Paul Epworth

Paul Richard Epworth (born 25 July 1974) is an English record producer and musician. He has worked with artists including Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna, and Maxïmo Park. He is a member of the Music Producers Guild and is the founder and owner of the independent record label Wolf Tone, which has released music from Glass Animals, Rosie Lowe, and The Horrors.

Epworth has won the Brit Award for British Producer of the Year three times, the most recent in 2015. He has won seven Grammy Awards, as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall". He released his debut studio album Voyager in 2020.

Early life Paul Richard Epworth was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, on 25 July 1974.

Career Lomax From 2002 to 2004, Epworth provided lead vocals and guitar for the band Lomax. He later remixed two songs from the band's catalogue – "Reiterator" and "Modern Life".

Remixing Epworth is well known for his remix work under the name "Phones". He began to gain recognition with this moniker based on his work with Bloc Party's track "Banquet"; he has since provided remix work for New Order, U2, P-Diddy, Goldfrapp, Nine Inch Nails, Simian Mobile Disco, The Streets, Interpol, Tom Vek, Death from Above 1979, Annie and Coldplay. His debut of original material under the Phones name, "Sharpen the Knives"/"Worryin", was released on French label Kitsuné in November 2006. In 2008, he announced he had stopped using the Phones name but has said he continues to remix anonymously.

In early 2006, Epworth began making music under another alias, 'Epic Man'. His debut single, "More Is Enough", featured Plan B and was featured on the soundtrack for Need For Speed: Pro Street and was released on Good & Evil Records, a subsidiary of 679 Recordings. He has since returned to his Phones name and there are no known plans to release under Epic Man again.

Early 2010 saw Epworth deliver tracks for London band Chapel Club's forthcoming LP and begin work on both Friendly Fires' and Florence and the Machine's second LPs. He also signed a solo deal with Columbia Records, with no album forthcoming until 2019. Epworth added his production hand to Primary 1's album, including lead single "Princess". Summer 2010 saw him provide production on two versions of Cee Lo Green's cover of Band of Horses' "No One's Gonna Love You", and for the single "It's OK".

Late 2010 and early 2011 saw the release of the acclaimed Epworth co-written and produced worldwide number one single "Rolling in the Deep" from Adele's 21. The album features three Epworth co-writes with Adele, which he produced "I'll Be Waiting", while "He Won't Go" was produced by Rick Rubin. Summer 2011 saw Epworth producing The Big Pink's Future This and the critically acclaimed Ceremonials by Florence and the Machine.

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"). Later that year, Epworth founded the independent record label Wolf Tone. One of the first acts signed to the label was Glass Animals. Wolf Tone would later sign artists including Rosie Lowe, The Horrors, Plaitum, Elle Watson, Art School Girlfriend, Harry Edwards, Lunch Money Life, and AV Dummy.

In 2013, Epworth and Adele received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 70th Golden Globe Awards for the song "Skyfall". Epworth and Adele also received the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 85th Academy Awards for "Skyfall". Voyager draws on Epworth's love of house and cosmic disco, influenced by and channelled through a heavy filter of 70s sci fi.

On 31 March 2025, the Music Producers Guild (MPG) announced the recipients of its annual awards. Paul Epworth was named the recipient of the MPG Icon Award, joining previous honorees such as Bob Clearmountain and Alan Moulder.

The Church Studios In October 2013, Epworth bought The Church Studios, a recording studio in the Crouch End area of London. The studio had previously been owned by David A. Stewart in the 1980s and 1990s, and was used to record music by Eurythmics, Bob Dylan and Radiohead, among others. David Gray then owned the studio until Epworth took over in 2013. The Church studios has three working commercial studios, all refurbished by the Walters-Storyk Design Group and Miloco builds. Epworth had a 72-Channel Vintage EMI Neve Console installed in studio 1, and a Solid State Logic console installed in studio 2. Since Epworth's ownership of the Church Studios, notable artists such as Mumford and Sons, U2, Adele, Frank Ocean, and London Grammar have recorded there.

Discography Studio albums Voyager (2020)

Singles (as Phones) 2006: "Sharpen the Knives / Worryin'"

(as Epic Man) 2006: "More Is Enough" (feat. Plan B)

(as Paul Epworth) 2019: "Voyager" b/w "Voyager 2" (feat. Matty) 2020: "Love Galaxy" (feat. Jay Electronica, Lil Silva, and Dave Bayley)

