Take a look at "mipa-Award 2004"
Take a look at "mipa-Award 2003"
Take a look at "mipa-Award 2002"
Take a look at "mipa-Award 2001"

58 magazines from all over the world get together to vote for the
best products of 2004/2005 in more than 40 categories.

The awards will be presented to the winners at a special
mipa-Party/Awards-Ceremony held during the Musikmesse /
ProLight & Sound April 2005 (7th of april). More than 300 international representatives of manufacturers and distributors of musical instruments and audio equipment will attend the 6th mipa Awards Show including guests from the USA, Canada, Japan, Brasilia, South Africa, Russia, Poland, Great Britain, Italy, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

This proves that the mipa Musikmesse International Press Award has become the "Grammy" of the Musical Instrument/Pro Audio industry.

An absolute highlight of the mipa Ceremony 2005 will be the  "mipa Lifetime Achievement Award",

For now, have a look at the following list of all nomimees 2005

Click here to see the list of nominations

mipa-Magazines 2005

• Acordes, Spain
• Acoustic Guitar, USA
• Audio Musica & Technologia, Brasil
• Audio Producer, Russia
• AV Pro, Greece
• Backstage, Italy
• Bass Player, USA
• Batteur, France
• Canadian Musician, Canada
• Canadian Music Trade, Canada
• Chitarre, Italy
• Computer Music, UK
• Computer Music, Spain
• Drum!, USA
• Drummer, UK

• drums & percussion, Germany

• EQ, USA
• Estrada i Studio, Poland
• Future Music, UK
• Future Music, Spain
• Gazeta Muzyczna, Poland
• Gitarist, The Netherlands
• Gitarra i Bas, Poland
• Gitarre & Bass, Germany
• Guitar Player, USA
• Guitarrista, Spain
• Guitarist, France
• Guitarist, UK
• Home Creations, Greece
• Hxos-Eikona (remix), Greece
• Interface, Netherlands
• Keyboard, France
• Keyboard, USA ;
• Keyboards, Germany
• Meet Music, Belgium
• Modern Drummer, USA
• Musicplayer.com, USA
• Music Maker, South Africa
• Musikeren
• Musikermagasinet, Sweden
• Musik-kultur, Norway
• musikmachen.net
• Muzikus, Tschechien
• Percussioni, Italy
• Planet Pro, Italy
• Production Partner, Germany
• Professional Sound, Canada
• Rec&Play, Italy
• Resolution, UK
• Rhythm, UK
• Rimshot, France
• Rytmi, Finland
• Slagwerkkrant
• Sound Magazine
• Soundcheck, Danmark
• Sticks, Germany
• Strumenti Musicali, Italy
• Swiat Gitary, Poland

Categories

Best innovative product

Bass

• Bass-Amp
• Bass-Cabinet
• E-Bass
• Acoustic-Bass

Drums

• Acoustic Drums
• Cymbals
• Hardware
• Drumsticks
• Drumheads
• E-Drums
• Percussion Instrument
• Drum-Microphone

Guitar

• E-Guitar
• Acoustic Guitar
• Guitar Combo
• Guitar Top
• Acoustic Guitar Amp
• Guitar Effects (19" or Floor)
• Pick-Ups
• Strings

Keyboards/Software

• Synthesizer (Hardware)
• Sampler (Hardware/Software)
• Stage Piano
• Keyboard Workstation
• Sound Libraries
• Software Instruments
• Organ/Portable Keyboard

Live-Sound

• Mixing Desk (Live)
• Portable Sound
• Tour Sound
• Live Microphone

Recording

• Mixing Desk (Project Studio)
• Mixing Desk (High End)
• Studio Microphone
• Studio Monitor (Nearfield)
• Surround Tools
• Recording Software
• Desktop Recording Workstations
• Recording I/O Devices
• Recording Hardware
• Recording Effects (Hardware/Software)

Dance/Groove-Gear

• Groove Box
• DJ-Software/DJ-Tools