The Harewood Toast was introduced to provide an opportunity for a prominent member of the music, film and TV businesses to speak about the relationship they have with the studios and service providers that make their products.
The inaugural proposer of the Harewood Toast was Jeremy Lascelles, the son of the late Earl of Harewood, the founding President of the APRS who died earlier this year.
The APRS's annual celebration, hosted by Sir George and Lady Martin, sees the recognition of six new recipients of the APRS Sound Fellowship bestowed on individuals who made a 'significant contribution to the art, science or business of sound recording.'
This year the association is recognising:
Bob Ludwig - Master of mastering with endless Billboard hits in a discography spanning more Wiki pages than CIA leaks.
Joe Boyd - World music/folk producer/activist responsible for a host of pivotal musical moments over 35 years.
Clive Green - 40 years of innovative UK mixing desk design from the AMS/Neve to Cadac's theatre and live-sound classics.
Rupert Hine - Eclectic seminal producer, mystic and life-coach, co-founder of the British Record Producers' Guild.
Jimmy Page - guitarist/producer - Led Zep and rock guitar hero and little-known innovator of mic /effect techniques.
Chris Thomas - Producer and secret keyboardist for Beatles, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols who cut his production teeth on the Climax Blues Band.
Tickets for the Lunch can be booked online by going to: www.aprs.co.uk. Special discounts are available for APRS and other trade body members.
(Jim Evans)
