RECORDING WEEK 2024: The MPG Awards have always excelled at celebrating both those legendary studio icons and the rising crop of new production talent in equal measure.
2024’s awards, held at London’s The Troxy in April, continued this tradition with the likes of Alan Moulder and Ken Scott scooping the Icon and Special Recognition plaudits respectively. Meanwhile leading the Rising Star charge – and landing that coveted MPG award for the category – was producer, writer and mixer Amy Sergeant.
Based out of her production studio in London (Naughty Cat Records), and specialising in indie-folk and alt-pop, Sergeant has had an impressive decade. She quickly transitioned from assistant engineering for the likes of Florence & The Machine, Wolf Alice and The Vamps to engineering sessions for renowned producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Mark Crew and Hugo White at some of London’s most sought-after studios.
We caught up with Amy and began by asking …