news category Music Industry created 2 November 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 Abbey Road-sponsored A&R Awards too – organised by Tim Ingham’s new digital publishing venture Music Business Worldwide.
They were back on November 1st at The Sheraton Grand Park Lane in Mayfair, celebrating indie and major label achievements in the UK with a special focus on individuals and teams who have rocked the music biz with success in all sorts of categories from songwriting to publishing via administration. It means a lot to us that once again producers and engineers are getting the recognition they deserve, so here’s our Sheraton shortlist – together with their previous achievements at our own MPG Awards…
NOMINATED FOR PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – SUPPORTED BY ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS:
Fraser T Smith (shortlisted for 2017 UK Producer Of The Year at the MPG Awards)
Jake Gosling (also shortlisted 2017 UK Producer Of The Year at the MPG Awards)
Mark Ralph (MPG Full Member)
Rodaidh McDonald (MPG Full Member)
A&R OF THE YEAR: NOMINATED FOR ADULT CONTEMPORARY:
Chris Briggs of Sony Music UK (Chris took the MPG A&R Award in 2016)
A&R OF THE YEAR: NOMINATED FOR ELECTRONIC/DANCE:
Daniel Miller of Mute (a previous winner of MPG’s Outstanding Contribution To UK Music)
A&R OF THE YEAR: NOMINATED FOR ROCK/ALTERNATIVE:
Jim Chancellor of Fiction/Caroline (MPG A&R Award winner in 2014)
Korda Marshall of BMG (MPG A&R Award winner in 2015)
NOMINATED FOR BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL:
Transgressive (this year’s MPG A&R Award winners)
Hearty congratulations to all our members who have made it into MBW’s prestigious nominations, and best of luck on the night. We were there in spirit…
