Charlie Andrew (third from left) with members of Alt-J
London, U.K. (February 5, 2016)—Producer Charlie Andrew received the top award at the U.K.’s 2016 MPG Awards, which honoured winners in 16 categories.
Andrew, who received the MPG Award for Breakthrough Producer in 2013, was nominated for this year’s Producer of the Year Award for his work with Alt-J, Marika Hackman and Sivu. Winning this honor meant that he automatically received the 2016 BRIT Award for Best Producer, which was presented at the same time.
Introduced in 2009 to recognize the enormous contribution made by recording professionals to the success of the UK’s music industry, the MPG Awards regularly attracts a high turnout of music industry VIPs and celebrities. This year was no exception with over 350 people attending the event, which moved to Grosvenor House in London to accommodate increasing demand for tickets.
The full list of 2016 MPG Award winners and sponsors was as follows:
UK Producer of the Year, sponsored by The BRITS 2016:
Charlie Andrew
Outstanding Contribution to UK Music, sponsored by PPL:
Youth (Martin Glover)
Recording Engineer of the Year, sponsored by AMS Neve:
Olga Fitzroy
Mix Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Solid State Logic:
David Wrench
Mastering Engineer of the Year, sponsored by SADiE and Transco Blanx:
John Davis
UK Album of the Year, sponsored by G-tech and Jigsaw24:
FKA Twigs – LP1
UK Single Song Release of the Year, sponsored by Shure:
FKA Twigs – Pendulum
Re-mixer of the Year, sponsored by Prism Sound:
UNKLE
Breakthrough Producer of the Year, sponsored by Focusrite:
Catherine Marks
Breakthrough Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Musicguard Insurance:
Brett Cox
International Producer of the Year, sponsored by Pro Tools Expert:
Max Martin
Studio of the Year, sponsored by Avid:
Air Studios
The A&R Award:
Chris Briggs
The MPG Award for Innovation sponsored by Audio Note:
Geoff Emerick
The MPG Award for Inspiration sponsored by Universal Audio:
Sylvia Massy
Special Recognition Award:
Fran Nevrkla (former PPL chairman)
Music Producers Guild
www.mpg.org.uk
