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Paul Epworth | |
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| Birth name | Paul Richard Epworth |
| Born | 26 July 1974 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, punk rock, hip hop, pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, musician, remixer |
| Instruments | Drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, trumpet, percussion |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Website | paulepworth |
Paul Richard Epworth (b. 25 July 1974) [1] is an English record producer, musician, and songwriter. His work with artists include Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna and Maxïmo Park amongst many others. He is a member of the Music Producers Guild and is the founder and owner of the independent record label, Wolf Tone (label), having released music from Glass Animals, Rosie Lowe, The Horrors and Plaitum. He has won 'Producer of the Year' at the BRIT Awards three times, the most recent in 2015. [2] [3]
A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.
A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented. Anyone who composes, conducts, or performs music is referred to as a musician. A musician who plays a musical instrument is also known as an instrumentalist.
A songwriter is a professional that writes lyrics or composes musical compositions for songs. A songwriter can also be called a composer, although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre and film scoring, but is also associated with writing and composing the original musical composition or musical bed. A songwriter that writes the lyrics/words are referred to as lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have outside publishers.
Contents
- Career
- Lomax
- Remixing
- Production and Writing
- The Church Studios
- Discography
- Singles (as Phones)
- Singles (as Epic Man)
- Songwriting and Production Credits
- Remixes
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
He has won five Grammy Awards, as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall".
A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually.
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film. The performers of a song are not credited with the Academy Award unless they contributed either to music, lyrics or both in their own right. The songs that are nominated for this award are performed during the ceremony and before this award is presented.
"Skyfall" is the theme song of the James Bond film of the same name, performed by English singer Adele. It was written by Adele and the producer Paul Epworth and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford. The film company Eon Productions invited the singer to work on the theme song in early 2011, a task that Adele accepted after reading the film's script. While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture the mood and style of the other Bond themes, including dark and moody lyrics descriptive of the film's plot.
