MPG Award Winners Announced

    Producer Charlie Andrew received the top award at the U.K.’s 2016 MPG Awards, which honoured winners in 16 categories.
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    Charlie Andrew (third from left) with members of Alt-J

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    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)

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    www.mpg.org.uk