Leslie Howe

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Leslie Howe
BornApril 17th, 1959
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)musician, record producer
Musical career
Genrespop, alternative rock
Years active1980s–present

Leslie Howe is a Canadian musician and record producer based in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] He has been a member of the bands One to One,[1][2] Sal's Birdland[3][4] and Artificial Joy Club,[5] and produced Alanis Morissette's early pop music albums.

Career

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Beginning in the 1970s, Howe and Louise Reny were members of a local Ottawa band Mainstream.[6] Howe operated a small recording studio, Distortion Studios, in Ottawa.[7] In 1984 Howe joined with Reny to create the duo One to One; they signed a recording contract with the British label Bonaire, and travelled to Germany to record an album, Forward Your Emotions. Howe was nominated for Producer of the Year and "Recording Engineer of the Year" at the 1986 Juno Awards for this album.[8] The pair released a single, "Do You Believe" which appeared on the RPM 100 Singles chart in June and July 1989.[9] After changing their name to One 2 One, they recorded an album with A&M Records;[6] their 1992 single "Peace of Mind (Love Goes On)" appeared on the RPM 100 Singles Chart for several months.[10][11]

Howe met Alanis Morissette in 1988 and the two began writing songs together; Morissette signed a contract with Howe's production company, Ghettovale, and with the help of Remy and musician Frank Levin, they recorded a demonstration video with Morissette singing one of these compositions, "Walk Away". The demo led to a recording contract for her with MCA Records.[12] Howe produced her first pop music albums Alanis (1991) and Now Is the Time (1992).[13][14]

Howe joined the grunge band Sal's Birdland, once more with Reny; in 1993 the group independently released an album, So Very Happy, and later released Nude Photos Inside through MCA Records. After changing their name to Artificial Joy Club, in 1997 the band recorded a single, "Sick and Beautiful", which climbed the Billboard charts. Also that year the band recorded an album, Melt, on the Crunchy/Interscope label, were showcased on MTV and performed as part of the Lollapalooza tour.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Can you just Imagine It: Ottawa songwriter-producer finally leaves the basement". Ottawa Citizen, February 20, 1992.
  2. ^ "Gordon Lightfoot awarded the Moon". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. September 27, 1990 - Page 44
  3. ^ Words & Music. Vol. 4–5. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. 1997. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Takemitsu music beautifully played". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. February 29, 1992 - Page 31
  5. ^ a b Chuck Taylor, "Crunchy Act Artificial Joy Club melts away doubters with 'Sick & Beautiful' single". Billboard, August 9, 1997. page 62
  6. ^ a b " One to One - Biography by Michael Sutton" AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Heroic Publisher, Legendary Facilitator". Words & Music, by Nick Krewen | September 28, 2018
  8. ^ "Artist - One To One". Jam! Music's Canadian POP Music Encyclopedia. 2008. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Top Singles". RPM Magazine - Volume 50, No. 9. Jun 26, 1989
  10. ^ "One 2 One producing appealing music, brings back memories of Carpenters". Lethbridge Herald, via Newspaper Archives. March 19, 1992 - Page 46
  11. ^ "Top Singles". RPM Magazine, Volume 55, No. 20. ay 16, 1992
  12. ^ "Teen Singer Enjoys Spotlight". Medicine Hat News, via Newspaper Archives. November 08, 1991 - Page 45
  13. ^ Kalen Rogers, The Story of Alanis Morissette. Omnibus Press, 1996. ISBN 9780711959842.
  14. ^ Larry LeBlanc (1 August 1992). "Alexander Touts Canadian Ties at MCA" - Billboard magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510.
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