Entries are now open for the inaugural Music Producer and Engineers’ Guild (MPEG) Awards 2024
Here you will find all of the information you need to enter the inaugural Music Producer and Engineers’ Guild Awards 2024.
ENTRIES CLOSE THIS SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER AT MIDNIGHT!
The MPEG Awards will celebrate excellence in music production and sound engineering in Australia. Most of the awards will celebrate the works released 1st Sept 22 - 31st August 23.
For awards with multiple winners (Studio of the Year, Outstanding Community Work) you will need to identify all potential winners.
Nominees can be nominated by anyone and we encourage members to nominate colleagues and themselves.
the categories
- The Lifetime Achievement Award
- Producer of the Year
- Engineer of the Year
- Mix Engineer of the Year
- Breakthrough Producer of the Year
- Writer Producer of the Year
- Self Producing Artist of the Year
- Mastering Engineer of the Year
- Studio of the Year
- Outstanding Community work (individual or team)
eligibility criteria
The Lifetime achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement award will celebrate one of our most successful industry icons. This award is designed to recognise someone who has made a significant contribution to music production and / or sound engineering over a long career (25+ years).
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 50% Creativity and skill in music production.
- 50% Evidence of success. Both present and/or historical professional achievements of the nominee - both critical and commercial success.
Producer of the Year
The Producer of the Year award will celebrate the body of work of one producer who has had an exceptional output of releases in the judging period.
The body of works mentioned must have been released between 1st Sept 22 and 31st August 23.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
- Which song would best represent your body of work (for a possible performance on the night)
Select Genre
We understand that producers work over multiple genres but please choose one that would best represent the majority of your work:
- Pop
- Indie / Alternative / Rock
- Heavy rock or metal
- Country
- Hip Hop / Rap
- Soul / R&B
- Dance / Electronic
- Jazz
- Classical
- Other
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 40% Creativity of body of work
- 40% Evidence of music production skills on relevant releases
- 20% Evidence of both critical and commercial success.
Recording Engineer of the Year
The Recording Engineer of the Year award will celebrate the body of work of one sound engineer who has had an exceptional output of releases in the judging period.
The releases mentioned must have been released between 1st Sept 22 and 31st August 23.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 75% Technical Skill in sound engineering on a body of work.
- 25% Evidence of success - both critical and commercial success.
Mix Engineer of the Year
The Mix Engineer of the Year award will celebrate the body of work of one mixer who has had an exceptional output of releases in the judging period.
The body of works mentioned must have been released between 1st Sept 22 and 31st August 23.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 40% Creativity of body of work
- 40% Evidence of mixing skills on relevant releases
- 20% Evidence of both critical and commercial success.
Breakthrough Producer
The Breakthrough Producer Award will celebrate a producer at the start of their career who has made a significant impact in the judging period.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 40% Creativity of body of work
- 40% Evidence of music production skills on relevant releases
- 20% Evidence of both critical and commercial success
Writer Producer of the Year
The Writer Producer of the Year award will celebrate someone who not only produces music but contributes to the songwriting of the works.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 50% Evidence of songwriting and production skills on relevant releases
- 30% Creativity of body of work
- 20% Evidence of both critical and commercial success
Self Producing Artist of the Year
The Self Producing Artist of the Year award will celebrate an artist who also has the musical production and technical skills to have created their own musical works.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 40% Creativity of body of work
- 40% Evidence of production skills on relevant releases
- 20% Evidence of both critical and commercial success
Mastering Engineer of the Year
The Mastering Engineer of the Year Award celebrates someone who has had an outstanding year of mastering releases within the judging period.
You will need to include / upload:
- Nominees name
- Contact email
- Reason for the nomination
- Link to a credit website with evidence of their work
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 75% Technical Skill in mastering on a body of work
- 25% Evidence of success - both critical and commercial success.
Studio of the Year
This award will recognise a studio with an outstanding body of work within a facility that has good working conditions and a positive culture.
You may include / upload:
- Photo from the studio
- Description of the facility (250 words max)
- Evidence of good working conditions/culture
- Discography of releases of music recorded, mixed or mastered at the facility between 1 Sept 22 - 31 Aug 23
- Testimonials or letters of support
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 40% The standard of work created
- 20% The commercial and critical success of the releases
- 20% Evidence of good working conditions / culture
- 20% Gear and facilities available
Outstanding Community work (individual or team)
This award is to celebrate the work of an individual or group who has completed a musical production based project to contribute to their community in the timeframe.
Examples of work could include but are not limited to: building a community recording studio, producing a compilation album with a focus on community, teaching marginalised / under-represented people production and recording skills etc
In 400 words or less tell us about the project and its impact on the community.
You may include / upload:
- Photos that demonstrate the community work
- Any marketing information for the project
- Letters of support or testimonials
- Name of all organisers included in the project including their role.
The entry will be scored accordingly:
- 50% Community Benefit
- 50% Community spirit
Terms, Conditions and Details
The closing date for entries is midnight on Sunday 3rd December 2023. Late entries can not be accepted.
All entries are to be submitted online on the event website www.mpeg.org.au/awards
Questions: Please refer to the awards page of the website.
Email: info@mpeg.org.au
Entry Details:
- Nominees and winners do not need to be an MPEG member but will be encouraged to join if they are nominated.
- Cost: It is free to enter the MPEG Awards 2024
- The period being judged comprises work that was released into the market from 1st Sept 22 - 31st August 23.
- Where appropriate a nominee may be submitted in more than one category, but no more than three).
- Applicants must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- The jurors reserve the right to re-allocate an entry into another category if they feel it has been entered into an inappropriate category.
- The jurors’ decision is final unless new information comes to light after judging, in which case a ruling may be made by the organisers in consultation with jurors.
- In the unusual case where only one entry is shortlisted in a category, it will be announced the winner. Shortlisted entries are all deemed worthy of a win. Judges will not shortlist an entry if it does not meet minimum standards for winning the category.
- If misleading information is supplied, MPEG reserves the right to disqualify the entry.
- Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
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