The Music Producers Guild Awards, which recognises the skill and talents of music recording professionals, took place last week at the Cafe de Paris in London.
We at PPL would like to congratulate all the winners, including Chris Blackwell, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to UK Music award, sponsored by PPL (Photo, right, by Tom Bunning).
The top award for Producer of the Year – which also earned its winner a BRIT Award for Best Producer – went to Paul Epworth, who worked with Florence and the Machine on their debut album Lungs. Florence attended the ceremony to present Paul with both his Music Producers Guild and BRIT Awards.
Other award recipients included Dizzee Rascal who won the UK Album of The Year award, full details below.
Although only in its second year the Music Producers Guild Awards is now firmly established as a ‘must attend’ event on the music industry calendar. Hosted by BBC 6 Music’s Nemone Metaxas, the ceremony attracted over 300 music industry VIPs who filled the Cafe de Paris to celebrate the enormous contribution that recording professionals make to the success of the UK’s music industry.
Steve Levine, chairman of the Music Producers Guild, says: “These awards mean a great deal to the UK’s professional recording community because they know they are being judged by their peers. Audio professionals are positioned at the very heart of the music industry – we make the content that is the industry’s product. As an organisation, the Music Producers Guild is delighted to lead the way in recognising the wealth of production and engineering creativity we have in this country and bringing about greater awareness, both within the music industry and among the wider public, of the talent and skills involved in making great records.”
In total, 15 Awards were presented (see below for a full list of winners). Many of those recognised for their achievements over the past 12 months were cheered on by the artists they have worked with.
Winners List
- UK Album of The Year (09) – sponsored by British Grove Studios: Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N Cheek
- UK Single of The Year (09) – sponsored by Cream Studios: Muse – Uprising
- The Joe Meek Award for Innovation In Production – sponsored by Joemeek by PMI Audio: Les Paul
- Re-mixer of The Year– sponsored by Discovering Arts: Simian Mobile Disco (James Ford & Jas Shaw)
- Breakthrough Producer of The Year - sponsored by Deep Recording Studios: Paul Savage
- Breakthrough Engineer of The Year - sponsored by TL Audio: Mark Rankin
- Best Studio – sponsored by Robertson Taylor: Kore Studios
- Outstanding Contribution to UK Music - sponsored by PPL: Chris Blackwell
- Unsung Hero – sponsored by Alchemea: Chris Jenkins, Solid State Logic