Songwriting and production credits Title Year Artist Album Songwriter Producer Primary Secondary Additional Vocal "Banquet" 2004 Bloc Party Bloc Party EP "Little Thoughts" Little Thoughts EP "Tulips" "Le Garage" The Futureheads The Futureheads "Robot" "Decent Days and Nights" "Meantime" "Danger of the Water" "Carnival Kids" "He Knows" "Stupid and Shallow" "Hounds of Love" "Man Ray" "The Coast Is Always Changing" Maxïmo Park A Certain Trigger "Helicopter" Bloc Party Little Thoughts EP "Skeleton" "So Here We Are" 2005 Silent Alarm "Positive Tension" "Like Eating Glass" "Blue Light" "She's Hearing Voices" "This Modern Love" "Pioneers" "Price of Gas" "Luno" "Plans" "Compliments" "Apply Some Pressure" Maxïmo Park A Certain Trigger "Graffiti" "Signal and Sign" "Postcard of a Painting" "Going Missing" "I Want You to Stay" "Limassol" "The Night I Lost My Mind" "Once, A Glimpse" "Now I'm All Over the Shop" "Acrobat" "Kiss You Better" "I Don't Know Why" Kano Home Sweet Home "Two More Years" Bloc Party "Hero" "Where Ya From?" 2006 Plan B Who Needs Actions WhenYou Got Words "No Good" "Get Myself Into It" The Rapture Pieces of the People We Love "Don Gon Do It" "First Gear" "The Devil" "Whoo! Alright-Yeah... Uh Huh" "Down for So Long" "The Sound" "Live in Sunshine" "Shooting Star" "On and On" "Turn It Up" Alesha Dixon Fired Up "Foundations" 2007 Kate Nash Made of Bricks "Brenn Di Ega Kjerke" Black Strobe Burn Your Own Church "Shining Bright Star" "Girl Next Door" "Blood Shot Eyes" "Now What You Need" "I'm a Man" "Lady 13" "You Should Be" "Buzz Buzz Buzz" "Last Club on Earth" "Crave for Speed" "Play" Kate Nash Made of Bricks "Mouthwash" "Dickhead" "Birds" "We Get On" "Mariella" "Shit Song" "Pumpkin Soup" "Skeleton Song" "Nicest Thing" "Merry Happy" "A is for Asthma" "Little Red" "Stitching Leggings" "Navy Taxi" "Habanera" "Halo" 2008 Bloc Party Intimacy "Trojan Horse" "One Month Off" "Talons" "Better than Heaven" "Letter to My Son" "Tonight's Today" 2009 Jack Peñate Everything Is New "Be the One" "Pull My Heart Away" "Everything is New" "So Near" "Every Glance" "Give Yourself Away" "Let's All Die" "Body Down" "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" Florence + the Machine Lungs "Howl" "Cosmic Love" "Hurricane Drunk" "Blinding" "Stay Too Long" 2010 Plan B The Defamation of Strickland Banks "Writing's on the Wall" "Welcome to Hell" "Prayin'" "Celestica" Crystal Castles II "I Am Made of Chalk" "It's OK" CeeLo Green The Lady Killer "No One's Gonna Love You" "Heavy in Your Arms" Florence + the Machine The Twilight Saga: Eclipse OST "Rolling in the Deep" Adele 21 "He Won't Go" 2011 "I'll Be Waiting" "Live Those Days Tonight" Friendly Fires Pala "Blue Cassette" "Hurting" "Show Me Lights" "Chimes" "Call It What You Want" Foster the People Torches "I Would Do Anything for You" "Life on the Nickel" "Sorry 4 the Wait" Lil Wayne Sorry 4 the Wait "What the Water Gave Me" Florence + the Machine Ceremonials "Shake It Out" "Only If for a Night" "Never Let Me Go" "Breaking Down" "Lover to Lover" "No Light, No Light" "Seven Devils" "Heartlines" "Spectrum (Say My Name)" "All This and Heaven Too" "Leave My Body" "Strangeness and Charm" "Bedroom Hymns" "Ruby" 2012 Foster the People "Skyfall" Adele "Natalie" Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox "Save Us" 2013 Paul McCartney New "Queenie Eye" "Road" "God's Help" Louis Mattrs Beachy Head EP "Coming of Age" 2014 Foster the People Supermodel "Pseudologia Fantastica" "Magic" Coldplay Ghost Stories "Best Friend" Foster the People Supermodel "Are You What You Want to Be?" "Ask Yourself" "Nevermind" "The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones" "A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon" "Goats in Trees" "The Truth" "Fire Escape" "Cassius Clay's Pearly Whites" "Midnight" Coldplay Ghost Stories "A Sky Full of Stars" "Falling Star" The Horrors Luminous "Always in My Head" Coldplay Ghost Stories "Ink" "True Love" "Another's Arms" "Oceans" "O" "All Your Friends" "Ghost Story" "O (Reprise)" "Black Beauty" Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence "Pendulum" FKA twigs LP1 "Shoot Love" Maroon 5 V "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" U2 Songs of Innocence "California (There is No End to Love)" "Iris (Hold Me