BIO

Howard fuses his background in avant-garde classical music, adventurous electronic music and improvisational jazz with song based structures to create his unique approach to music. It is his approach to synthesis, sound design, and his sense of melody and rhythm which give his music its unique style. He is establishing himself as an important part of the Canadian music scene as an active and creative musician, producer, teacher and facilitator. His most recent projects include playing keyboards with Beggars Waltz,  collaborations with Brandon Gibson-DeGroote, and Felipe Sena, and his more adventurous solo electronic music.

Howard has worked with members of Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Mother Mother, as well as with creative musicians Gordon Grdina, Francois Houle, Benoit Delbecq, Kenton Loewen, Peggy Lee, Giorgio Magnanensi, Peter Hannon and others. During his formative years, Howard studied at VCC, and UBC, earning a composition degree. It was definitely in the open-minded and unconventional artistic community of Vancouver, British Columbia that Howard nourished and informed his experimental approach to art and music. Howard has since relocated to Toronto, Ontario where he continues to pursue his musical endeavours.

Howard can often be found at The Toronto Institute For The Enjoyment Of Music (TIFEM) which he founded in 2009. He is currently an active senior faculty member at TIFEM, and co-director.

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Thanks for your interest and for listening.