Paul Epworth: Man Behind Adele and Florence + The Machine

Adele's Skyfall, the track to accompany the upcoming release of the new James Bond movie Skyfall, was released a couple days ago and has received a lot of positive reviews - including from me :). When I think of James Bond songs though, I think of how epic tunes like Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever have stood the test of time...and how this Skyfall track really lives up to that caliber and expectation. I then realized that Adele's whole 21 album sort of has that sound that could cross many generations to come...

Last year at the Grammys, the Producer of the Year was Paul Epworth, Britain's highly sought after super producer. I remember watching the Grammys when he won and not really knowing who he was...especially since most producer nominees aren't as well known as someone like Dr. Dre. But he won four Grammys last year for his work with Adele...four! Thursday night I read up on the Skyfall track and saw that he co-wrote the song with Adele and produced it. 

Paul Epworth and Adele

In this recent interview he talked about how every song he works on, the song transcends all else and he tries to go for sounds that will stay for many years to come. Keep in mind that this is the main guy - the director - with the grand vision of what the final product of these artists' songs will sound like. Along with Adele, he worked heavily on Florence + The Machine's 1st album Lungs, and is the sole producer and co-writer with Florence Welch on their most recent album Ceremonials (e.g. Shake it Out).

Other acts he's worked with include Foster the People, Plan B, and Bloc Party. If you're into the sound these artists put out, you might dig the other smaller acts he's worked with. His Wikipedia page includes all of them, and I'm sure they're all on Spotify/iTunes.