MPG Awards 2016: submissions open

The MPG Awards 2016 gets underway today with the official opening of the online submissions process, which allows for the names of worthy recording professionals to be put forward for Awards consideration.

“This part of the Awards process is open to everyone,” says MPG Awards group director Tony Platt. “Anyone can submit a name, and indeed we encourage recording professionals to get online at www.mpgawards.com and submit their own names rather than relying on other people to do it for them.”

Now in its eighth year, the Music Producers Guild Awards recognises the enormous contribution made to the international music industry by the UK’s top producers, engineers, remixers and mastering engineers. Previous award winners have included Sir George Martin CBE, Paul Epworth, Brian Eno, Trevor Horn and Dave Stewart.

The MPG Awards 2016 will take place on 3 February 2016, at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London – a new venue for this event.

The submissions process for the MPG Awards 2016 will remain live until 30 September 2015. There are 12 Award categories that are open for submissions, while the remaining three (Outstanding Contribution, Award for Innovation and Award for Inspiration) are in the gift of the MPG. The winner of the Producer of the Year award automatically receives a BRIT for Best Producer.

The MPG Awards 2016 categories open for public submission are:

UK Producer of the Year
International Producer of the Year
Breakthrough Producer of the Year
Recording Engineer of the Year
Breakthrough Engineer of the Year
Mix Engineer of the Year
Mastering Engineer of the Year
Re-mixer of the Year
UK Album of the Year
UK Single Song Release of the Year
Studio of the Year
The A&R Award

The MPG Awards 2016 categories in the gift of the MPG are:

The MPG Innovation Award
The MPG Inspiration Award
Outstanding Contribution to UK Music