MPG Awards 2009

London’s opulent Café de Paris was the venue for the UK Music Producers Guild (MPG) inaugural awards ceremony on the 12th February, where 14 honours were given to leading producers, engineers and studio staff.

With a full house, awards sponsors, who included Prism Sound, Digidesign, Shure, Alchemea and TL Audio, were among good company, with the likes of Brian Eno, Calvin Harris and singer Duffy in attendance.

Here are the winners:

Producer of The Year — sponsored by the BPI: Bernard Butler (pictured)

Recording Engineer of The Year — sponsored by Prism Sound: James Towler

Best Mix Engineer — sponsored by Digidesign: Cenzo Townshend

Best Mastering Engineer — sponsored by SADiE: Ray Staff

Best International Producer of the Year — sponsored by RAK Studios: Danger Mouse (AKA Brian Burton)

Best Live Album of The Year (08) — sponsored by Shure: Girls Aloud – Tangled Up

UK Album of The Year (08) — sponsored by Cream Recording Studios: Elbow – Seldom Seen Kid

UK Single of The Year (08) — sponsored by Discovering Arts: Elbow – One Day Like This

The Joe Meek Award for Innovation In Production — sponsored by Music Producers Guild: Brian Eno

Best Re-mixer — sponsored by CMU: Calvin Harris

Best Newcomer — sponsored by Deep Recording Studios: Paul Epworth

Best Studio — sponsored by TL Audio: British Grove Studios

Unsung Hero — sponsored by Alchemea: Andy McBride

Music Producers Guild Special Recognition Award: Chris Blair

For more information, head to www.mpgawards.co.uk.

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