The Music Producers’ Guild held its first ever awards ceremony last night (12th February) at he Café de Paris in London’s West End, with the great and the good from the UK’s music production industry all at hand to share in what everyone concerned hopes will be an annual and increasingly important event.Commenting on the event, Mike Howlett, the chairman of the MPG said: “We hope that this event will become an integral part of the music industry calendar for many years to come. In launching these awards our aim has always been to bring about greater awareness, both within the music industry and among the wider public, of the skills and talent involved in making great records. Audio professionals are positioned at the very heart of the music industry – we make the content that is the industry’s product – and it is important that we are acknowledged as vital and key contributors.”
It was an impressive beginning with names as close to household as producers can get attending as nominees, winners or simply to enjoy the occasion, including Marcus Dravs, James Towler and Calvin Harris, as well as the chart topping bombshell, Duffy, who presented her producer, Bernard Butler, with the Producer of the Year award (which was coupled with the reinstated Brit award of the same name).
Of note for many was the Joe Meek Award for Innovation, which went to Brian Eno (pictured), who also proved that music producers can be more than capable of public speaking, as he outlined exactly what a producer is and how recorded music has changed music itself, almost beyond recognition.
In total, 14 awards were presented (and a full list of winners will be posted on this website shortly).
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