The Basca-backed awards will also pay tribute to many industry professionals, including former EMI Music Publishing deputy managing director and MCPS board director Tom Bradley, Air Studios engineer and mixer Geoff Foster and Tony Moore, who runs south London's leading music showcase venue The Bedford.

In total 13 Gold Badge Awards will be presented at the Savoy on October 20 and Basca chairman Sarah Rodgers says this year's gongs will acknowledge people who work in a wide variety of fields, ...