After receiving nominations for qualifying people in each category, the shortlists were voted on by full members of the Guild, and those chosen will now be put before a final judging panel, with the winners being announced at the awards ceremony.
The shortlists for each category are:
UK Album of the Year 2010:
Producer of the Year (sponsored by The BPI Brits 2011):
Recording Engineer of the Year (sponsored by Prism Sound):
Mix Engineer of the Year:
Mastering Engineer of the Year (sponsored by Sadie):
Live Album/DVD of the Year (sponsored by Shure):
UK Single of the Year 2010
UK Album of the Year 2010:
Re-mixer of the Year:
Joe Meek Award for Innovation in Production (sponsored by Joe Meek International):
Breakthrough Producer of the Year (sponsored by Deep Recording Studios):
Breakthrough Engineer of the Year:
Best Studio (sponsored by Robertson Taylor):
International Producer of the Year (sponsored by British Grove Studios):
The Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award (sponsored by PP) will be awarded to Daniel Miller, Chairman and founder of Mute Records.
The final award for Unsung Hero will be voted for by the readers of Pro Sound News Europe – the Music Producers Guild’s media partner for this event – and the winner will be announced at the awards ceremony.
The winner of the Music Producers Guild’s Producer of the Year Award also receives a Brit Award for Best Producer, and both awards will be presented at the Music Producers Guild’s Awards ceremony.
More: www.mpg.org.uk