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Get a room, lads! Tom Morris (left), Breakthrough Engineer of the Year, gets up close and personal with Genelec’s Terho Savolainen


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“Your mics any good then?” Peter Halliwell (left) claims his 55 for Live Production of the Year (’Radiohead – Live in Praha) from Shure Distribution UK’s Tuomo Tolonen


Producer Mark Ronson (left) grabs a cuddle with MPG chairman Steve Levine. And who wouldn’t?


A clearly delighted Phil Bagenal (left) of Eastcote receives the Studio of the Year award from Mumford and Sons. Sigh no more, Phil…


Huey & dinner More pictures from the MPG Awards at the Café de Paris last month… hither&dither


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Pull the other one: Andrew Scheps (centre) wins International Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Focusrite. Phil Dudderidge (left) announced the award, The Duke Spirit’s Leila and Toby did the grooming


The inimitable Huey Morgan, whose role on the night transformed into one of spreading happy chaos. Outstanding!


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