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Music Producers Guild Hands Out 2023 MPG Awards

The UK’s Music Producers Guild has announced the winners of the organization’s 15th annual MPG Awards last night.

Photo: MPG
Photo: MPG

London, UK (April 28, 2023)—The UK’s Music Producers Guild has announced the winners of the organization’s 15th annual MPG Awards, recognizing 14 categories of new talent in the industry.

Kid Harpoon was the night’s big winner, picking up awards for Producer of the Year and Writer-Producer of the Year. He was also recognized for his production contributions, along with Mark “Spike” Stent and Oli Jacobs, on the Album of the Year, Harry Styles’ Harry’s House. Jacobs also won Recording Engineer of the Year.

Hannah Peel won two awards, taking home Self-Producing Artist and sharing the award for Original Score Recording of the Year with Michael Keeny and James Trevascus for their work on Sky Max TV series The Midwich Cuckoos.

Giles Martin presented the MPG Icon Award, sponsored by Solid State Logic, to producer, engineer and mixer Bob Clearmountain.

The full list of 2023 MPG Award winners is as follows:

 

Producer of the Year, sponsored by Flare Audio

Kid Harpoon

 

Writer-Producer of the Year, sponsored by Hipgnosis

Kid Harpoon

 

Breakthrough Producer of the Year

Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett

 

Self-Producing Artist

Hannah Peel

 

Recording Engineer of the Year, sponsored by AMS Neve

Oli Jacobs

 

Rising Star

Francine Perry

 

Mix Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Avid

Craig Silvey

 

Mastering Engineer of the Year

Cicely Balston

 

Vocal Producer of the Year

Ramera Abraham

 

Unsung Hero, sponsored by Musicians Union

Carla Harding

 

Atmos Mix of the Year sponsored by Dolby

Maggie Rogers: “Want Want”

Atmos mix by Dave Emery

 

Studio of the Year, sponsored by Neumann

RAK Studios

 

Original Score Recording of the Year sponsored by Blinding Talent

Hannah Peel, Michael Keeney & James Trevascus for The Midwich Cuckoos

 

Album of the Year, sponsored by Bowers & Wilkins

Harry’s House

Kid Harpoon, Oli Jacobs, Mark “Spike” Stent

 

The MPG Inspiration Award, sponsored by Audio Note, was awarded to Ric Flow. PPL Present the MPG Award for Outstanding Contribution To UK Music, sponsored by PPL, was awarded to Fraser T Smith. The MPG Icon Award, sponsored by Solid State Logic, was awarded to Bob Clearmountain.

 

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