Music Producers Guild

{{Short description|Association of music producers in the United Kingdom}}

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The Music Producers Guild (MPG) (UK) promotes and represents individuals in the music production and recording professions. It was founded in 2000. As a guild, the organisation has no political party affiliation.

The organisation presents the Music Producers Guild Awards annually. In 2008, the MPG and BPI coordinated their awards programmes.{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/press-area/news-amp3b-press-release/article/brit-awards-press-release-7c-the-music-producers-guild-uk-announces-a-collaboration-with-the-bpie28099s-brit-awards-14102008.aspx|title=The Music Producers Guild UK announces a collaboration with the BPI’s BRIT Awards|website=Bpi.co.uk |access-date=9 August 2012 |date=14 October 2008}} The MPG awards are intended to recognise producers, engineers, mixers and remixers.{{cite web|url=http://shureuk.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/music-producer-guild-2013-nominations-now-open|title=Music Producer Guild 2013 – nominations now open|access-date=9 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121130104043/http://shureuk.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/music-producer-guild-2013-nominations-now-open|archive-date=30 November 2012}} At the 2013 MPG awards, George Martin received 'The Outstanding Contribution to UK Music' award.{{citation |url=http://www.songlink.com/20130208-mpg-awards-for-sire-george-martin-paul-epworth-and-more.html|title=MPG Awards for Sir George Martin, Paul Epworth and more|website=Songlink.com|access-date=28 October 2015}}

Membership is open to producers, engineers, mixers, re-mixers, programmers, sound designers, mastering engineers, students, enthusiasts.

MPG members include Paul Epworth, Bernard Butler, Mike Crossey, Jake Gosling and Tommy D.

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