Stu’s Stories
Stories from a professional record producer.
You will find various amazing insider music industry stories here along with general updates about what Stuart is working on.
You’ve seen the industry change massively over the years, how have you adapted to the changes that the online world has brought with it?
I’ve changed a fair bit, it’s taken a while, but you have to embrace new technologies. It’s amazing – I’ve been in it for nearly 48 years and in that time I’ve seen the technology change beyond all recognition. But at the end of the day, it’s still music, people are...
What’s your preferred music genre to work with and why?
I do like all genres of music really, there are only two genres that I can’t really get into and they are rap and country. I’ve worked with so many artists in rock, soul, and blues, and I can find great pleasure in working in all sorts of genres. As for my preferred...
What is the main difference you find when working with an established artist, are they easier to work with or more of a challenge to satisfy?
It’s true, that working with established artists and people that have done it for many years has a lot to it. Obviously, they’re great musicians and they’re practised in their art and know what they’re doing, and because they know what they’re doing, they can be more...
What were some of the interesting stories from working with Elton?
I met him when I was 15, he was about 21, and I thought his music was absolutely brilliant. He was just a very nice guy and we became good friends. I went on tour with him for about 3 months when I was 18. Many stories come to mind, some too horrific to mention!...
What was it like when you started working in the Music Industry?
I was 15 years old, and my close friend Clive Franks, who I went to school with, was already working for a music publisher, Dick James. He was being promoted and needed to find someone to fill the role, which was actually ‘office boy’. So I went along for an...
Legendary Music Producer Stuart Epps (Elton John, Jimmy Page)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwV3wox6UbQ Hi everybody, this is John Blackstone. Thank you for joining me for another episode and another interview today's interview is with a gentleman named Stuart EPS who I'm sure is no stranger to anyone who is as big a fan of...
Stuart Epps Reveals Untold Stories of Elton John’s Ambitious “Ice on Fire” Album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0QDgjaZGY In a recent interview with Stuart Epps, the renowned engineer behind Elton John's iconic album, "Ice on Fire," we delved into the ambitious project that was meant to become Elton's biggest album of all time. While it didn't...
When Twisted Sister’s Producer First Heard Them He Thought They Were Crap!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbgb1fCoIs When the new producer of Twisted Sister first heard the band, their initial impression was less than favorable. In an interview with engineer producer Stuart Epps, known for his work with renowned artists like Elton John,...
Celebrating Elton John’s Rocket Records: A Memorable Cotswolds Invasion
Celebrating Elton John's Rocket Records: A Memorable Cotswolds Invasion In commemoration of Rocket Records' 50th anniversary, we recall a memorable and spirited launch party that took place in the picturesque Cotswolds town of Moreton-in-Marsh. Let's look back to the...
Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers Is The GOAT But Don’t Ask Him For a Second Take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V8FomvfeoU Bad Company's Paul Rodgers Is The GOAT But Don't Ask Him For a Second Take Hey there, music enthusiasts! Today, I want to talk about one of the most remarkable artists I've ever had the privilege of working with - the...
Legendary Record Producer Stuart Epps On The Music Industry And What It Takes To Be Great
It was a true honour this week to have the chance to speak with the legendary record producer/engineer Stuart Epps, who has worked with artists such as Led Zeppelin, Elton John, George Harrison, Bill Wyman, Oasis, Twisted Sister, Robbie Williams, Jeff Beck, Paul...
VIP Talk with Stuart Epps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSAN2TVf3rM
The Douglas Coleman Show w Stuart Epps returns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xyO5-9RMuM
Elton John, Chris Rea, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers and much more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KldmQNkkOW8 Transcript (unedited) hello i'm tony millward and this is part two of my interview with top recording engineer and producer stuart epps. i've done everything been on tour with kiki i've fallen in love with a girl who lived...
How I Became A Record Producer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebs3S5XAFIA TRANSCRIPT0:04[Music] hi my name is tony millward and welcome to the rockface podcast0:10this week i had the pleasure to meet a man who's been in the music industry since 1967. when at the age of 15 he0:17joined dj and music...
Elton John Early Years – Madison Square Gardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUKgl4vx9uE Elton John Early Years - Madison Square Gardens 1974 This really is a fascinating "behind the scene" interview story from Stuart that really gives you a feel for what it was like to be at Madison Square Garden for the 1974...
Rock Music Producer Stuart Epps
Rock Music Producer Stuart Epps I kind of like the look of this oil painting of myself, it seems to be a trend currently and well, I jumped on the bandwagon, why not? Currently busy on some very exciting rock music production projects that I'll update you about in due...
