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Howie B.

Howie B.
Photo: Fabio Venni · CC BY 2.0

About

Howie B. (born Howard Simon Bernstein, 18 April 1963, Glasgow) is a Scottish DJ, producer and musician whose credits span some of the most influential records of the 1990s. He co-produced U2's 1997 album Pop alongside Flood, served as DJ on the accompanying PopMart world tour, and worked closely with Björk across several projects including her album Homogenic. His own solo output - from the trip-hop of Music for Babies (1996) to the experimental electronics of Snatch (1999) - sits at the crossroads of hip-hop, ambient and club music, and he founded the influential independent label Pussyfoot Records in 1994.

783+
Discogs production/remix credits
70+
Pussyfoot Records releases (albums, compilations, singles)

What's new

  • 2024-12

    Howie B. spoke publicly about his ongoing collaboration with Palestinian artist Bashar Murad, with whom he has been recording an album of new songs in Paris.

  • 2024-05

    The documentary Kiss the Future, for which Howie B. composed the score, premiered on Paramount+ in the US and Canada on 7 May 2024.

  • 2024

    Howie B. released two new solo singles on Spotify: 'L'albero acerbo' and 'Take Me To The Sound'.

  • 2021

    Italian duo Pinhdar released the album Parallel, produced by Howie B., a project he described as one of his proudest.

Tracks

Turn the Dark Offdebut major-label album (Polydor, 1997), reached UK No. 58; his best-known solo statement
Music for Babiesfirst solo album (1996), established his trip-hop signature on Pussyfoot Records
Snatchthird solo album (1999), fusing dub, trip-hop and abstract electronics
Take Your Partner by the Hand (feat. Robbie Robertson)standout track from Turn the Dark Off, co-written with The Band guitarist
FabricLive.05DJ mix compiled for London's Fabric club (2002), a key document of his DJ craft

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