The Brit Award for British Producer of the Year is an award given by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the
United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the
Brit Awards, an annual celebration of
British and international music.[2] The award was first presented in 1977. It was not presented in 1989, between 1999 and 2008, in 2017 or 2021. As of the
38th Brit Awards in 2018, the winner is selected by a jury and no nominees are announced.
The inaugural recipient of the award is
George Martin, best known for his work with
The Beatles. To date,
Kate Bush in
1990 is the only solo woman to have been nominated for the award, though
Heather Small and
Alison Goldfrapp were nominated as part of
M People and
Goldfrapp in
1994 and
2015 respectively.
Trevor Horn,
David A. Stewart and
Paul Epworth hold the record for most wins in this category, with three each.
Brian Eno is the only other producer to have won the award more than once, winning in both 1994 and 1996. Dean Cover, professionally known as
Inflo, was also the first black person to win the award.[3] In 2023, the award was presented to French DJ
David Guetta, who became the first international recipient.[4] The current holders of the award are
Chase & Status, who received it in 2024.