Music Producers Guild announces 2015 nominations

Ed Sheeran producer Jake Gosling, Royal Blood and Paul Epworth are among the nominees for the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards 2015.

Jim Ottewill
  • By Jim Ottewill
  • 7 Nov 2014
  • min read
Ed Sheeran producer Jake Gosling, Royal Blood and Paul Epworth are among the nominees for the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards 2015.

According to organisers, recording projects with artists such as Paolo Nutini, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Royal Blood and Lana del Rey are among the nominations.

The awards were set up to recognises the contribution made by recording professionals to the success of the UK’s music industry.

Steve Levine, chairman of the MPG, said: ‘Once again we had a fantastic response to our request for nominations, with many new names featured in just about every awards category. MPG Full members have now cast their votes to create our shortlist for 2015 and the award winners will be decided by a panel of judges who will meet before the end of this year.’

The award ceremony will take place at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in Vauxhall, London, on Thursday 12 February 2015.

The full nomination list is below;

UK Producer of the Year, sponsored by The BRITS 2015:
Paul Epworth
Flood
Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory
Jake Gosling

Recording Engineer of the Year, sponsored by RØDE:
Neil Comber
Cameron Craig
Mark Rankin

Mix Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Solid State Logic:
Andy Bradfield
Guy Massey
Mark ‘Spike’ Stent

Mastering Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Apollo & Transco Blanx:
Matt Colton
Mandy Parnell
Tim Young

UK Album of the Year:
Ed Sheeran - X
Goldfrapp – Tales of Us
London Grammar – If You Wait

UK Single Song Release of the Year, sponsored by Shure:
Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
Royal Blood – Come On Over
Sam Smith – Stay With Me

Re-mixer of the Year:
Chvrches
Jon Hopkins
James Rutledge

Breakthrough Producer of the Year:
Cameron Blackwood
Tom Dalgety
Jungle

Breakthrough Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Alchemea:
Olga FitzRoy
Robbie Nelson
Alexis Smith

International Producer of the Year, sponsored by Lewitt Audio & JHS:
Dan Auerbach
T-Bone Burnett
Pharrell Williams

Studio of the Year, sponsored by KMR Audio:
Abbey Road Studios
AIR Studios
RAK Studios

The A&R Award:
Chris Briggs
Phil Christie
Korda Marshall