Brian Howes
{{Short description|Canadian songwriter and record producer (born 1965)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965}}
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| origin = British Columbia, Canada[http://www.walkofachievement.com/honourees/brian-howes/ "Brian Howes"] Comox Valley Walk of Achievement website
| genre = {{hlist|Rock|punk|heavy metal}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter|record producer}}
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|Closure|Hedley|Hinder|Skillet|Puddle of Mudd}}
| website = {{URL|howesofficial.com}}
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Brian Howes, also known as Howes, is a Canadian songwriter and record producer who has found success within a wide range of genres, including his work with Puddle of Mudd and Simple Plan.
Career
Howes played in a British Columbia band, Young Gun, and later fronted the group DDT which blended punk, ska, and rap. The band was signed to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's label The Music Company, through Elektra Records, in the late 1990s.[http://www.prpeak.com/news/renowned-producer-recalls-roots-1.2206102 "Renowned producer recalls roots Musicians international career took flight in the bars of Powell River"]. Powell River Peak, Andy Rice, September 11, 2012 DDT's Urban Observer album was supported by the first single "Walkabout".
With Brian Jennings, Axel G and Robin Diaz, Howes formed the alternative rock band Closure in 2002 in Vancouver{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2003/05/29/closure-inspired-by-red-wine-and-acdc/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106055415/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2003/05/29/closure-inspired-by-red-wine-and-acdc/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |title=Closure: Inspired By Red Wine And AC/DC » Chart Attack | Indie and Alternative Music |publisher=Chart Attack |date=May 29, 2003 |access-date=November 3, 2013}} and signed to TVT Records. They released a self-titled album in 2003{{cite web |url=http://www.thegauntlet.ca/story/closure |title=Closure | The Gauntlet |publisher=Thegauntlet.ca |date=July 31, 2003 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104020207/http://www.thegauntlet.ca/story/closure |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }} at the Wayback Machine.{{cite book|title=Words & Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PM04AQAAIAAJ|volume=13|year=2006|issue = 4|publisher=Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada|page=8}} and their single, "Look Out Below", was included in the soundtrack of the 2003 film Darkness Falls. The group was dropped by the label and disbanded in 2006.
Howes went on to become a producer.{{cite web|author=Daavid Kawai|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/story.html?id=6392764 |title=Brian Howes won the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year award at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards at the Ottawa Convention Centre on Saturday, March 31, 2012 |publisher=Ottawacitizen.com |date=April 1, 2012 |access-date=November 3, 2013}} He produced, engineered and co-wrote Hinder's debut album, Extreme Behavior.{{cite web |url=http://www.emimusicpub.com/news/emi-music-publishing-extends-its-partnership-with-award-winning-rock-songwriter-and-producer-brian-howes.php |title=EMI Music Publishing extends its partnership with award-winning rock songwriter and producer Brian Howes - EMI Music Publishing |publisher=Emimusicpub.com |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104123828/http://www.emimusicpub.com/news/emi-music-publishing-extends-its-partnership-with-award-winning-rock-songwriter-and-producer-brian-howes.php |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }} He also produced and helped write Skillet's 2006 album, Comatose.{{cite web |url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/interviews/skillet.asp |title=An Evening With... |publisher=Alternative Addiction.com |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103120240/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/interviews/skillet.asp |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite magazine|author=Deborah Evans Price|title=Rock Act Scoring on Christian, Active Rock Fronts|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57|date=October 14, 2006|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=57–|issn=0006-2510}} In 2007 he was named Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards.
In 2013 he was given a plaque on the Comox Valley Walk of Achievement.
Awards
- SOCAN's International Achievement Award in 2010[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nickelback-theory-have-most-played-songs-1.950864 "Nickelback, Theory have most-played songs"]. CBC News November 22, 2010
- 2007 and 2012 JUNO Award for Producer of the Year for his work on Hedley and Nickelback.
- Nominated for Producer of the Year in 2010 and 2014.
- 2008 BMI Pop Awards, including top honor Song of the Year, as well as Top Digital Song for "Lips of an Angel"
- Won three additional BMI Pop Awards in 2009 for work with Daughtry and Skillet
- Won BMI award for "Light On" (David Cook) in 2009
- Won several SOCAN awards for various projects, including the Pop Rock Award in 2012
- Nominated for a Grammy (Skillet) in 2008
- Dove Award for his work on Skillet's Comatose
Discography
=Producer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Artist ! Album |
|---|
| 1998
|DDT |Urban Observer |
| 2003
|Closure |
| rowspan="2"|2005 |
| Hinder |
| 2006 |
| rowspan="2"|2007 |
| Puddle of Mudd |
| rowspan="2"|2008 |
| Hinder |
| rowspan="2"|2009 |
| Boys Like Girls |
| rowspan="4"|2011 |
| Hedley |
| Nickelback |
| Stellar Revival
|Love, Lust, and Bad Company |
| rowspan="2"|2013 |
| Hedley |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2020 |
| 2024 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Artist
! Album/Song ! Producer/Writer |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|Adelitas Way
|Producer/Writer |
| Stuck
|Producer/Writer |
| Airbourne
|"Black Dog Barking" |Producer/Writer |
| Boys Like Girls
|"Love Drunk" |Producer/Writer |
| Caleb Johnson
|"Forthcoming" | Writer |
| rowspan="2"|Daughtry
| Writer |
| Leave This Town
|Writer |
| David Cook
|"Light On" | Co-writer |
| DDT
|Urban Observer | Co-producer/writer |
| Eleven Past One
|"Eleven Past One" |Producer/Writer |
| Halestorm
| "Better Sorry Than Safe" | Co-writer |
| rowspan="6"|Hedley
| "Hedley" | Producer/Writer |
| "Famous Last Words"
| Writer |
| "The Show Must Go"
| Producer/Writer |
| "Storms"
| Producer/Writer |
| "Wild Life"
| Producer/Writer |
| "Hello"
| Producer/Writer |
| rowspan="2"|Hinder
| Producer/Writer |
| Take It to the Limit
| Producer/Writer |
| Joe McElderry
| "Wide Awake" | Writer |
| Landon Pigg
| "Forthcoming" | Writer |
| Nickelback
| Producer |
| rowspan="2"|Puddle of Mudd
| Famous | Producer/Writer |
| Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
| Producer/Writer |
| Reamonn
| "Reamonn" | Producer/Writer |
| Reece Mastin
| "Forthcoming" | Producer/Writer |
| Rev Theory
| "Light It Up" | Producer/Writer |
| Serena Ryder
| "Is It OK" | Writer |
| Simple Plan
| "Get Your Heart On!" | Producer |
| rowspan="2"|Skillet
| "Comatose" | Producer/Writer |
| "Awake"
| Writer |
| Sons of Sylvia
| "Revelation" | Producer/Writer |
| Veer Union
| "Veer Union" | Producer/Writer |
| Skillet
|Producer/Writer |
References
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External links
- {{official website|www.vanhowes.com}}
- [http://www.myspace.com/closure1 Closure's MySpace Page]
- {{cite web|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/closure/look-out-below/USA560883451 |title=Video : "Look Out Below" |publisher=Vevo.com |access-date=November 3, 2013}}
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