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==