Paul Epworth | |
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Birth name | Paul Richard Epworth |
Born |
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
July 25, 1974
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 (born 25 July 1974 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) is an English music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production and writing credits include Adele, Rihanna, Florence and the Machine, Coldplay, Cee Lo Green, Foster the People, U2, John Legend, Lianne La Havas, Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, Glass Animals, London Grammar, Plan B, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Annie, Chapel Club, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash, and Maxïmo Park amongst many others. On 12 February 2012 at the 54th Grammy Awards, he won four Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, Album of the Year (Adele's 21), and Song of the Year and Record of the Year (for "Rolling in the Deep"). He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song alongside Adele, for "Skyfall". His sister Mary Epworth is a singer and songwriter. He is a member of the Music Producers Guild. He also has a record label, Wolf Tone, whose artists include Glass Animals, Rosie Lowe and Plaitum. He has won 'Producer of the Year' at the BRIT Awards three times, the most recent in 2015. And at the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017 he won a Grammy for Album of the Year for his work on Adele's record breaking 25.