Thursday 12th February saw the inaugural Music Producers’ Guild Awards ceremony, with 14 awards presented to producers and engineers that continue to make the British music scene a unique and exciting source of the world’s popular music output.With special awards going to Brian Eno (for innovation) and Bohemian Rhapsody producer, Chris Blair (who in fact enjoyed 12 number one hits in that year, 1975) and the producer of the year being Duffy’s man behind the board, Bernard Butler. (Duffy is pictured presenting Butler with the reinstated Brit award for Best producer, which was presented at the same time as the MPG award.)
The Winners
Producer of The Year (sponsored by the BPI): Bernard Butler
Nominees: Bernard Bulter, Brian Eno, Steve Mac
Recording Engineer of The Year (sponsored by Prism Sound): James Towler
Nominees: Haydn Bendall, James Towler, Markus Dravs
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Best Mix Engineer (sponsored by Digidesign): Cenzo Townshend
Nominees: Andy Bradfield, Cenzo Townsend, Tom Elmhirst
Best Mastering Engineer (sponsored by Sadie): Ray Staff
Nominees: John Davis, Ray Staff, Tim Young
Best International Producer of the Year (sponsored by RAK Studios): Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton)
Nominees: Danger Mouse, Mark Ronson, Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
Best Live Album of The Year 2008 (sponsored by Shure): Girls Aloud – Tangled Up
Nominees: David Gilmour - Live In Gdansk, Girls Aloud - Tangled Up, Nephu Huzzband - Live In London
UK Album of The Year (08) – sponsored by Cream Recording Studios: Elbow – Seldom Seen Kid
Nominees: Coldplay – Viva La Vida, Duffy – Rockferry, Elbow – Seldom Seen Kid
UK Single of The Year 2008 (sponsored by Discovering Arts): Elbow – One Day Like This
Nominees: Duffy – Mercy, Elbow – One Day Like This, Radiohead – Nude
The Joe Meek Award for Innovation In Production (sponsored by Music Producers Guild): Brian Eno
Nominees: Brian Eno, Bjork, Mark Ronson
Best Re-mixer (sponsored by CMU): Calvin Harris
Nominees: Calvin Harris, Dan Turner, Gareth Jones
Best Newcomer (sponsored by Deep Recording Studios): Paul Epworth
Nominees: Dan Hulme, Paul Epworth, Steve Booker
Best Studio (sponsored by TL Audio): British Grove Studios
Nominees: Abbey Road, AIR Lyndhurst, British Grove Studios
Unsung Hero (sponsored by Alchemea): Andy McBride
Nominees: AndyMcBride, Crispin Murray, Xavier Stephenson
Music Producers Guild Special Recognition Award: Chris Blair
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