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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Origin | British Columbia, Canada [1] |
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| Website | howesofficial |
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 and Simple Plan.
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 drummer Lars Ulrich's label The Music Company, through Elektra Records, in the late 1990s. [2] 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 band Closure in 2002 in Vancouver [3] and signed to TVT Records. They released a self-titled album in 2003 [4] [5] 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. [6] He produced, engineered and co-wrote Hinder's debut album, Extreme Behavior . [7] He also produced and helped write Skillet's 2006 album, Comatose . [8] [9] In 2007 he was named Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards. [2]
In 2013 he was given a plaque on the Comox Valley Walk of Achievement. [1]
| Year | Artist | Album |
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| 1998 | DDT | Urban Observer |
| 2003 | Closure | Closure |
| 2005 | Hedley (band) | Hedley |
| Hinder | Extreme Behavior | |
| 2006 | Skillet | Comatose |
| 2007 | Faber Drive | Seven Second Surgery |
| Puddle of Mudd | Famous | |
| 2008 | Rev Theory | Light It Up |
| Hinder | Take It to the Limit | |
| 2009 | Puddle of Mudd | Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate |
| Boys Like Girls | Love Drunk | |
| 2011 | Simple Plan | Get Your Heart On! |
| Hedley | Storms | |
| Nickelback | Here and Now | |
| Stellar Revival | Love, Lust, and Bad Company | |
| 2013 | Airbourne | Black Dog Barking |
| Hedley | Wild Life | |
| 2015 | Hedley | Hello |
| 2016 | Skillet | Unleashed |
| 2020 | Eric Ethridge | Good with Me |
| Artist | Album/Song | Producer/Writer |
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| Adelitas Way | Adelitas Way | Producer/Writer |
| Stuck | Producer/Writer | |
| Airbourne | "Black Dog Barking" | Producer/Writer |
| Boys Like Girls | "Love Drunk" | Producer/Writer |
| Caleb Johnson | "Forthcoming" | Writer |
| Daughtry | Daughtry | Writer |
| Leave This Town | Writer | |
| David Cook | "Light On" | Co-writer |
| DDT | Urban Observer | Co-producer/writer |
| Eleven Past One | "Eleven Past One" | Producer/Writer |
| Halestorm | "Better Sorry Than Safe" | Co-writer |
| Hedley | "Hedley" | Producer/Writer |
| "Famous Last Words" | Writer | |
| "The Show Must Go" | Producer/Writer | |
| "Storms" | Producer/Writer | |
| "Wild Life" | Producer/Writer | |
| "Hello" | Producer/Writer | |
| Hinder | Extreme Behavior | Producer/Writer |
| Take It to the Limit | Producer/Writer | |
| Joe McElderry | "Wide Awake" | Writer |
| Landon Pigg | "Forthcoming" | Writer |
| Nickelback | Here and Now | Producer |
| Puddle of Mudd | Famous | Producer/Writer |
| Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate | Producer/Writer | |
| Reamonn | "Reamonn" | Producer/Writer |
| Reece Mastin | "Forthcoming" | Producer/Writer |
| Rev Theory | "Light It Up" | Producer/Writer |
| Serena Ryder | "Is It OK" | Writer |
| Simple Plan | "Get Your Heart On!" | Producer |
| Skillet | "Comatose" | Producer/Writer |
| "Awake" | Writer | |
| Sons of Sylvia | "Revelation" | Producer/Writer |
| Veer Union | "Veer Union" | Producer/Writer |
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