Howie B
Howie B (* 1963 in Glasgow , Scotland ; full name Howard Bernstein ) is a British DJ , musician and record producer . He is considered an important representative of trip-hop .
Life
Howie B first made a name for himself as a DJ in London's nightlife and as a collaborator in music productions before he began producing his own pieces of music in the early 1990s. In his pieces of music he fused influences from soul , hip-hop , house , jazz and funk .
His debut album Breathe In was released in 1993 as a split EP with Fat on his own label Pussyfoot Records . Further publications on Mo 'Wax , Polydor and One Little Indian Records followed.
In the following years he increasingly turned to music production. Among other things, he produced albums and individual pieces of music for Skylab , Björk , Tricky and U2 .
In 1996 his first album Music for Babies was released . The second album Turn the Dark Off followed in 1997, also on Polydor. Since 2008 he has worked several times with the Italian funk rock band Casino Royale .
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Albums
- 1996: Music for Babies ( Polydor )
- 1997: Turn the Dark Off (Polydor)
- 1999: Snatch (Pussyfoot Records)
- 2001: Folk. (Polydor)
- 2004: Last Bingo in Paris (MK2 Music)
- 2007: Húbert Nói & Howie B - Music for Astronauts and Cosmonauts (Laton)
- 2008: Howie B vs Casino Royale - Not in the Face: Real Dub Version (Royalty Records)
- 2010: Good Morning Scalene (Society of Sound Music)
- 2013: Down With The Dawn (HB Recordings)
Singles and EPs
- 1993: Howie B / Fat - Breathe In / Dew in June (Pussyfoot Records)
- 1994: Have Mercy / Fanfare ( Mo 'Wax )
- 1996: EP (Polydor)
- 1996: Compulsion Kissing Howie B. - Juvenile Scene Detective ( One Little Indian Records )
- 1997: Switch (Polydor)
- 1997: Angels Go Bald: Too (Polydor)
- 1997: Howie B. featuring Robbie Robertson - Take Your Partner by the Hand (Polydor)
- 1997: Fizzy in My Mouth / Your Mouth (Polydor)
- 1998: Howie Be Thy Name EP (Pussyfoot Records)
- 1999: Les Négresses Vertes + HowieB - Easy Girls (Virgin)
- 1999: Jugs for Sale (Pussyfoot Records)
- 2001: Folk. (Polydor)
- 2001: Under the Boardwalk (AnotherLateNight) (Treacle)
- 2008: Howie B. vs Casino Royale - Royale Sound EP (Howie's)
Web links
- Official website HowieB.com
- Howie B at Allmusic (English)
- Howie B at Discogs (English)
- Howie B on the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | B, Howie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bernstein, Howard (real name); Skelf (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British DJ, musician and record producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom |