Muse thank Rick Rubin for teaching them 'how not to produce' at Music Producers Guild Awards

Muse had a dig at Rick Rubin at this year's Music Producers Guild Awards tonight (February 11), as Paul Epworth was named Producer Of The Year at the London ceremony.
Matt Bellamy joked about the veteran producer as his band picked up the UK Single Of The Year for 'Uprising'.

"We produced something! I'd like to thank John Leckie for teaching us how to produce and Rick Rubin for teaching us how not to produce," the singer told the room to a chorus of oohs, before adding, "I thought you'd like that one!"

Meanwhile Epworth was recognised for his work with the likes of Jack Penate, Friendly Fires and Florence And The Machine, with the latter's Florence Welch coming onstage to present him with the trophy.

The award also means Epworth will pick up Best Producer at this year's BRIT Awards next week (February 16).

"I'm just over the moon man, it's not something you desire to work towards, you desire to make good music, but it's always nice when that's honoured and recognised. Ultimately a good producer is someone who helps an artists be the best they can be. I've really enjoyed working with the people I've worked with," Epworth told NME.COM after receiving his award.
"I just try to make each record different. I like to think I don't have a sound . With Florence it felt like we found something we could get excited about and channel, with Jack we found something totally different and channelled it and sometimes the job isn't production you have to tell them what to do and then make sure they don't get bogged down with the details. It's a funny artform."

Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Muse Top NME Shortlist

Male bands led the charge at the NME award nominations on Monday, with Arctic Monkeys appearing in six categories, Kasabian in five and Muse in four.

And for all the talk of the dominance of solo female acts in 2010 and beyond, even Oasis have been nominated three times some five months after announcing they had split.
"It's a good thing knowing we're still up for these awards," said Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys.

"Kasabian have said that there aren't any other proper rock bands apart from us and them. I don't necessarily agree completely but I know what they're saying. I think we're just co-existing nicely."

Kasabian and Arctic Monkeys go head-to-head in five categories -- best British band, best live band, best album, best video and a new category for 2010, the "Giving It Back Award" recognizing bands giving away offers to their fans.
Arctic Monkeys' sixth nomination is for best track for "Crying Lightning."

Joining Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Oasis in the battle for best British band are Biffy Clyro and Muse, and in the best live event category are Blur, Jay-Z, Muse, Oasis and The Dead Weather