Biography: Danny Howells

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Two biographies from two different sources:

• Global Underground

[align=justify]"Good things come to those who wait” an apt saying for Danny Howells, a turntable maestro with ten years experience under his belt. The last two years have seen this Hastings, UK bred talent rise through the ranks. These years of dedication and an unrivalled attention to detail have earned Danny a place among the big boys of the club World.[/align]

[align=justify]Born in 1970, Danny Howells was surrounded by good music from day one. His family would play everything from classical to funk to soul and by the age of 19 he started throwing parties called “Totally Funked”. After getting decks he started composing mixed tapes, which resulted in a weekly residency at a local Hastings club called “The Crypt”. In 1992, one of these tapes was given to John Digweed and it landed him a slot at the now famous club “Bedrock” on Hastings Pier alongside John and Pete Tong. [/align]

[align=justify]This became a successful residency and it led to further residencies such as “Blowup” at Maximus in London.
Danny Howells is one of the few DJs on the scene today that truly has a style of his own. He smoothly glides from dark funky house to techno to progressive while maintaining a fun sensibility. It is a sound developed through playing warm up sets, main sets, alternative sets, playing countless venues, in countless countries the World over. Now, Danny’s own brand of “deesexyfuturistictechfunkhouse” has caught the imagination of the planets dance floors. It is for this reason that Howells is currently a resident at Renaissance (Nottingham, UK) and Twilo (New York) as well a sought after guest for everyone else under the sun.


Danny’s well thought out and meticulously mixed sets have been faithfully captured on his Nocturnal Frequencies series, which debuted in 1999. The third and latest installment of the series will be released in July on Logic 3000/BMG following the success of his Global Underground Nu Breed CD that was released last year. Nocturnal Frequencies 3 will be the first of the series that will be available in the US domestically through Logic US.


Apart from his impeccable mixing, Danny Howells has been very successful in bringing his dance floor aesthetics into the studio. Danny started his producing career with Tim Cross in 1995 and later that year they released their first track, under the moniker Squelch, entitled “Darkhappy” on Confusion Records. Further tracks followed, as well as remix projects for artists such as Robbie Williams, Chakra and Ashtrax. In 1997 Squelch teamed up with jackpot records to release “Crash” and soon after he released the Nightlife Report CD in Holland on I, D & T records.


At this point Danny was playing regularly abroad, picking up attitudes that he translated into tracks with his current studio partner Dick Treavor as Science Dept. Together they have released “Repercussion/Persuasion” on the Bedrock in 2000 and just recently signed an album deal with Renaissance. Their next single “Breathe” which features the soulful vocals of Eririe is already becoming a Radio 1 favorite. The two have another guise, Kinkyfunk, of which the first track has been licensed to Yoshitoshi and is featured on Nocturnal Frequencies 3. Danny has also just completed a track with Dutch wizard Stef (Paco, Stef and Frederick) and there are more killer collaborations on the way with the likes of Funk D’Void, Hipp-E and Halo and John Creamer.[/align]

www.thedjlist.com


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[align=justify]There are very few DJs who stand out in the world of dance music today, but Danny Howells is without doubt one of them. From his early years of DJing at Bedrock nights in his home town of Hastings, to the 10+ hour sets in New York today, one thing remains the same - a complete love of all music. It's this passion and plenty of hard work that has helped Danny to get where he is today. It's no coincidence that he's been placed in DJ Magazine's top 20 DJs in the world for the last 6 years. Danny has a unique, eclectic sound which as been described as "deepsexyfuturistictechfunkhouse" and it's this sound which which is shaking floors worldwide.
With over 12 years of experience, Danny has become truly international. His hectic schedule regularly takes him all over Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. He's DJed in the world's coolest clubs and held residencies at Renaissance, Twilo and Home. With 2002 came the announcement of an exciting monthly residency at Arc in New York, where Danny's 10 hour marathon sets are fast becoming legendary.

It's not just in the club where Danny has made a name for himself, he's also been busy in the studio. His latest offering; 24/7 is the first in a new series of albums for Global Underground. Mixes for Renaissance and his own Nocturnal Frequencies series have been the highlights in a continually growing back catalogue of acclaimed mixes. As a producer his main focus is with co-producer Dick Trevor and vocalist Erire as "Science Dept.". Also Danny has had massive dance-floor success with Deep Dish as "Size DDD" and the Eminem sampling "Nobody listens to techno".

Danny's infectious personality and individual style is what really puts him a cut above the rest though. You can really sense his connection with the crowd wherever he plays, and he has fully earned the label "the clubbers DJ".[/align]

www.dannyhowells.com

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