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Howard Kern "Howie" Day (born January 15, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter . Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of sampler (musical instrument)|samplers and effects unit|effects pedals in order to accompany himself. He self-financed and self-released his first album, Australia (Howie Day album)|Australia , in 2000.

Day eventually signed a recording contract with major label Epic Records - in 2002 and has since re-released his debut as well as producing a follow up, Stop All The World Now . Despite initially sluggish sales, Stop All The World Now was certified gold in early 2005 and has produced a number of singles, including the hits " She Says (Howie Day song)|She Says " and " Collide (Howie Day song)|Collide ", Day's most successful to date. The track became Epic Records’ first platinum single, eventually selling 1.5 million downloads.

After a five year tour before the release of Stop All The World Now followed by a three year tour, Day took some time off and focused on writing music. Day released his Be There EP in May 2009 followed by Sound The Alarm , released on September 8, 2009.

Day received significant negative attention after two high profile arrest s. In 2004, Day was arrested and charged over an incident in which he was accused of locking a fan in the bathroom of his tour bus and destroying the mobile phone|cellular phone of another, for which he was fined. In December 2005, Day was arrested in Boston after reportedly verbally abusing the flight crew while under the influence of alcoholic beverage|alcohol and hypnotic|sleeping pills . He was sentenced to one year's probation on April 26, 2006.
Day left Epic Records some time in late 2010/early 2011, and announced that he is working on new music. More information about this project is expected to be announced soon.

He currently resides in New York City.

Biography

Early years

Born and raised in Brewer, Maine , Howie Day began to play music at age five when his mother bought a piano at an auction. When Day's mother noticed that her son was able to play by ear tunes of television advertising jingles, she enrolled him in piano lessons, which he would continue for six years.He attended Brewer High School.

Legal trouble

On March 26, 2004, while touring with the band Barenaked Ladies , Day was arrested in Madison, Wisconsin , for allegedly locking a woman in the bathroom of a tour bus after she refused his sexual advances. According to the complainant, he then broke the cell phone of another woman who tried to call police. On August 31, 2004, Howie pled Nolo contendere|no contest to the charge of disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay a fine of $200 and to write a letter of apology. A second charge, that of criminal damage to property, was dismissed by the court.
Day entered rehab for 30 days in March 2007 for undisclosed substance abuse problems. He checked back in after a relapse in May 2007.

Career

At around age 13, Howie's interest drifted toward rock music and the electric guitar . His father bought him a Fender Stratocaster and enrolled him in basic vocal training. Howie made his first stage appearance in August 1996 at Bangor restaurant Captain Nick's. Day played in a local band called Route 66 throughout 1997 and made sporadic solo appearances in local venues until booking agent Shawn Radley discovered him the following year while Day was supporting Ziggy Marley at the University of Maine . Radley became Day's manager in June 1998, and Howie began touring more extensively, leading him to miss 45 days of school and to almost fail his senior year.

Demo EP

At some point in 1998, Howie recorded his first demo EP, which contained covers of songs by Dave Matthews Band , Barenaked Ladies , and Goo Goo Dolls alongside the originals "Buzzing" and "Lick My Lips". This EP was followed later in 1998 by another demo consisting wholly of Day's originals.

On the strength of these performances and demos, Radley secured Howie a showcase at the annual National Association for Campus Activities Convention, where he played for 1,500 University|college talent buyers. Having received around four months of bookings at colleges around the United States, Day decided to defer attending college in favor of his burgeoning music career.

Howie recorded a cover of The Beatles ' " Help& #33; (song)|Help! " for the I Am Sam (soundtrack)|soundtrack to the 2001 film I Am Sam (film)|I Am Sam .

Stop All the World Now (2003–2008)

After the EP's release, Day relocated to London, England to record Australia 's follow up, which was provisionally titled From a Northern Sky . The album, which would eventually become Stop All The World Now , was recorded in London's famous Olympic Studios with Martin Glover|Martin "Youth" Glover , the bassist for United Kingdom|British band Killing Joke , whose previous production credits included The Verve|The Verve's Urban Hymns , one of Howie's favorite albums.

While certain tracks on Australia had featured session musicians, Stop All The World Now saw Howie joined for the first time by a permanent backing band, consisting of multi-instrumentalist Les Hall , drummer Laurie Jenkins and ex-Verve bassist Simon Jones (musician)|Simon Jones . In addition, the majority of the album's songs were co-written with either Better than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin or Jump, Little Children|Jump Little Children's Jay Clifford .

