Leslie Howe
{{short description|Canadian musician}}
{{for|the footballer|Les Howe (footballer)}}
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| birth_date = April 17th, 1959
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = musician, record producer
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| background = solo_singer
| genre = pop, alternative rock
| years_active = 1980s–present
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| associated_acts = One to One, Sal's Birdland, Artificial Joy Club, Alanis Morissette
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Leslie Howe is a Canadian musician and record producer based in Ottawa, Ontario."Can you just Imagine It: Ottawa songwriter-producer finally leaves the basement". Ottawa Citizen, February 20, 1992. He has been a member of the bands One to One,[https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-sep-27-1990-p-44/ "Gordon Lightfoot awarded the Moon"]. Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. September 27, 1990 - Page 44 Sal's Birdland{{cite book|title=Words & Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=28o4AQAAIAAJ|volume=4-5|year=1997|publisher=Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada|page=7}}[https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-feb-29-1992-p-31/ "Takemitsu music beautifully played".] Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. February 29, 1992 - Page 31 and Artificial Joy Club,Chuck Taylor, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62 "Crunchy Act Artificial Joy Club melts away doubters with 'Sick & Beautiful' single"]. Billboard, August 9, 1997. page 62 and produced Alanis Morissette's early pop music albums.
Career
Beginning in the 1970s, Howe and Louise Reny were members of a local Ottawa band Mainstream.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/one-to-one-mn0001250103 " One to One - Biography by Michael Sutton"] AllMusic. Howe operated a small recording studio, Distortion Studios, in Ottawa.[https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/heroic-publisher-legendary-facilitator/ "Heroic Publisher, Legendary Facilitator"]. Words & Music, by Nick Krewen | September 28, 2018 In 1984 Howe joined with Reny to create the duo One to One; they signed a recording contract with the British label Bonaire, and travelled to Germany to record an album, Forward Your Emotions. Howe was nominated for Producer of the Year and "Recording Engineer of the Year" at the 1986 Juno Awards for this album.{{cite web|title=Artist - One To One|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711100513/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 11, 2012|year=2008|publisher= Jam! Music's Canadian POP Music Encyclopedia|accessdate=2010-06-17}} The pair released a single, "Do You Believe" which appeared on the RPM 100 Singles chart in June and July 1989.[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4430& "Top Singles"]. RPM Magazine - Volume 50, No. 9. Jun 26, 1989 After changing their name to One 2 One, they recorded an album with A&M Records; their 1992 single "Peace of Mind (Love Goes On)" appeared on the RPM 100 Singles Chart for several months.[https://newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald-mar-19-1992-p-46/ "One 2 One producing appealing music, brings back memories of Carpenters"]. Lethbridge Herald, via Newspaper Archives. March 19, 1992 - Page 46[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=1541& "Top Singles"]. RPM Magazine, Volume 55, No. 20. ay 16, 1992
Howe met Alanis Morissette in 1988 and the two began writing songs together; Morissette signed a contract with Howe's production company, Ghettovale, and with the help of Remy and musician Frank Levin, they recorded a demonstration video with Morissette singing one of these compositions, "Walk Away". The demo led to a recording contract for her with MCA Records.[https://newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news-nov-08-1991-p-45/ "Teen Singer Enjoys Spotlight"]. Medicine Hat News, via Newspaper Archives. November 08, 1991 - Page 45 Howe produced her first pop music albums Alanis (1991) and Now Is the Time (1992).Kalen Rogers, The Story of Alanis Morissette. Omnibus Press, 1996. {{ISBN|9780711959842}}.{{cite book|author=Larry LeBlanc|title="Alexander Touts Canadian Ties at MCA" - Billboard magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|date=1 August 1992|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=38|issn=0006-2510}}
Howe joined the grunge band Sal's Birdland, once more with Reny; in 1993 the group independently released an album, So Very Happy, and later released Nude Photos Inside through MCA Records. After changing their name to Artificial Joy Club, in 1997 the band recorded a single, "Sick and Beautiful", which climbed the Billboard charts. Also that year the band recorded an album, Melt, on the Crunchy/Interscope label, were showcased on MTV and performed as part of the Lollapalooza tour.
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Category:Canadian pop musicians
Category:Canadian record producers
Category:Canadian rock musicians