Prog (magazine)
Prog is a British magazine and website dedicated to progressive rock music. The magazine is published 11 times a year by Future. It was launched in February 2009 and is based in London, publishing its 100th issue in August 2019. Prog covers all aspects of progressive music, from original 70s artists such as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson and Jethro Tull, through to 80s acts including Marillion, Pallas, Twelfth Night, IQ and Pendragon, to more modern, 21st century prog bands such as Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Muse, Opeth, Katatonia and more.
Publication history[edit]
Prog was launched by Future in February 2009, originally as a Classic Rock Presents one-shot magazine before being launched as a separate, full-time title in March 2012. Along with sister titles Classic Rock and Metal Hammer, it was sold to start-up publishing company TeamRock in April 2013.[1] Following the collapse of TeamRock in December 2016, Future bought back the magazine and its website in January 2017.[2]
Progressive Music Awards[edit]
Prog launched the Progressive Music Awards in September 2012, designed to recognise important artists in the progressive music scene. The first awards were held at the Nash Conservatory at Kew Gardens before moving to the Globe Theatre on London’s South Bank in 2013, where it was held for the following six years. Hosts for the awards have included former Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler, TV and radio personality Matthew Wright and comedian Al Murray.[3]
2012 winners[edit]
The 2012 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[4]
- New Blood: TesseracT
- Live Event: Anathema
- Grand Design: Pink Floyd's Immersion Reissues
- Anthem: Squackett's "A Life Within A Day"
- Album of the Year: Rush's Clockwork Angels
- Visionary: Peter Hammill
- Lifetime Achievement: Genesis
- Virtuoso: Carl Palmer
- Guiding Light: Steven Wilson
- Prog God: Rick Wakeman
2013 winners[edit]
The 2013 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[5]
- Limeling: Sound of Contact
- Breakthrough: Big Big Train
- Anthem: Von Hertzen Brothers, "Flowers and Rust"
- Event: Steve Hackett, Genesis Revisited at Hammersmith Apollo
- Band of the Year: Marillion
- Album: Steven Wilson, The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
- Grand Design: Family Box Set
- Virtuoso: Mike Portnoy
- Visionary: Steve Hillage
- Guiding Light: Thomas Waber, founder of InsideOut
- Lifetime Achievement: Dave Brock
- Prog God: Ian Anderson
2014 winners[edit]
The 2014 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[6]
- Limelight: Messenger
- Live Event: Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth 40th Anniversary Tour
- Breakthrough: Syd Arthur
- Anthem: Anathema - Anathema
- The Storm Thorgerson Grand Design: Fish - A Feast of Consequences
- Album of the Year: Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
- Band of the Year: Dream Theater
- Outer Limits: Uriah Heep
- Virtuoso: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
- Guiding Light: Sonja Kristina
- Visionary: Robert John Godfrey
- Lifetime Achievement: Andrew Latimer
- Prog God: Peter Gabriel
2015 winners[edit]
The 2015 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[7]
- Limelight (for up-and-coming bands): Heights
- Live event: Marillion Weekends
- Vanguard (for acts who deserve wider recognition): Purson
- Anthem: Public Service Broadcasting - Gagarin
- The Storm Thorgerson grand design (box set design): Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
- Album of the year: Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
- Band of the year: Opeth
- Commercial breakthrough: Steven Wilson
- Outer Limits: Roy Wood
- Virtuoso: Danny Thompson
- Guiding light: Roger Dean
- Visionary: Bill Nelson
- Lifetime achievement: Gentle Giant
- Prog God: Tony Banks
2016 winners[edit]
The 2016 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[8]
- Limelight (for up-and-coming bands): The Anchoress
- Live event: Big Big Train Weekends
- Vanguard (for acts who deserve wider recognition): The Mute Gods
- Anthem: Riverside - Towards The Blue Horizon
- The Storm Thorgerson grand design : Anthony Phillips - Esoteric Reissue Series
- Album of the year: iamthemorning - Lighthouse
- Band of the year: Big Big Train
- Outer Limits: Buggles
- Virtuoso: Jakko Jakszyk
- Guiding light: Andy Summers
- Visionary: Jon Hiseman
- Lifetime achievement: Van der Graaf Generator
- Prog God: Jon Anderson
2017 winners[edit]
The 2017 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[9]
- Limelight - Beatrix Players
- Video of the Year - King Crimson - Heroes
- Event of the Year - Be Prog! My Friend
- Reissue of the Year - Steve Hillage - Searching For The Spark
- Album Cover of the Year - Tim Bowness - Lost in the Ghost Light
- Album of the Year - Anathema - The Optimist
- International Band of the Year - Opeth
- UK Band of the Year - Marillion
- Outer Limits - Mark King
- Outstanding Musical Achievement - John Miles
- Chris Squire Virtuoso - Steve Hackett
- Visionary - Voivod
- Industry VIP - Max Hole
- Lifetime Achievement - Eddie Jobson
- Prog God - Carl Palmer
2018 winners[edit]
The 2018 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[10]
- Limelight: Midas Fall
- Video of the Year: Orphaned Land – "Like Orpheus"
- Event of the Year: Space Rocks
- Reissue of the Year: Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky 35th Anniversary Box Set
- Album Cover of the Year: Big Big Train –The Second Brightest Star
- International Band/Artist of the Year: Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
- Album of the Year: To The Bone
- UK Band/Artist of the Year: Steven Wilson
- Outer Limits: Claudia Brücken
- Outstanding Contribution: Gary Brooker
- The Chris Squire Virtuoso: Phil Manzanera
- Visionary: John Lees
- Industry VIP: Kilimanjaro Live
- Lifetime Achievement: Caravan
- Prog God: Steve Howe
2019 winners[edit]
The 2019 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[11]
- Visionary: Arthur Brown[12]
- Album Cover of the Year: Daniel Tompkins – Castles
- Video of the Year: Cellar Darling – "Insomnia"
- Chris Squire Virtuoso: John Petrucci
- Limelight: Jo Quail
- Reissue of the Year: Marillion – Clutching at Straws Deluxe Edition
- Lifetime Achievement: John Lodge
- Event of the Year: Ramblin’ Man Fair – Prog in the Park Stage
- Classic Album: Hawkwind – Warrior on the Edge of Time
- Album of the Year: Big Big Train – Grand Tour
- Outer Limits: Jack Hues
- International Band of the Year: Dream Theater
- Industry VIP: Tony Smith
- UK Band of the Year: Haken
- Prog God: Nick Mason
References[edit]
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- ^ Masters, Tim (12 September 2014). "Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards". BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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- ^ "Marillion, Anathema, Steve Hackett among Progressive Music Award winners". teamrock.com. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Steven Wilson, Steve Howe 2018 Progressive Music Award Winners". www.udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Munropublished, Scott (12 September 2019). "Prog Awards 2019: Dream Theater, Big Big Train, Hawkwind among this year's winners". loudersound. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Prog Awards 2019: Dream Theater, Big Big Train, Hawkwind among this year's winners". 12 September 2019.
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