''Prog'' is a British magazine dedicated to

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music, published by

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. The magazine, which is edited by Jerry Ewing, was launched in March 2009 as a spin-off from ''

Classic Rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

'' and covers both past and present artists. Other current staff are Natasha Scharf (Deputy Editor), Russell Fairbrother (Art Editor), Julian Marszalek (News Editor), and Dave Everley (Album Reviews Editor).

History and profile

''Prog'' is published by Future, who are also responsible for its "sister" publications ''Classic Rock'' and '' Metal Hammer''. ''Prog'' was published nine times per year until 2012, when its frequency was switched to ten times a year. According to ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' in 2010, the magazine was selling 22,000 copies an issue, half the circulation of the ''

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...

''. Journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler described it in 2014 as "one of the few music magazines I can think of whose circulation is healthy". On 19 December 2016, TeamRock called in the administrators with the loss of 70 jobs, after experiencing financial difficulties. TeamRock's stable of titles including ''

'', '' Metal Hammer'', and ''Prog'', temporarily suspended publication. On 8 January 2017, ''Prog'', along with sister magazines ''Classic Rock'' and ''Metal Hammer'', were bought by previous owners Future for £800,000. On 27 March 2018, the family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including ''Prog'' re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of ''Louder'' (also known as '' Louder Sound''), with loudersound.com serving as the main online portal for the publications.

Progressive Music Awards

''Prog'' magazine was also behind the annual Progressive Music Awards that was established in 2012.

2012 winners

The 2012 Progressive Music Award winners in full: *New Blood:

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*Live Event: Anathema *Grand Design:

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...

'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 Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950) is an English drummer. He was a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia, a touring drummer for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and a founding member of Atomic Roost ...

*Guiding Light: Steven Wilson *Prog God: Rick Wakeman

2013 winners

Winners *Limeling: Sound of Contact *Breakthrough: Big Big Train *Anthem: Von Hertzen Brothers, " Flowers and Rust" *Event:

Steve Hackett Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English guitarist who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis (band), Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three l ...

, Genesis Revisited at Hammersmith Apollo *Band of the Year:

Marillion Marillion are a British neo-prog band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the mo ...

*Album: Steven Wilson, '' The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' *Grand Design:

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Box Set *Virtuoso: Mike Portnoy *Visionary:

Steve Hillage Stephen Simpson Hillage (born 2 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo sound recording and reprodu ...

*Guiding Light: Thomas Waber, founder of InsideOut *Lifetime Achievement: Dave Brock *Prog God:

Ian Anderson Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, Flute, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also p ...

2014 winners

The 2014 Progressive Music Award winners in full: *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:

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– '' A Feast of Consequences'' *Album of the Year: Transatlantic – '' Kaleidoscope'' *Band of the Year: Dream Theater *Outer Limits: Uriah Heep *Virtuoso:

Arjen Anthony Lucassen Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer, best known for his long-running progressive metal/ rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen started his career in 1980 as t ...

*Guiding Light: Sonja Kristina *Visionary: Robert John Godfrey *Lifetime Achievement: Andrew Latimer *Prog God:

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

2015 winners

The 2015 Progressive Music Award winners in full: *Limelight (for up-and-coming bands)
Heights
*Live event:

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 Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. The band incorporates folk music, folk, blues, classical music, classical, and jazz elements into its usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from deat ...

*Commercial breakthrough: Steven Wilson *Outer Limits: Roy Wood *Virtuoso:

Danny Thompson Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Ma ...

*Guiding light: Roger Dean *Visionary: Bill Nelson *Lifetime achievement: Gentle Giant *Prog God: Tony Banks

2016 winners

The 2016 Progressive Music Award winners in full: *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 – ''

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'' *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 Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Judge Smith, Chris Judge Smith. They were the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much ...

*Prog God:

Jon Anderson Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944) is a British, and latterly American, singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassis ...

2017 winners

The 2017 Progressive Music Award winners in full: *Limelight – Beatrix Players *Video of the Year –

King Crimson King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...

– Heroes *Event of the Year – Be Prog! My Friend *Reissue of the Year –

– 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 –

*UK Band of the Year –

*Outer Limits – Mark King *Outstanding Musical Achievement – John Miles *Chris Squire Virtuoso –

*Visionary – Voivod *Industry VIP – Max Hole *Lifetime Achievement – Eddie Jobson *Prog God –

2018 winners

The 2018 Progressive Music Award winners in full: * 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 Gary Brooker (29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022) was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum. Early life Born in Hackney Hospital, East London, on 29 May 1945, Brooker grew up in Hackney ...

* The Chris Squire Virtuoso: Phil Manzanera * Visionary: John Lees * Industry VIP: Kilimanjaro Live * Lifetime Achievement: Caravan * Prog God: Steve Howe

2019 winners

* Visionary: Arthur Brown * Album Cover of the Year: Daniel Tompkins –

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(solo album by

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vocalist) * Video of the Year: Cellar Darling – "Insomnia" * Chris Squire Virtuoso: John Petrucci * Limelight: Jo Quail * Reissue of the Year:

– '' 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

External links

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