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"I was 13 when I first heard Sonny Terry & Brownie Mc gee's Walking Blues- I was floored! It's hard to describe the feeling I had from those first notes, but I still remember it today and it made me want to listen to it again and again. Since then I have been trying to create my own sound".
Howie developed his craft in bands playing everything from rock to jazz . In 1999/2000 he studied music at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and started writing original material.

After numerous recording sessions as a guitarist and vocalist in 2003 he released his own E.P "Soulstice".

In 2004 he travelled to Detroit with his trio (Jarrod Pizzata & Roy Martinez) to record a album and perform showcase gigs which were all very well received. In recent months Howie has supported artists such as Peter Frampton, Daryl Braithwaite, Thirsty Merc, The Whitlams, Ian Moss,Taxi ride and toured up and down the state a many times.

Oct 2005 saw the launch of the new EP which has been mixed by producer/engineer Adrian Hall. (Robbie Williams, Black eyed peas and more recently live 8) in London's Metropolis studio. A follow up full length album was released in 2007. the title track for the EP She told me was picked up on rotation on 96fm.

In a style that can be described as a cross between roots, soul, pop and rock with a strong emphasis on song-writing. Howie continues to impress audiences with a dynamic and musically rich performance.