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Paul Epworth

Record producer and musician Paul Epworth chats in-depth to Matt Everitt about his award-winning, genre-hopping career, and the pivotal moments and songs that have shaped his life

Matt Everitt chats in-depth to record producer, musician, label-founder, re-mixer and songwriter Paul Epworth about the pivotal moments and songs that have shaped his life.

Paul's genre-hopping, award-winning career has seen him work with many of the world's biggest artists from Adele to Florence and The Machine, Rihanna to Maximo Park and Bloc Party to Sir Paul McCartney. He has won 鈥楶roducer of the Year鈥� at the Brit Awards three times, has a clutch of Grammy Awards, and an Oscar for 'Best Original Song' with 鈥楽kyfall鈥� the theme to the James Bond film released in 2012.

He first came to prominence in 2004 with a quartet of critically acclaimed releases, including two Mercury Music Prize nominations in 'Silent Alarm' by Bloc Party and 'A Certain Trigger' by Max茂mo Park, the bulk of The Futureheads eponymous debut album (including the hit Kate Bush cover 'Hounds Of Love') and 'Capture/Release' by The Rakes, as well as singles by Babyshambles and The Long Blondes. He also wrote and produced tracks for British rapper Kano and Plan B.

In 2007 his production on the number one debut album 'Made of Bricks' by Kate Nash included a writing credit on the hit single 'Foundations' (for which he was nominated for an Ivor Novello songwriters award). In 2008, Epworth produced much of Sam Sparro's eponymous debut album which entered the UK album charts at number 4 and the Primal Scream single, 'Can't Go Back', along with the title track of their recent album Beautiful Future. Epworth also completed production duties on much of the new Bloc Party record 'Intimacy' and co-wrote and produced Friendly Fires track 'Jump In The Pool'.

Early 2009 saw Epworth co-writing and recording Jack Pe帽ate's critically lauded second album 'Everything Is New' including the singles 'Tonight's Today' and 'Be the One'. He also co-wrote and produced tracks for Florence and the Machine's debut album 'Lungs', including the hit single 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)' along with the album tracks such as 'Howl' and 'Cosmic Love'. In February 2009 he won best newcomer at the inaugural Music Producers' Guild Awards. Collaborating with Adele on her album '21' in 2010 the pair co-wrote the worldwide number one single 'Rolling in the Deep'. Sir George Martin's ex tea boy was now one of the most in-demand producers on the planet, and went on to work with Coldplay, The Horrors, U2, James Bay, Jorja Smith and London Grammar, to name a few.

In September last year Paul released his own debut album 'Voyager', a concept album about space inspired by science fiction films. Voyager includes collaborations with Ishmael, Vince Staples, Ty Dolla Sign, Kool Keith and Lianne La Havas.

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Thu 5 Aug 2021 01:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Florence + The Machine

    Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Pink Floyd

    a) Speak To Me b) Breathe

  • Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

    • Atlantic.

  • Wendy Carlos

    Theme From A Clockwork Orange (Beethoviana)

  • Boney M.

    Nightflight To Venus

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Happening Brother

    • What's Going On.
    • Motown.

  • John Williams

    Star Wars

    Performer: Erich Kunzel.

  • Sparky D VS The Playgirls

    The Battle

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Virgin.

  • Gang of Four

    I Found That Essence Rare

    • Mute Records.

  • Fugazi

    Waiting Room

    • Dischord.

  • Fela Kuti

    Gentleman

  • Arlo Parks

    Too Good

  • Bloc Party

    Banquet (Instrumental)

  • Bloc Party

    Banquet

    • Wichita.

  • Florence + The Machine

    Howl (Instrumental)

  • Florence + The Machine

    Howl

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep (Instrumental)

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • XL Recordings.

  • Miles Davis

    Shhh / Peaceful

  • Paul Epworth

    Voyager

  • Flying Lotus

    Do The Astral Plane

    • Cosmogramma.
    • Warp Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Mar 2021 13:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 5 Aug 2021 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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