With days to go until the UK’s biggest night in music, The BRIT Awards have revealed the recipient of this year’s Producer of the Year award as A. G. Cook.
Annually decided on by a select panel of expert judges, Producer of the Year has previously been presented to a number of leading British producers, including Chase & Status, David Guetta and Calvin Harris.
A ground-breaking artist, producer and label head, Cook has reshaped the landscape of pop music over the past decade with his experimentation and innovative production. After founding the label PC Music in 2013, he gained recognition for his work with its vast network of eclectic, forward-thinking artists, including the iconic SOPHIE.
His critically acclaimed third solo album Britpop, released last year, further underlined his skill at blurring the lines between mainstream and experimental music and found Cook subverting traditional notions of British identity and pop culture.
Meanwhile, his work as executive producer for Charli xcx, a long-time collaborative relationship that surpasses seven years, was recently demonstrated on her GRAMMY-winning, zeitgeist capturing, Mercury Prize and BRIT-nominated album BRAT.