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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 …read the full article

8 November 2017

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RIN-M: the plug-in we’ve all been waiting for

Finally, it looks like someone has been paying attention. The MPG’s ‘Credit Where Credit Is Due’ campaign has been lobbying for better logging of production credits in downloadable digital music …read the full article

8 November 2017

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Avril Mackintosh Joins The 2018 MPG Awards Shortlist

Recording engineer Avril Mackintosh has joined those shortlisted for a prestigious 2018 MPG Award. The change to the shortlist comes after Neil Comber, one of three originally named in the …read the full article

6 November 2017

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MPG Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced

—- Shortlist update here — The 2018 MPG Awards is defying the presumption that music production is a male dominated business by revealing a Shortlist in which nearly a quarter …read the full article

2 November 2017

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The A&R Awards 2017

We just can’t keep our hands off the industry’s top awards. Following quickly after the domination of the Mercury Prize by MPG members, lo and behold: we’re all over the …read the full article

1 November 2017

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Producers and Engineers Wing monthly update

REGISTER FOR AES NEW YORK 2017 TODAY! The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy has arranged for you to receive a FREE VIP Exhibits-Plus Badge to AES New …read the full article

28 October 2017

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Listen: 140 Years of Recorded Sound

Sound. Take the time to explore it. Just how important have the sounds of the past 140 years been to our lives? Dive into the British Library sound archive in …read the full article

24 October 2017

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Love Music, Hate Racism

The Music Producers Guild proudly supports the Love Music, Hate Racism campaign and encourages all members to visit the LMHR website and show their support by signing up. By doing this, …read the full article

18 October 2017

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Producers and Engineers Wing monthly update

REGISTER FOR AES NEW YORK 2017 TODAY! The Producers and Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy has arranged for you to receive a FREE VIP Exhibits-Plus Badge to AES New …read the full article

15 October 2017

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Under The Hood Event with Strymon

Our very own Andrew Hunt was back at British Grove Studios on 11th September to continue his groundbreaking series of Under The Hood demos – the MPG’s no-nonsense trials of …read the full article

2 October 2017

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PRS Foundation Writer Producer Fund

The Writer Producer Fund offers an opportunity for songwriters and writer-producers working in popular music genres to further develop their careers and writing/production credits with grants of up to £10,000. …read the full article

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 …read the full article

6 September 2017

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Planning Hearing to Determine AIR Studios’ Future – Show Your Support

There will be a public hearing to discuss the implications of the planning application for AIR Studios and we encourage all those affected by this decision to take part. Dates: 26th …read the full article

31 August 2017

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MPG Awards Submissions: Late-Breaking News!

We appreciate that many of you have uploaded submissions for the MPG Awards 2018. However, quite a few have told us they had been caught out by our decision to run the submissions …read the full article

14 August 2017

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MERCURY RISING

If we’re honest, we have to say that this comes as no surprise. But the annual Mercury Prize luminaries from right across the music business have just published their shortlist …read the full article

9 August 2017

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Parental Pay Equality Campaign Launches Online Petition

The MPG actively supports Olga Fitzroy’s campaign to secure equality for the terms of parental pay in the UK.   The official MPG press release:   Parental Pay Equality Campaign …read the full article

4 August 2017

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SensoriaPro 2017

***Affiliate Rate Discount for MPG Full Members*** SensoriaPro Industry Day Friday 6 October 2017, The Showroom, Sheffield S1 2BX An unmissable Music And Film Industry Event Special discounted ‘affiliate’ rate …read the full article

31 July 2017

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Submissions Open For The Music Producers Guild Awards 2018

The Music Producers Guild Awards are 10 years old and to mark the occasion organisers are promising that the next ceremony, which take place in London on March 1st 2018, …read the full article

31 July 2017

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Loïc Gaillard Wins The 2017 MPG LIPA Prize

LIPA graduate Loïc Gaillard will receive a host of benefits, including financial support from PPL, after being named the recipient of the 2017 Music Producers Guild Prize. Launched in 2010, …read the full article

26 July 2017

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Sonarworks Joins The MPG Benefactor Scheme!

We’re pleased to announce that Sonarworks have joined the MPG Benefactor Scheme! MPG Full Members can now receive 15% discount on all Sonarworks software (including bundles with mics). “Most speakers …read the full article