A full band tour to promote Stop All the World Now began on September 27, 2003. Due to other commitments, Simon Jones was unable to tour with the group and was replaced by Jeremy Curtis. The album was released one week and three days later on October 7 to tepid critical reactions. Rolling Stone's Pat Blashill referred to Stop as "not bad" but "indistinct", but Popmatters' Devon Powers noted that though Australia had been an album one falls for passionately, " Stop All the World Now is an album you have a crush on, not one you fall deeply, complexly, and foolishly in love with. And crushes have a way of disappearing suddenly, without a trace."
Sales of Stop were initially sluggish, but slowly began to rise beginning in late 2004 with the single release of ballad "Collide", which became a popular radio hit and was featured on TV shows such as Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case , Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs , '' Grey's Anatomy , Bones (TV series)|Bones , and One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill '' as well as soundtracking a promotional trailer for the Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen|Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice . Stop was finally certified gold record|gold in early 2005. Fan favourite "She Says", which was first released on 1998's White EP , was released as a follow-up to "Collide", although it has not achieved the same success, it became a mid-level hit.

Boosted by the slow burning success of Stop All the World Now , Epic released the Live From... EP on December 6, 2005. The 7-track EP contains live renditions of songs from Australia and Stop All the World Now as well as a cover of Crowded House 's "Don't Dream It's Over". The EP has not been widely reviewed, though Allmusic referred to the release as "holiday market product," "tepid", and "directionless".

Be There EP

Howie Day has released an EP, introducing his new album, featuring 3 new songs: "Be There", "40 Hours", and "Counting On Me". These tracks are now available on iTunes. "Be There", produced by Kevin Griffin , Mike Flynn (producer)|Mike Flynn , and Warren Huart , will be serviced to radio as the first single from the album.

Sound the Alarm (2009)

Howie Day released his third full length, "Sound the Alarm",www.howieday.com under the Epic Records|Epic music label on September 8, 2009. After an extensive tour schedule following the release of "Stop All The World Now", Day decided to take some time off, during which he sorted through his emotions by writing songs, many of which have made their way onto Sound the Alarm. “I toured for five years straight before Stop All The World Now came out, then for three years non-stop after it was released," Day says.

To get his desired range of sounds and moods, Day recorded in a variety of locations, including Los Angeles, New York ( Joel Hamilton ), London, Minneapolis, and Bloomington, Indiana, between the spring of 2006 and fall of 2008. He also collaborated with several musicians and producers, including Martin Terefe ( Jason Mraz , KT Tunstall ), Mike Denneen ( Aimee Mann , Fountains of Wayne ), Mike Flynn ( The Fray , Augustana (band)|Augustana ), Warren Huart (The Fray, Augustana, Better Than Ezra ) and Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin.
"Be There" and "Longest Night" have been used in Seasons 1 and 2 of the CW show "The Vampire Diaries"

Ceasefire EP

Howie posted the cover art of his upcoming 'Ceasefire EP' on his Facebook account. The EP was released on June 29, 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Title	Details	US cite web	US Rock cite web	US Heat cite web	FRA cite web	Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Australia Release date: November 1, 2000 Label: Daze Records Formats: Compact disc\|CD , Compact cassette\|cassette
Stop All the World Now Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette Recording Industry Association of America\|US : Gold
Sound the Alarm Release date: September 8, 2009 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications ( List of best selling music artists	Album
Year	Single	US cite web	US AC cite web	US Adult cite web	US Pop cite web	Certifications ( List of best selling music artists	Album
2002	—	—	—	—		Australia
2002	"Sorry So Sorry"					Australia
2003	—	—	—	—		Stop All the World Now
2003	Perfect Time of Day "
2004	20	14	7	14	style="text-align:left;" Recording Industry Association of America\|US : Gold
2005	—	31	6	39
2009	—	—	23	—		Sound the Alarm
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles and EPs

Single/ EP	Release date	Label	Format(s)	Notes
Howie Day (Demo)	1998	Self released	CD	Four song promotional CD for booking
The White EP (#1)	1998	Self released	CD	Four song promotional CD
The White EP (#2)	1998	Self released	CD	Four song promotional CD
The Blue EP	2000	Self released	CD	Four song promotional CD released in advance of Australia
IRA Live EP	2002	Epic Records	CD	Four song promotional CD released after Australia
Madrigals EP	April 29, 2003	Epic Records	CD	Featured bonus DVD
"Standing in the Sun"	November 4, 2003	Epic Records	iTunes single
Extras	April 1, 2004	Epic Records	CD	Four song promotional CD
Live From... EP	December 6, 2005	Epic Records	CD
Be There EP	May 5, 2009	Epic Records	iTunes single
Ceasefire EP	June 29, 2011	style="text-align:center;"	CD & music download	Outtakes from "Sound the Alarm"

References

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Howie Day

Biography

Biography

Early years

Legal trouble

Career

Demo EP

Stop All the World Now (2003–2008)

Be There EP

Sound the Alarm (2009)

Ceasefire EP

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Singles and EPs

References

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