Paul Epworth facts for kids

Paul Richard Epworth (born July 25, 1974) is a talented English record producer, songwriter, musician, and remixer. He has worked with many famous artists like Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Rihanna.

Paul is a member of the Music Producers Guild. He also started his own music company, called Wolf Tone. This company has released music from bands like Glass Animals and The Horrors.

Epworth has won many awards for his work. He won the Brit Award for British Producer of the Year three times. He has also won seven Grammy Awards. Plus, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Skyfall". In 2020, he released his first album, Voyager.

Early Life

Paul Richard Epworth was born in Bishop's Stortford, England. His birthday is July 25, 1974.

Music Career

Starting with Lomax

From 2002 to 2004, Paul was the lead singer and guitarist for a band called Lomax. Later, he even remixed two of their songs.

Remixing Music as "Phones"

Paul Epworth became well-known for his remixes under the name "Phones." A remix is when a producer takes an existing song and changes it to create a new version. He first gained attention for his remix of Bloc Party's song "Banquet."

He has remixed songs for many big names. These include New Order, U2, Coldplay, and Nine Inch Nails. In 2006, he released his own original music as "Phones." He later said he stopped using the "Phones" name but still remixes songs secretly.

For a short time, Paul also made music as 'Epic Man'. His first song as Epic Man was "More Is Enough." It featured the singer Plan B. This song was even in the video game Need For Speed: Pro Street.

Producing and Writing Songs

In 2004 and 2005, Paul Epworth produced many popular albums. He worked on Silent Alarm by Bloc Party and A Certain Trigger by Maxïmo Park. Both albums were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. He also helped create songs for rappers like Kano and Plan B.

In 2007, Paul started to co-write songs more often. For example, he helped write the hit song "Foundations" for Kate Nash. He also produced songs for Sam Sparro and Primal Scream. He worked again with Bloc Party on their album Intimacy.

The year 2009 was very busy for Paul. He co-wrote and produced songs for Jack Peñate's album Everything Is New. He also worked on Florence and the Machine's first album, Lungs. This included the popular song "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)". He won "Best Newcomer" at the Music Producers' Guild Awards in 2009.

Later in 2009, he worked with Plan B again on his number one album The Defamation Of Strickland Banks. He also started writing with the famous singer Adele.

In 2010, Paul won "Producer Of The Year" at both the Brit Awards and the Music Producers' Guild Awards. He also signed a solo record deal with Columbia Records.

In late 2010 and early 2011, Paul co-wrote and produced the worldwide hit song "Rolling in the Deep" for Adele. This song was on her hugely successful album 21. He also produced Future This for The Big Pink and Ceremonials for Florence and the Machine.

On February 12, 2012, Paul won four Grammy Awards. These included Producer of the Year, Album of the Year (for Adele's 21), Song of the Year, and Record of the Year (for "Rolling in the Deep").

Later in 2012, Paul started his own independent record label called Wolf Tone. One of the first bands he signed was Glass Animals. Wolf Tone has also signed other artists like Rosie Lowe and The Horrors.

In 2013, Paul and Adele won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall." They also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the same song.

In 2015, Adele released her album 25. Paul co-wrote and produced two songs on it: "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion." 25 won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards.

In 2016, Paul produced songs for The Stone Roses and was a main producer for the Glass Animals album How to Be a Human Being. He also worked with Usher.

In 2019, Paul released his first song from a new project. In September 2020, he released his first solo album, Voyager. This album was inspired by his love for house music and 1970s science fiction.

The Church Studios

In October 2013, Paul Epworth bought The Church Studios. This is a famous recording studio in London. Before Paul owned it, artists like Eurythmics, Bob Dylan, and Radiohead recorded there. Paul updated the studios with new equipment. Since he took over, many famous musicians have recorded there. These include Mumford and Sons, U2, Adele, and Frank Ocean.

Music Releases

Studio Albums

• Voyager (2020)

Singles

As Phones

• 2006: "Sharpen the Knives / Worryin'"

As Epic Man

• 2006: "More Is Enough" (featuring Plan B)

As Paul Epworth

• 2019: "Voyager" b/w "Voyager 2" (featuring Matty)
• 2020: "Love Galaxy" (featuring Jay Electronica, Lil Silva, and Dave Bayley)

Remixes

Paul Epworth has remixed many songs for different artists. Here are some of them:

• 2004 Bloc Party – "Banquet"
• 2004 Annie – "Heartbeat"
• 2004 Death from Above 1979 – "Romantic Rights"
• 2004 The Futureheads – "Decent Days and Nights"
• 2004 The Streets – "Fit But You Know It"
• 2004 The Futureheads – "Hounds of Love"
• 2005 Gang of Four – "Not Great Men"
• 2005 Goldfrapp – "Ooh La La"
• 2005 The Kills – "Love Is a Deserter"
• 2005 New Order – "Krafty"
• 2005 The Killers – "Smile Like You Mean It"
• 2005 The Others – "This Is for the Poor"
• 2005 The Rakes – "Retreat"
• 2005 Tom Vek – "I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes"
• 2005 Tom Vek – "Nothing But Green Lights"
• 2005 White Rose Movement – "Alsatian"
• 2005 U2 – "City of Blinding Lights"
• 2006 Black Strobe – "Shining Bright Star"
• 2006 Bloc Party – "The Prayer"
• 2006 Muse – "Supermassive Black Hole"
• 2006 Wolf & Cub – "Thousand Cuts"
• 2007 Peter Bjorn and John featuring Victoria Bergsman – "Young Folks"
• 2007 Diddy – "Tell Me"
• 2007 New Young Pony Club – "The Bomb"
• 2007 Nine Inch Nails – "Capital G"
• 2007 Roxy Music – "Editions of You"
• 2007 Interpol – "The Heinrich Maneuver"
• 2007 Dead Soul Bros – "Come On Now"
• 2008 Pin Me Down – "Cryptic"
• 2008 Jape – I Was A Man
• 2008 The Black Ghosts – "Repetition Kills You"
• 2008 Friendly Fires – "Skeleton Boy"
• 2008 Bloc Party – "Talons"
• 2008 Santigold – "Say Aha"
• 2013 U2 - "Ordinary Love"
• 2014 Coldplay - "Midnight"

Awards and Achievements

Paul Epworth has won many important awards for his work in music.

• He has won the Brit Award for British Producer of the Year three times.
• He has won seven Grammy Awards, which are very prestigious music awards.
• He also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Skyfall" from the James Bond movie.
• He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall" as well.

See also

In Spanish: Paul Epworth para niños