The Music Producers Guild, in association with Dolby and Mix With The Masters, has revealed the recipients of the MPG Pioneer and MPG Icon awards.
Peter Gabriel will be presented with the inaugural MPG Pioneer Award, a new honour celebrating figures who have helped shape the music industry, whilst Paul Epworth will be awarded the MPG Icon Award for his impact on contemporary music production.
Throughout his career, as the original frontman of Genesis and in his solo work, Gabriel has secured multiple No.1 albums, with tracks like Solsbury Hill, Sledgehammer, In Your Eyes and Digging In The Dirt racking up hundreds of millions of streams. He is also the founder of Real World Records and Real World Studios.
A British record producer, musician and songwriter known for his work with acts such as Adele, Florence + The Machine, and Kate Nash, Epworth has supported the careers of artists including Futureheads and Bloc Party as well as Coldplay, U2 and Mumford & Sons. He has won multiple awards, including an Oscar for Best Original Song for the Bond film Skyfall, and is the owner of the award-winning Church Studios and founder of the independent record label Wolf Tone.
The MPG have already announced two other award winners. Lauren Laverne will be taking home the MPG Special Recognition Award and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) will receive the award for PPL Presents The Outstanding Contribution To UK Music.
The final gifted award will be announced in the coming weeks, with the rest of the winners announced at The Troxy on Thursday April 24.
"We are thrilled Peter and Paul are to accept these awards which are not just recognition for their extraordinary achievements in music, but also for the talent pipeline they have created which has provided a vital home for both emerging and established producers,” said MPG director Emma Townsend. “We are so excited to be welcoming two such outstanding individuals who have given so much back to our industry to our awards and we can't wait to celebrate with them on the night."
