Danny Howard (born 14 July 1987) is a British

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DJ, producer, and current host of ''

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's Dance Party''. Howard attended

Edge Hill University Edge Hill University is a campus-based public university in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, which opened in 1885 as Edge Hill College, the first non-denominational teacher training college for women in England, before admitting its first male st ...

, where he studied sport and exercise science. During his time at Edge Hill, Howard had a residency at the UK's biggest nightclub, The Syndicate, in

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

. After his time at university, Howard had a brief stint of playing for

Ministry of Sound Ministry of Sound or Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members' club, worldwide events operation, music publishing business and fitness studio. James ...

in Egypt for three months.

BBC Radio 1

In August 2011, after competing against five others in a series of challenges, Howard won the BBC Radio 1 Superstar DJ. In April 2012, Howard was offered his own Saturday show on BBC Radio 1:

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with Danny Howard." In 2017, Howard was nominated at the

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for Radio Show of the Year for BBC's Radio 1 Dance Anthems. In November 2017, Howard secured a Friday primetime slot on BBC Radio 1, with the show airing from 11 pm - 1 am.

MistaJam Peter Dalton (born 19 January 1983), known professionally as MistaJam, is a British DJ and radio presenter. He is known for presenting radio shows on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra from 2005 to 2020; since 2020 he has presented on Capital and C ...

was announced as the new host of Dance Anthems. As part of further schedule changes at BBC Radio 1 in 2020, the show was brought forward to 9 pm, with Howard swapping shows with

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. From September 2021, Danny Howard took over as host of ''Radio 1's Dance Party'' (Fridays, 6 pm - 8 pm), following the departure of

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Music and DJing

On 2 April 2012, Howard released his first single ’Twenty Nine’, on the house music label

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. In the summer of 2012, Howard played at San Antonio for Judgment Sundays hosted by

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, playing at both the opening and closing parties. He also played many dates at the BCM club in Magaluf, Mallorca, in June and July. On 30 June 2012, Howard closed the Xstatic summer festival. In 2012 he played at the Coloursfest in Scotland. In early January 2013, Howard released his single ‘Apex’ on Spinnin’ Records and also featured in his first music video. In February 2013, Howard released his debut album, ‘Clubbers Guide 2013’, from

. In mid-October 2013, Howard released his latest single, ‘Spire’ on Spinnin' Records. In October 2013, along with Futuristic Polar Bears, he released "Thundergod" on Carrillo Music. In April 2016, Danny Howard officially launched his record label, Nothing Else Matters, with former Radio 1 colleague Nigel Harding and RCA Records. It came after he released 99 Soul's ‘The Girl Is Mine’, which topped the UK Dance Chart. After a year-long hiatus from releasing music, in 2019 Howard launched the ‘next chapter’ of Nothing Else Matters with a collaboration with

Eli & Fur Eli & Fur are a DJ and electronic music producer duo comprising Eliza Noble and Jennifer Skillman, hailing from London, England. Eli & Fur have been working together since they were in their teens. The group has a background in songwriting and ...

. In a tweet, he said that he’s “So excited take this label in a new direction of quality underground, straight-up club music. I’m feeling proud to be launching with the amazing Eli & Fur. More music info soon. NEM IS BACK!”.

Personal life

Howard is a supporter of both

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and Blackpool F.C.

References

External links

''Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Danny Howard's Club Mix''
(BBC Radio 1) * *

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