Please register your details below, then click on the “next” button at the bottom of this page.

You may choose either Full Membership (£120 per year) or Associate Membership (£55 per year).

Full Membership entitles members to the following additional privileges:

• access to Full Member-only sections of the MPG web site, including “Professional Benefits” (legal advice, accountancy, equipment rental)
• free entry to all MPG events (except the MPG Awards)
• substantial discounts on tickets to theMPG Awards
• free invitation to events organised by the APRS and AES (UK)
• 50% discount on Individual Membership of the APRS (details here)
• voting privileges in the MPG Awards shortlist selection process
• searchable entry in the Members Directory, which is accessed regularly by artists, managers and record companies looking for producers and engineers to work on recording projects

To qualify for Full Membership of the MPG, you must have:

6 credits for production, engineering, mixing or mastering on commercially released tracks, either on single or multiple CDs, vinyl or cassette albums, EPs and singles, or DVDs. These tracks must have been commercially available via traditional outlets, i.e. record shops or mail order. Personal sales, i.e. directly by the artist at live venues, do not qualify.

or:

12 credits for production, engineering, mixing or mastering on commercially released tracks or two full-length CD releases that are available via digital download from recognised online music retail sites. Sales from personal websites do not qualify. Tracks solely available free from other websites, e.g. a MySpace page, do not qualify.

After completing the registration form below, you will be asked to validate your credits by supplying links to either of these websites:

www.discogs.com
www.allmusic.com

Alternatively you may send photocopies of album artwork to the registered address of MPG at the bottom of this page. Please indicate on the submission form that you will be doing so.

Associate Members can choose to purchase either or both of these add-on options:

• Searchable entry in the Members Directory (for £25 per year).
• MPG Event “season ticket”, which provides one year’s free entry to all MPG events, except theMPG Awards (£25 per year).

Discounts for longer term membership:

Members can opt for extended membership periods of 2 or 3 years, and receive an appropriate subscription discount:

• Full Membership: 2 years £215, 3 years £305 (savings of £25 and £55, respectively)
• Associate Membership: 2 years £99, 3 years £140 (savings of £11 and £25, respectively)

Please note: If the payment process is held up for more than two weeks, you will need to re-register your details. If you encounter any problems with the payment process, please do not hesitate to contact us using the link in the top right hand corner of the page.