Brian Howes, also known as Howes, is a

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and

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Career

Howes played in a British Columbia band, Young Guns, and later fronted the group DDT which blended punk, ska, and rap. The band was signed to

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drummer

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's label The Music Company, through

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, in the late 1990s."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

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band Closure in 2002 in

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and signed to

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. They released a self-titled album in 2003 at the Wayback Machine. 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. He produced, engineered and co-wrote

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's debut album, ''

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''. He also produced and helped write

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's 2006 album, '' Comatose''. 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"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

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(Skillet) in 2008 *Dove Award for his work on Skillet's ''Comatose''

Discography

Producer

References

External links

*
Closure's MySpace Page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howes, Brian Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Canadian record producers Musicians from British Columbia 1965 births Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award winners