HOWARD DONALD –BIOGRAPHY-
HOWARD PLAYS A UNIQUE BLEND OF SEXY, FUNKY, VOCAL DRIVING HOUSE WITH INFLUENCES FROM THE
HOWARD BEGAN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER AS A DJ, PLAYING AT ANY PARTY HE COULD BARGE HIS WAY INTO, COMMANDEERING TURNTABLES JUST TO PLAY OUT TO A CROWD, SUCH WAS HIS PASSION. UNFORTUNATELY HOWARD'S DJ'ING WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO PERFORM AS PART OF A 5-STRONG POP GROUP CALLED TAKE THAT, RACKING UP NO.1 HITS IN ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD, HOWARD STAYED TRUE TO HIS ROOTS AND DJ'D AT EVERY PARTY THE BOYS ATTENDED. ONCE THE MEDIA ROLLERCOASTER HAD SUBSIDED HOWARD CONCENTRATED ON CAPITALIZING ON HIS SUCCESS TO FORWARD HIS DJ'ING, PROMPTLY PICKING UP DATES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
HOWARD'S UNIQUE POSITION OF 'CELEBRITY DJ' HAS BEEN BOTH A BLESSING AND A CURSE, WITH SOME PROMOTERS INITIALLY TURNING UP THEIR NOSES. FOR THIS REASON HOWARD CONCENTRATED ON SECURING DATES INTERNATIONALLY RATHER THAN CONCENTRATING ON THE TYPICALLY SNOOTY
THE PRESS AND MEDIA HAVE ALL BEEN VERY KEEN TO DOCUMENT HOWARD'S RISE THROUGH THE DANCE MUSIC RANKS, WITH PROGRAMS IN PRODUCTION AND ALREADY SHOWN COURTESY OF CHANNEL 4, GRANADA AND BBC1 ALL FOCUSING ON HIS CURRENT CAREER. WHEREVER HOWARD GOES, THE PRESS ISN'T FAR BEHIND, GUARANTEEING EXCELLENT EXPOSURE FOR ANY CLUB HE GUESTS AT.
IN THE STUDIO HOWARD DONALD HAS FORMED A COLLECTIVE "DISKONNECT" WITH MIGUEL PELLITERO (DTPM AND MIX MAG FAVOURITE), VICKI EDWARDS (DJ SUPERSTAR), LUKE HOPE (SALVATION, ATELIER), EVE LO (
GROOVES TO A PACKED DANCE FLOOR THAT INCORPORATES NY HOUSE, LATIN
BEATS, TRIBAL GROOVES AND THOSE FUNKY, DIRTY HOUSE BEATS.
THE AIRPORT ARRIVAL 2CD COMPILATION HOWARD MIXED TOGETHER WITH RALF
GUM FROM GO GO MUSIC WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE FANS AND THE PRESS IN 2004 AND MORE COMPILATION PROJECTS ARE IN PROGRESS FOR 2005. HOWARD IS CURRENTLY WORKING HARD IN THE STUDIO TO RELEASE HIS NEXT VINYL PROJECTS.
HOWARD HAS TOURED THE WORLD MANY TIMES OVER WITH STOPS IN :