Sivert Hagtvet, a Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Sound Technology degree programme graduate, is the latest recipient of the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Prize.
Launched in 2010, the initaitive delivers career benefits to winning students by enabling them to work alongside some of the UK’s top recording professionals.
In addition to a one year associate membership to the MPG, Sivert will have the opportunity to shadow Catherine Marks, winner of the MPG 2016 Breakthrough Producer of the Year Award Engineer and Olga Fitzroy, winner of the MPG 2016 Recording Engineer of the Year Award.
He will also spend two days at Air Lyndhurst, MPG 2016 Studio of the Year; attend an orchestral recording session with award-winning engineer Haydn Bendall; attend a mastering session with Barry Grint from Alchemy Mastering and shadow producer Steve Levine during a session at his studio in Liverpool. His prize also includes a 1073N Mic Preamp and EQ from Avid and AMS Neve.
Commenting, Sivert said: ‘I’m really honoured to win the MPG Prize and I am looking forward to the spending time with top recording professionals. I hope my experiences over the next year will enable me to learn more and enhance my production skills. I am also thrilled to win an AMS Neve preamp, which will certainly be useful in my new production room.’
Tony Platt, MPG managing director, said: ‘Maintaining a realistic connection between the actual music industry and education becomes ever more difficult when the opportunities for young and aspiring engineers and producers are so limited.
‘The qualities of enthusiasm and determination are therefore ever more required. LIPA prepares all its students for this challenge and the Sound Technology degree regularly graduates students who are already industry savvy. Therefore, this winner is really the ‘creme de la crème’ and MPG is delighted to be able to support him in his first year. I would also like to thank all the mentors and sponsors whose contributions make this prize so worthwhile.’
The MPG 2016 Prize was presented to by producer Steve Levine and MPG representatives Tony Platt at LIPA’s annual graduation ceremony, which was also attended by LIPA Patron Sir Paul McCartney.
Watch our video interview with Catherine Marks from the MPG Awards earlier in the year.
Launched in 2010, the initaitive delivers career benefits to winning students by enabling them to work alongside some of the UK’s top recording professionals.
In addition to a one year associate membership to the MPG, Sivert will have the opportunity to shadow Catherine Marks, winner of the MPG 2016 Breakthrough Producer of the Year Award Engineer and Olga Fitzroy, winner of the MPG 2016 Recording Engineer of the Year Award.
He will also spend two days at Air Lyndhurst, MPG 2016 Studio of the Year; attend an orchestral recording session with award-winning engineer Haydn Bendall; attend a mastering session with Barry Grint from Alchemy Mastering and shadow producer Steve Levine during a session at his studio in Liverpool. His prize also includes a 1073N Mic Preamp and EQ from Avid and AMS Neve.
Commenting, Sivert said: ‘I’m really honoured to win the MPG Prize and I am looking forward to the spending time with top recording professionals. I hope my experiences over the next year will enable me to learn more and enhance my production skills. I am also thrilled to win an AMS Neve preamp, which will certainly be useful in my new production room.’
Tony Platt, MPG managing director, said: ‘Maintaining a realistic connection between the actual music industry and education becomes ever more difficult when the opportunities for young and aspiring engineers and producers are so limited.
‘The qualities of enthusiasm and determination are therefore ever more required. LIPA prepares all its students for this challenge and the Sound Technology degree regularly graduates students who are already industry savvy. Therefore, this winner is really the ‘creme de la crème’ and MPG is delighted to be able to support him in his first year. I would also like to thank all the mentors and sponsors whose contributions make this prize so worthwhile.’
The MPG 2016 Prize was presented to by producer Steve Levine and MPG representatives Tony Platt at LIPA’s annual graduation ceremony, which was also attended by LIPA Patron Sir Paul McCartney.
Watch our video interview with Catherine Marks from the MPG Awards earlier in the year.