Remote Mixing An Eddie Kramer Mix Was Intimidating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLfdz1XYZEM Hi there Stewart Epps here welcome to Stu's Tubes. And uh going to be doing these videos from time to time let you know what's going on in my world here. Um just a little bit of a background what I've been doing for many...
Where Is The Next Led Zeppelin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9BWqe8Da6s Hi there Stewart Epps here talking to you from my recording studio here in Cookham Berkshire. Cookham is where we recorded, Elton John and Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, Paul Rogers, Twisted Sister, Chris Rea, all sorts of great...
LED ZEPPELIN Interview: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant, JPJ & More: Engineer Stuart Epps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMnpmaoqks Full Video Machine Captioned Text below: so i mean this is a hypothetical question but from what you may know if bonham hadn't died do you know if zeppelin would have continued on for much longer or would they have come to...
What if JOHN BONHAM didn’t die? LED ZEPPELIN Engineer on his death, drumming, Jimmy Page Stuart Epps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_xcPbYv8d4 Transcription This transcription is machine subscribed. 0:00:00 -->Question: so I mean this is a hypothetical question but from what you may know if Bonham hadn't died do you know if zeppelin would have continued on for much...
Elton John was ‘shy and unexciting but determined to be a star or die trying’
Reprinted from the Mirror by Halina Watts Record Producer Stuart Epps with long time friend and colleague Elton John When Rocketman explodes into cinemas next week, film fans are set for a turbulent ride as they follow the incredible rise of rock superstar Elton John....
Russell Brand & Stuart Epps At Dorking Halls Gig
Russell Brand & Stuart Epps At Dorking Halls Gig Great Russel Brand gig. . Loved it
Claggers – Chumley’s Laughing Gear
Article as appears in Shindig! magazine. Claggers - Chumley's Laughing Gear Claggers - Chumley's Laughing Gear(DJM, UK, 1971) What happens when studio professionals team up in their spare time to write, play, engineer and produce their own album? You get everything -...
Rock Star Stories From The Studio
By Linda Serck Stuart Epps is a man with a 40-year career in studio engineering and production. With his own studio now set up in Cookham, he shares some of his many rock star stories from the past. "I'm sure they thought there that I had a lookalike agency. "I...
Stuart Epps College Interview
Looking back at influential producers in Pop music history over the past 40 years, there is one name that cannot be overlooked ,Stuart Epps. Starting out as an errand boy at Dick James Music, he worked his way into becoming one of the most important producers in the...
Stuart Epps World Renowned British Record Producer & Founder of Epps Records
English Rock Drummers Kenney Jones And Zak Starkey
English Rock Drummers Kenney Jones And Zak Starkey with Record Producer Stuart Epps and Sshh Left to right: Sharna Liguz (Sshh), Kenney Jones, Stuart Epps, Zak Starkey Working with the 2 best English rock drummers on a song called "Tin Soldier" by the small faces with...
Stuart Epps Record Producer Upcoming Interview
"Just wrapped interview straight from the UK with world renowned record producer Stuart Epps. He is the founder of Epps Records known for working with Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Barry White and much more... Full interview will be aired on Wednesday, December 22, 2021...
Interview on Radio Richard
I recently featured on Radio Richard, check out the full interview below...
Win A Mix & Master Session By Me!
Legendary Record Producer Stuart Epps will select one (1) ReverbNation act to have their single professionally mixed and mastered. The track will receive additional promotion on the new Epps Music Production website. About Stuart Epps Stuart Epps has worked with...
Cambridge Radio Station
On Wednesday the 19th of May I was a featured guest on Cambridge radio station at 7:30pm, talking with Tim Williett as one of my recently produced records is in at number 5 in their new Unsigned Chart. The Unsigned Chart is designed to give music artists from...
SAE Extra Guest Lecture with Stuart Epps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to4voowFk6Y
Stuart Epps – Forty Years of Golden Ears
Acclaimed record producer and studio engineer recalls how an aspiring young composer named Reg Dwight crushed his dreams of being a songwriter in seconds. Paul Watson is ready with the Kleenex. After what Epps describes as “a mad beginning in life” developing a...
Sound On Sound Magazine, 1994
Chris Rea and engineer Stuart Epps talk to MARK CUNNINGHAM about the making of Espresso Logic, life at The Mill studios and their approach to recording Rea's work. The huge posters of Grand Prix scenes and model racing car ornaments displayed around the...