Ex-Suede man wins top producer award
Bernard Butler also bags a BRIT Award
Former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler was named Producer Of The Year at the inaugural Music Producers Guild Awards 2009 in London last night (February 12).
Butler, who has produced albums for Duffy, Black Kids, Tricky and 1990s, was presented his award by Duffy.
The prize also earns Butler the BRIT Award for Best Producer.
The awards, which took place at London's Cafe de Paris, saw Danger Mouse, Calvin Harris and Bloc Party producer Paul Epworth win awards.
The full list of winners at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2009 are as follows:
Producer of The Year - sponsored by the BPI: Bernard Butler
Nominees: Bernard Bulter; Brian Eno; Steve Mac
Recording Engineer of The Year – sponsored by Prism Sound: James Towler
Nominees: Haydn Bendall; James Towler; Markus Dravs
Best Mix Engineer – sponsored by Digidesign: Cenzo Townshend
Nominees: Andy Bradfield; Cenzo Townsend; Tom Elmhirst
Best Mastering Engineer – sponsored by SADiE: Ray Staff
Nominees: John Davis; Ray Staff; Tim Young
Best International Producer of the Year – sponsored by RAK Studios: Danger Mouse
Nominees: Danger Mouse; Mark Ronson; Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
Best Live Album of The Year (08) – sponsored by Shure: Girls Aloud – 'Tangled Up'
Nominees: David Gilmour - 'Live In Gdansk'; Girls Aloud - 'Tangled Up'; Nephu Huzzband - 'Live In London'
UK Album of The Year (08) – sponsored by Cream Recording Studios: Elbow – 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Nominees: Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends'; Duffy – 'Rockferry'; Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
UK Single of The Year (08) – sponsored by Discovering Arts: Elbow – 'One Day Like This'
Nominees: Duffy – 'Mercy'; Elbow – 'One Day Like This'; Radiohead – 'Nude'
The Joe Meek Award for Innovation In Production – sponsored by Music Producers Guild: Brian Eno
Nominees: Brian Eno; Bjork; Mark Ronson
Best Re-mixer – sponsored by CMU: Calvin Harris
Nominees: Calvin Harris; Dan Turner; Gareth Jones
Best Newcomer – sponsored by Deep Recording Studios: Paul Epworth
Nominees: Dan Hulme; Paul Epworth; Steve Booker
Best Studio – sponsored by TL Audio: British Grove Studios
Nominees: Abbey Road; AIR Lyndhurst; British Grove Studios
Unsung Hero – sponsored by Alchemea: Andy McBride
Nominees: Andy McBride; Crispin Murray; Xavier Stephenson
Music Producers Guild Special Recognition Award: Chris Blair
Butler, who has produced albums for Duffy, Black Kids, Tricky and 1990s, was presented his award by Duffy.
The prize also earns Butler the BRIT Award for Best Producer.
The awards, which took place at London's Cafe de Paris, saw Danger Mouse, Calvin Harris and Bloc Party producer Paul Epworth win awards.
The full list of winners at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2009 are as follows:
Producer of The Year - sponsored by the BPI: Bernard Butler
Nominees: Bernard Bulter; Brian Eno; Steve Mac
Recording Engineer of The Year – sponsored by Prism Sound: James Towler
Nominees: Haydn Bendall; James Towler; Markus Dravs
Best Mix Engineer – sponsored by Digidesign: Cenzo Townshend
Nominees: Andy Bradfield; Cenzo Townsend; Tom Elmhirst
Best Mastering Engineer – sponsored by SADiE: Ray Staff
Nominees: John Davis; Ray Staff; Tim Young
Best International Producer of the Year – sponsored by RAK Studios: Danger Mouse
Nominees: Danger Mouse; Mark Ronson; Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
Best Live Album of The Year (08) – sponsored by Shure: Girls Aloud – 'Tangled Up'
Nominees: David Gilmour - 'Live In Gdansk'; Girls Aloud - 'Tangled Up'; Nephu Huzzband - 'Live In London'
UK Album of The Year (08) – sponsored by Cream Recording Studios: Elbow – 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Nominees: Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends'; Duffy – 'Rockferry'; Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
UK Single of The Year (08) – sponsored by Discovering Arts: Elbow – 'One Day Like This'
Nominees: Duffy – 'Mercy'; Elbow – 'One Day Like This'; Radiohead – 'Nude'
The Joe Meek Award for Innovation In Production – sponsored by Music Producers Guild: Brian Eno
Nominees: Brian Eno; Bjork; Mark Ronson
Best Re-mixer – sponsored by CMU: Calvin Harris
Nominees: Calvin Harris; Dan Turner; Gareth Jones
Best Newcomer – sponsored by Deep Recording Studios: Paul Epworth
Nominees: Dan Hulme; Paul Epworth; Steve Booker
Best Studio – sponsored by TL Audio: British Grove Studios
Nominees: Abbey Road; AIR Lyndhurst; British Grove Studios
Unsung Hero – sponsored by Alchemea: Andy McBride
Nominees: Andy McBride; Crispin Murray; Xavier Stephenson
Music Producers Guild Special Recognition Award: Chris Blair
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