s who specialise in these issues) are running an enquiry on Misogyny in Music, and have called for evidence from individuals and organisations. The MPG will be making a submission,…

ICMP/MPG Creative Music Production scholarship.

ICMP, alongside music industry partner The Music Producers Guild (MPG), is once again delighted to offer an outstanding opportunity for a talented student to develop their skills through our Creative Music Production scholarship.   This year we’re thrilled to announce that the…

10 June 2022

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The Music Producers Guild Announces its 2022 Awards Winners

(C) Blake Ezra Photography Ltd. 2022 Following an exciting ceremony at The Tower Hill Hotel in London, The Music Producers Guild has now announced the complete list of winners for the 2022 awards. Now in its 14th year, the annual…

4 April 2022

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UK Music Creators Survey

UK Music Calls On Creators To Contribute To Survey To Help Understand State of The Music Industry in 2021 UK Music today launched a survey for creators that it hopes will give them a better understanding of the economic landscape of…

28 March 2022

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MPG ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2022 AWARDS

The Music Producers Guild is excited to reveal the shortlist for its 2022 Awards, which will take place on 9th June 2022. Today, the MPG revealed the shortlist for the 2022 MPG awards. In their 14th year, the awards celebrate…

24 February 2022

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Covid-19 Restrictions Ending

Covid-19 Restrictions Ending Yesterday the prime minister announced the end of almost all Covid restrictions. This means that : From 24 February: People who test positive for Covid will no longer be legally required to self-isolate But they will still…

23 February 2022

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International Women’s Day 2022

  As we get closer to International Women’s day we would like to remind our women members that they should not be expected to work for free on IWD events. We fully support events that highlight the work of some of our minority members, including…

12 February 2022

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February 2022 Newsletter

MPG Awards Thanks to everyone who put forward nominations for this year’s MPG Awards. This year we saw 328 unique submissions. Our team is validating these submissions to confirm their eligibility and go through to the next stage. Full Member voting will occur…

9 December 2021

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December 2021 Covid Update

Yesterday, 8th December the Prime Minister announced that we will now be moving to ‘Plan B’ and introduced further restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID, and the Omnicron variant. We are in touch with the DCMS and will be…

12 November 2021

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November 2021 Newsletter

Christmas Party Invites have gone out for our Christmas Party, held at the BFI Riverside on the 6th December. Please do RSVP through the website to get your name on the guestlist – This event is open to Full, Associate…

22 October 2021

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October 2021 Newsletter

Atmos Events We’ve had a busy summer, and it’s been wonderful to see so many of you in person at our Dolby Atmos events that we have run in partnership with some of our MPG Member Studios, Dolby and AVID. We…