17 February 2015
Category General News
You may have heard that in January of this year, the British Library launched a new programme titled Save our Sounds. Amongst the literary treasures held in the basements of the …read the full article
17 February 2015
Category Events
February 16th was the date of the first of an interesting and potentially valuable series of events organised by MPG Awards headline sponsors, G-Technology, in partnership with the MPG. G-Technology …read the full article
17 February 2015
Category General News
Former Allen & Heath MD Neil Hauser died on February 13th aged 87, after a year-long battle with cancer. He became the first MD of the famous UK mixing …read the full article
13 February 2015
Category MPG Awards
For the third time in seven years, producer Paul Epworth carried off the top gong at the Music Producers Guild Awards, which took place on February 12th at the Park …read the full article
18 December 2014
Category P&E Wing
November 11 – San Francisco – “Quality Sound Matters” panel at SF MusicTech Summit At the always interesting SF MusicTech Summit, held at San Francisco’s Kabuki Hotel, The Recording Academy® …read the full article
11 December 2014
Category MPG Activity
Suffice it to say that this year’s MPG Christmas party was a huge success, with well over 80 guests attending from all sections of the UK music industry. If anyone …read the full article
2 December 2014
Category MPG Awards
Described by Rolling Stone magazine as ‘the musician’s musician’ and by Bob Dylan as ‘a fearless innovator, a visionary of high order’, Dave Stewart will receive the MPG’s Outstanding Contribution …read the full article
10 November 2014
Category MPG Activity
Official MPG press release (by Sue Sillitoe): Producers such as Trevor Horn and Tony Visconti have lent their support to the MPG’s Credit Where Credit Is Due campaign by appearing in a video to promote the issue. …read the full article
7 November 2014
Category MPG Awards
After a two-month period of intense activity validating the nominations, uploading them to the website for voting by the Full Members of the MPG, and analysing the data, we are …read the full article
26 October 2014
Category P&E Wing
Sept. 9 – Philadelphia Chapter – P&E Wing: In the Studio The Recording Academy® Philadelphia Chapter invited members for an evening of networking and critical listening at Philly Sound Studios. …read the full article
8 October 2014
Category MPG Activity
As part of the continuing efforts by MPG to promote the importance of, and bemoan the lack of, credits in digital music files, a new promotional video has been created. …read the full article
19 September 2014
Category Music Industry
Read this excellent report from UK Music which goes into great depth in analysing the involvement of music in bringing financial value to the UK economy. You might also find …read the full article
12 September 2014
Category P&E Wing
July 31 – August 2 – Tucson, Ariz. – PotLuck Audio Conference PotLuck Con ruled the roost for true pro audio geeks in August, holding court at the Hilton Conquistador …read the full article
16 August 2014
Category P&E Wing
July 15 – Los Angeles – P&E Wing Mixer The Recording Academy® Los Angeles Chapter Producers & Engineers Wing® Committee held its second P&E Wing Mixer of the year in …read the full article
11 August 2014
Category Education
The 2014 MPG Prize has gone to James Mellor – chosen by his tutors as the most promising student to graduate from LIPA’s Sound Technology degree programme this year. Launched …read the full article
8 August 2014
Category Other Organisations
The “very successful” Gus Dudgeon Foundation (GDF)/Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES) postgraduate summer course concluded in style on 19 July, with the nine students, under the tutelage of Romesh …read the full article
7 August 2014
Category MPG Activity
The MPG’s first Speakeasy in the South West was hosted in Bristol on Monday 28th July. There was a good turnout of producers, engineers and studio owners hosted in the plush …read the full article
1 August 2014
Category MPG Awards
The MPG Awards event is due to take place once again at The Park Plaza Hotel in February 2015 and tickets are now available here. It’s a good idea to purchase tickets …read the full article
31 July 2014
Category Events
Upwards of 70 people assembled at The Seven Dials Club in London’s Covent Garden on a sweltering evening in July to listen to, and debate with, a distinguished panel of …read the full article
31 July 2014
Category Music Industry
The music industry has a long history of unfairly exploiting the work of artists without whose creativity the industry would simply not exist. The Fair Digital Deals Declaration is a …read the full article
