Danny Howells

about the dj

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.

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. 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.

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Danny is one of the few DJs on the scene today that truly has a style of his own. With his passion for all styles of music and infectious personality, Danny has created a unique, eclectic sound that has established him as one of the most in demand DJs in the world. Danny is one of the hardest working and most dedicated individuals in the business with over 20 years experience and a hectic touring schedule that constantly takes him around the world. He's played in the world's coolest clubs and held residencies at places such as Arc, Ministry of Sound, Twilo, Renaissance, The End, and Bedrock, as well as his own Dig Deeper nights worldwide. With a back catalogue of well received mix albums under his belt, he has previously compiled acclaimed mixes for Global Underground, being the only DJ to contribute to not only the main series with his Miami album, but also the 24:7 and Nu-Breed Series. In addition to this, he also compiled a cd for Azuli's Choice series, as well as albums for Renaissance along with three volumes of his own Nocturnal Frequencies series. As a producer he has been responsible for many stand out tracks, including the timeless Persuasion/Repercussion on Bedrock Records, Breathe on Renaissance Records and Kinkyfunk on Yoshitoshi Records. He also hit the charts in 2004 with the Miami hit Dusk till Dawn, which featured the talents of Dick Trevor and Erire. Danny has also had massive dance-floor success with Deep Dish as "Size DDD" and the Eminem sampling "Nobody Listens To Techno". In more recent years he has been focusing on original productions for his own Dig Deeper label, the likes of which have been licensed to mix albums by artists such as Juan Maclean on his DJ Kicks album, and Cassy for her recent compilation on Cocoon. On the remix front Danny has previously mixed records such as Roachford's "Ride The Storm", Madonna's "Get Together", Marco Bailey's "Smooth Drive", and Bent's "Waiting For You". Other artists that have received the remix treatment include We Deliver, Stryke, International Observer, Robbie Williams, David Morales, BT, Chakra, Coco and Stonebridge, Destiny's Child and many more, including most recently Felix Da Housecat's purple tribute, "We All Wanna Be Prince". Building on his discography of original productions is a major priority for Danny, as his Dig Deeper label enters it's third year. Danny has come a long way since his early beginnings in his hometown of Hastings, though his complete love of all music remains the same. Danny is a DJ with a broad musical taste who likes anything from jazz to rock, to pop and anything a bit bizarre. He likes to champion his own special tracks and records that nobody else has latched on to and has a way of combining cutting edge grooves with crowd pleasing dynamics that enable him to connect with his audience making him one of the hottest DJs in the world.


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