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Infobox musical artist|image= ||name = Danny Howells|image_size =|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist|birth_name =|alias =|birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|11|24|origin = Hastings , England |instrument =|genre = Progressive electronic music |occupation = Disc jockey Record producer |years_active = Late 1980s – present|label =|associated_acts = Squelch, Science Department|website = http://www.dannyhowells.com/ Danny Howells (born on 24 November 1970) is an England|English record producer|producer and disc jockey|DJ . His music is often described as progressive house , though he prefers to associate more with tech house and is sometimes described simply as "deepsexyfuturistictechfunkouse". At performances, he is well known to interact personally with the audience.Cite web|url = http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php? pid=106 |last = Marshalek |first = Russ |work= JIVE Magazine |date=2003-08-01 |title=Danny Howells: Sounds In A Dark Room Howells has mixed several albums for Global Underground in addition to his Nocturnal Frequencies series. Howells is also a member of the duo Science Department with Dick Trevor, which has produced the singles "Breathe" and "Persuasion"/"Repercussion" as well as remixes for artists such as Brian Transeau|BT . From 2008 he has run his own record label, Dig Deeper - named after his long running club night.
Biography
Danny Howells was born in the South East England town of Hastings in 1970.Cite web|url= Allmusic|class=artist|id=p311451|pure_url=yes |last = Greene |first = Jo-Ann |accessdate=2007-07-26 |work= Allmusic |title = Nick Warren >> Biography Howells's first event DJ-ing came in the late 1980s and he began to perform at local clubs. In 1991, Bedrock Records|Bedrock founder John Digweed heard one of Howells's mix tapes and invited Howells to join the Bedrock club nights. Howells traveled with Bedrock until they settled at the club Heaven (nightclub)|Heaven in London . He would spend nine years as warm-up DJ for Digweed at Bedrock.Cite book|last = Broughton |first = Frank |title =How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records |coauthors = Bill Brewster (DJ)|Bill Brewster |year=2003 |month=April |isbn=0802139957 |location = London |publisher = Bantam Books |page=116
In 1995, Howells began producing experimental techno tracks with fellow Hastings native, Tim Cross, under the moniker Squelch . Over the next two years, Squelch produced several singles and attracted the attention of the record label Jackpot Records|Jackpot , who released what would be Cross's and Howells's final single together. In 1997, Cross and Howells split, though Howells stayed with Jackpot. Jackpot teamed Danny Howells up with Rob Green to produce a remix of React 2 Rhythm 's "Intoxication". Howells performed for the first time outside of the UK, traveling to Holland for his first gig abroad, which gained him a large fan base there.Cite web|url= http://www.djtimes.com/original/djmag/sep01/howells.htm | title = Spanning The Globe: Is a Global DJ's Life More Full of Glory or Exhaustion? |last = Tremayne |first = Jim |work = DJ Times |month = September |year=2001 |accessdate=2007-07-29 Following his international tour, Howells signed with Netherlands|Dutch record label ID& T to create his debut mix album, Nightlife Report 1: Mick Boskamp Presents Danny Howells . Howells and Green continued to work together, including on a remix of Robbie Williams 's " South of the Border (1997 song)|South of the Border . Howells began to produce solo as well, taking on projects such as Ashtrax 's "Kafka" and Brian Transeau|BT 's "Dreaming".
In 1999, Danny Howells began his Nocturnal Frequencies series of mix albums on the record label Obsessive (record label)|Obsessive . He also began remixing with Dick Trevor, and the two soon adopted the name Science Department for their original productions. Howells continued his live DJ-ing, playing regularly at clubs including Bedrock, Renaissance Records|Renaissance , Cream (nightclub)|Cream , and Ministry of Sound . After the release of his next Nocturnal Frequencies album, Howells left Bedrock and Ministry of Sound, taking a residency at Twilo in New York City . After finishing the Science Department track "Breathe", Howells compiled his next mix album Nubreed 002 . The second entry in Global Underground 's Nubreed series, Howells's album consisted largely of funky, progressive, tech house .Cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r498420|pure_url=yes |title=Global Underground: NuBreed > Review |accessdate=2007-07-26 |last = Carlson |first = Dean |work= Allmusic Howells was voted number ten of the world's top DJs in DJ Magazine 's 2001 Top 100 DJs poll.Cite web|url = http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php? pid=32 |work= JIVE Magazine |date=2001-07-01 |accessdate=2007-07-29 |title =Interview: Danny Howells |author=Jewels
Howells continued his relationship with Global Underground, releasing the first album in their 24:7 series in July 2003. The first disc features a primarily downtempo or chill out music , similarly to Nick Warren 's GU024|Global Underground 024: Reykjavik , while the second is more of a club mix.Cite web|url= http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx? id=1190 |last = Mnookin |first = Daniel |date=2003-06-29 |accessdate=2007-07-29 |work= Resident Advisor |title=GU 24:7 - Danny Howells Album Review In 2005, Global Underground brought in Howells for the 27th entry in their series. Howells entry, GU027|Global Underground 027: Miami , is based on his 31 October 2004 performance at Club Space in Miami, Florida .Cite web|url= http://higher-frequency.com/e_interview/danny_howells/index.htm |title= Danny Howells Interview |date=2005-07-02 |work = Higher Frequency |accessdate=2007-07-28 |last = Cotterill |first =Matt The first disc is based on his morning set and the second disc on his late night set. In 2008 he launched his own record label "Dig Deeper", initially as a means of showcasing his own productions, but more recently featuring many new and established artists. In 2011 he released the first compilation on this imprint, entitled "Phase One".
Genre and style
Up until the late 1990s, DJs such as Howells allowed themselves to be categorised under genres like "deep trance music|trance ".Cite book|title=The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music |last = du Noyer |first = Paul |date=2003-10-01 |publisher =Billboard Books |isbn=0823078698 |location=New York City |page=318 However, with the commercialisation of trance, Howells and others began to be classified as progressive house , tribal house , or tech house .
Danny Howells is also known for his unique clothing styles, including wearing eye liner and "loud" Paisley (design)|Paisley shirts, which he buys from vintage stores or thrift shops.Cite web|url= http://www.clubbing-uk.com/danny_howells_interview.htm |title = Danny Howells Interview |accessdate=2007-07-29 |work = Clubbing UK
Selected discography
;AlbumsCite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p311451|pure_url=yes |title = Danny Howells > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums |work= Allmusic |accessdate=2007-07-26
1998: Nightlife Report 1: Mick Boskamp Presents Danny Howells ( ID& T )
http://www.troonik.com/r/3/177/danny-howells.aspx Danny Howells Tracklisting archive
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=user.viewprofile& friendid=35663697 Danny Howells's myspace page
Use dmy dates|date=September 2010 Persondata | NAME =Howells, Danny | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1970-11-24 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Howells, Danny Category:English electronic musicians Category:Club DJs Category:Remixers Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
