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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.

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. 

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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