There are five phases in the selection process:
1. Nomination: candidates are nominated in a completely open process, i.e. anyone can nominate anyone for a particular award.
2. Verification: The Awards Committee will verify each nomination for eligibility, and if necessary, move nominations to more appropriate award categories. The Awards Committee will also make further nominations if any eligible individuals have been inappropriately passed over. All nominations will be submitted through a website and all nominators will be sent an email to verify their email address.
3. Short list selection: Using a secure website, MPG voting members will be allowed to vote for the shortlist. The votes will be calculated so that the top 3 in each award category will go through to the shortlist and final judging process.
4. Short list verification: The short list will be verified by the Awards Committee in case of multiple third places. Either a short list of 4 will be allowed through, or the Awards Committee will have the power to remove a person/project/company from the short list. All short-listed candidates will then be contacted to provide more details on the person, project or company - these will be contact details, credits and a 100 word testimonial.
5. Judging of finalists: The short lists will then be presented to the judging panels (see below for details of the panels), comprised of appropriate individuals, selected and approved by the Awards Committee.
Exceptions To The Normal Procedure
The Unsung Hero Award will be voted for by readers of Music Week and Pro Sound News after the shortlist process has taken place.
The Joe Meek Award for Innovation will be awarded by the MPG Awards Committee
The complete list of MPG Awards can be seen here.
The Judging Panels
There will be two Judging Panels:
1. The Main Panel - (details to be finalised, but initially....) comprised of 3 producers, 3 engineers, 2 artist managers, 2 A&R people, 2 artists and 2 radio presenters or journalists. They will be voting for Producer of the Year, Best Live Album/DVD, UK Album of the Year, UK Single of the Year, Best Re-Mixer, Best Newcomer and Best International Producer
2. The Specialist Panel - (details to be finalised, but initially....) comprised of 3 producers, 3 engineers, 2 artists, 2 A&R people, 1 Mastering Engineer, 1 APRS representative. They will be voting for Best Mastering Engineer, Best Studio, Recording Engineer of the Year, Best Mixer and ??? The Unsung Hero.???
A chairman of the judging panel(s) will be appointed.
MPG Awards Event - Awards Categories - Awards Nominations - The Selection Process - Voting Membership
