LIPA grads win prestigious music production awards

Three LIPA graduates have been honoured at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards 2025.

Music graduate Mike Halls (Music, 2009) was awarded Writer-Producer of the Year for his work with Clean Cut Kid. Rich Turvey (Sound Technology, 2009) and Tom Longworth (Sound Technology, 2009) received awards for their work on the album of the year winner, What a Devastating Turn of Events by Rachel Chinouriri, which Rich produced, and Tom mixed.

The MPG Awards celebrate excellence in music production in the UK. Mike Halls says: “Being recognised in this way means a lot more than I can even explain. My way in to the industry was via a major record/publishing deal. Since then, I’ve been building my tape-based studio and producing everything in house.

“To have a room of my peers recognise that I’m doing something exceptional, it’s an incredible reminder than I’m getting something right!”

Mike Halls

For Tom receiving the award was, “a bit surreal but amazing. What made it even better was sharing that moment with two of my best mates and fellow LIPA graduates, Rich Turvey and Mike Halls.

"I’m so proud of this album and the hard work and effort that went into mixing it. Any positive recognition towards my contribution is appreciated but to have won an MPG award for it is incredible and a real honour.”

Rich described winning the award as "mindblowing," and that he doesn't consider how an album will be received when he's working on it, "I’m just trying to make something with the artist that we’re both 100% happy with, so it's always a nice surprise when something has such a positive response."

LIPA graduates to have previously won an MPG Award include Caesar Edmunds, Tarek Musa and Matt Taylor.

Tom and Rich with Matt Colton who mastered What a Devastating Turn of Events