And the Hello there and welcome to So the Jaker on songwriting, episode 172.

This is Simon here with Brian, and we hope you're all keeping safe and well as we continue

to navigate our way through this decidedly tumultuous period in history.

Joining us on the show today is a Grammy,

Golden Globe, Ivan Novello, Brit Award,

and Oscar winning English record producer, musician and songwriter.

In an extremely distinguished career so far, he's worked with the likes of Adele, Paul McCartney,

Florence and the Machine, Beck, Leanne the Havas, Mumford and Sons, Kate Nash, Bruno Mars

and Cano to name a few and as as this reaches you, he's just dropped his excellent

first solo album, the High Concept, Sci-Fi influenced Voyager. We're delighted to welcome

the superb Paul Aqworth to the show. Paul joined us over Zoom from his studio, the church in Crouch End, London, which was originally

owned by.

Our former guest, Dave Stewart?

Correct.

Although I think he sold it to David Gray, didn't he? I think Paul bought it from him around 2013, was it? I think so, yeah. It looks like such an awesome place the church doesn't it love to visit? We almost did, didn't we? We did yeah we were recently invited down there for a

voyage air listening party socially distanced of course yeah but alas we couldn't

make it down to London in time which is is a crying shame. I do miss all London joints.

I do too, old friend.

Anyway, it was great to touch base with Paul, albeit remotely.

He's such an adept and versatile producer who can seemingly

collaborate with any artist in any genre you care to name and make it work.

Yeah, he's just an all-round super creative person really, isn't he?

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