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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…

28 July 2021

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July 2021 Newsletter

SEISS Payment 5 You can now apply for the 5th SEISS payment if you qualify, and your business is still affected by COVID-19. The calculation is different this time around so please make sure you read the guidance The guidance…

6 May 2021

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May 2021 Newsletter

MPG Awards Update The Judging for the 2021 MPG Awards took place for the first time remotely last week. A diverse panel of judges from different parts of the industry were invited to take part and the event was brilliantly chaired by producer Charlie…

7 April 2021

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April 2021 Newsletter

Directors Reports If you want to know what the directors of the MPG have been up to on your behalf, please check out the new Directors Reports section on the website. If you have any feedback or would like to volunteer and get more involved with any of…

10 February 2021

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Insta AMA with Tom Gray of #BrokenRecord campaign and Gomez

The MPG’s popular Ask Me Anything series of interviews on Instagram Live returns, with musician and activist Tom Gray, being interviewed by the MPG’s Adam Warne, an engineer and producer, and musician in the band, Kyros. Anyone can tune in…

November Newsletter 2: We have more news for you…

MPG Awards Voting Voting for the MPG Awards shortlists opens on  Monday 23rd November. Only Full Members and two nominated engineers per studio membership are eligible to vote. You must be a member of the MPG by 22nd of November…

4 November 2020

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 MPG’s Extraordinary General Meeting 2020

MPG’s Extraordinary General Meeting is where you will get a chance to elect a new board of directors and shape the future of the MPG. For the first time, our new Studio Members will also be able to send a…

3 September 2020

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MPG launches Studio Membership

  The Music Producers Guild has announced a new corporate membership for recording and rehearsal studios.   The move comes following a period of close collaboration between the MPG and a number of recording studios, working on issues such as access…

House of Commons Music Industry Debate

  CULTURE MINISTER “NOT RULING OUT” MORE HELP FOR SELF-EMPLOYED   MPs, UK Music Members and MPG Executive Director after the Westminster Hall debate  MPG Executive Director, Olga FitzRoy, together with UK Music members, yesterday attended a Westminster Hall debate…

18 October 2019

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MPG Newsletter October 2019

Thank you for reading our first monthly newsletter! We want to start sharing with you, our members, what we get up to each month and keep you informed on what’s happening. September was a busy month for the MPG. Pivotal…

24 June 2019

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MPG House – Pivotal 2019

Taking place on the 27th September 2019, Pivotal Music Conference will return for a second year to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham after it’s debut year in 2018. It’s first year saw 250 Delegates attend from all facets of the…

16 February 2018

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Music & TV stars Turn Out To Back New Law To Boost Shared Parental Leave for the self-employed

Stars from the world of music and film will join forces with politicians to fight for a new law to boost shared parental leave for the self-employed. They will gather outside Parliament to support Labour MP Tracy Brabin’s proposed legislation…

10 November 2017

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Parental Pay Equality – an open letter to the Prime Minister

On Equal Pay Day, the day in the year that women stop earning relative to men, the MPG-backed Parental Pay Equality have published an open letter to the Prime Minister calling to extend the new Shared Parental Pay Benefit to the…

7 September 2017

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Sound On Sound Joins The MPG Benefactor Scheme

We’re pleased to announce that Sound On Sound have joined the MPG Benefactor Scheme! MPG Full and Associate Members can receive an exclusive discount on a subscription to Sound On Sound. 12 issues of the Print + Digital subscription for ONLY £39.00 (full price…