Close)" "Volcano" "Cedarwood Road" "Water Came Down" Rosie Lowe "Yellow Flicker Beat" Lorde The Hunger Games:Mockingjay, Pt. 1 OST "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Various artists "How'd You Like It" Rosie Lowe "Citizen Zombie" 2015 The Pop Group Citizen Zombie "Mad Truth" "Nowhere Girl" "Shadow Child" "The Immaculate Deception" "S.O.P.H.I.A." "Box 9" "Nations" "St. Outrageous" "Age of Miracles" "Echelon" "Mother" Florence + the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful "Unstoppable" Lianne La Havas Blood "Chains" Usher "I Miss You" Adele 25 "Sweetest Devotion" "We Can Hurt Together (Hurt with Me)" 2016 Sia "Goodnight Gotham" Rihanna Anti "Dominos" Peter Bjorn and John Breakin' Point "Beautiful Thing" The Stone Roses "All For One" The Stone Roses "A Long Goodbye" Peter Bjorn and John Breakin' Point "Nostalgic Intellect" "Hard Sleep" "Need U" Usher Hard II Love "Rooting for You" 2017 London Grammar Truth Is a Beautiful Thing "Smoke of Dreams" Thurston Moore Rock n Roll Consciousness "Truth Is a Beautiful Thing" London Grammar Truth Is a Beautiful Thing "Oh Woman Oh Man" "Exalted" Thurston Moore Rock n Roll Consciousness "Cusp" "Turn On" "Aphrodite" "Cease Fire" "Mx Liberty" "Letter to Falon" Jay Electronica Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) "Hell to the Liars" London Grammar Truth Is a Beautiful Thing "Non Believer" "Bones of Ribbon" "Different Breeds" "Control" "May the Best" "Machine" The Horrors V "Something to Remember Me By" "Weighed Down" "Hologram" "Press Enter to Exit" "Ghost" "Point of No Reply" "Gathering" "World Below" "It's a Good Life" "Fire Escape" "Water Drop" "13 (There is a Light)" U2 Songs of Experience "Ordinary Love" "Let Me Down" 2018 Jorja Smith "Wild Love" James Bay Electric Light "Pink Lemonade" "Us" "Wasted on Each Other" "In My Head" "Just for Tonight" "Wanderlust" "I Found You" "Stand Up" "Fade Out" "Slide" "Young Hearts in the Dark" "Invoice" Serpentwithfeet Soil "Tearing Down the Walls" Elias Entwined "Love Hurts" "No Deeper Can We Fall" "Don't Let Me Wait" "Gold" "The Entwined" "Arrested" Love Thy Brother "Nostalgia" Jacob Banks Village "Pressure" Elle Watson Clinchers "Bruised" "Suspended" "Glued" "Guiding Light" Mumford & Sons Delta "If I Say" "42" "Woman" "Beloved" "The Wild" "October Skies" "Slip Away" "Rose of Sharon" "Picture You" "Darkness Visible" "Wild Heart" "Forever" "Delta" "Star" 2019 Beck Hyperspace "Hawaiian Mazes" BANKS III "Don't Forget To Breathe" Stormzy Heavy is the Head "Offline" Aeris Roves "Round and Round" Jack PeñateAfter You "Murder" "GMT" "Dreamland" 2020 Glass AnimalsDreamland "Tangerine" "Hot Sugar" "Space Ghost (Coast To Coast)" "Your Love (Déjà Vu)" "It's All So Incredibly Loud" "Heat Waves" "Trouble's Coming" Royal BloodTyphoons "Who Needs Friends" 2021 "Too Good" Arlo Parks Collapsed in Sunbeams "Portra 400" "Mad" Hope Tala "Extra Clip" GoldLinkHARAM! "White Walls" "Paradise"James Vincent McMorrowGrapefuit Season "Planes In The Sky" "Gone" "Woman"Lola Young "Ruin My Make Up" "FAKE" "Slidin' (EOB Remix)" Paul McCartney "Softly" 2022 Arlo Parks "So Sorry" Lola Young "This Hell" Rina Sawayama Hold The Girl "Frankenstein" "Daydreaming" Harry Stone "Seasons Change"MorMor Semblance "Heaven Ft Damon Albarn" Bombay Bicycle Club Bombay Bicycle Club "God Games" The KillsGod Games "Shades of Love (feat The Joy)" The Blessed Madonna "Paradise State Of Mind" 2024 Foster The People Paradise State Of Mind "The Holy Shangri-La" "Let Go" "Allbarone (Feat. JGrrey)" 2025 Baxter Dury Allbarone "Schadenfreude" "Kubla Khan" "Alpha Dog" "The Other Me" "Hapsburg" "Return Of The Sharp Heads (Feat. JGrrey)" "Mockingjay (Feat. JGrrey)" "Mr W4" "This Could Be Texas - Baxter Dury Remix"English Teacher, Baxter DuryThis Could Be A Remix Album "Get Go" 2026 Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire "Nightswimming" "What If Say It" "Incantations" Ed O'Brien Blue Morpho "Blue Morpho" "Sweet Spot" "Teachers" "Solfeggio" "Thin Places" "Obrigado" "Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version)"Baxter Dury Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version)

Remixes

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 feat. 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 nominations