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 Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. The band has sold over seven million albums. Their major-label debut, '' Come Clean'' (2001), spawned the single " Blurry", which peaked at number 5 on the ...

and

Simple Plan Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhyt ...

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 Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

drummer

Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica. Along with James Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs, and the ...

's label The Music Company, through

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...

, 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

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

band Closure in 2002 in Vancouver and signed to

TVT Records TVT Records, originally Tee-Vee Toons, was an American record label founded by Steve Gottlieb in 1984. Initially created to release the '' Television's Greatest Hits'' series of classic TV theme tune compilations, the label would expand into ra ...

. 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

Hinder Hinder is an American Rock music, rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by former lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, drummer Cody Hanson, with bass player Cole Parker being recruited in 2002 during ...

's debut album, '' Extreme Behavior''. He also produced and helped write Skillet'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

Grammy The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...

(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