Felix Howard
Felix Howard | |
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| Born | 14 January 1973 |
| Occupations | Songwriter, producer, A&R and publisher |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Felix Howard (born 14 January 1973)[1] is a British songwriter, record producer, A&R and publisher.
Early life
[edit | edit source]A model as a child, Howard was photographed by Jamie Morgan and styled by Ray Petri for the cover of The Face magazine.[2] During the 1980s he appeared in music videos for several songs, including Sting's "Russians" in 1985, Madonna's "Open Your Heart" in 1986He also appeared in the Mantronix video for "Got to Have Your Love"[3] and in the Nick Kamen video for "Each Time You Break My Heart".
Career
[edit | edit source]His songwriting credits include working alongside Amy Winehouse, Sia, The Sugababes among many others. In 2007, he joined EMI Publishing as an A&R manager and signed Calvin Harris, Lana Del Rey, MNEK, James Vincent McMorrow, Tinchy Stryder, Sam Sparro, Hurts, Beverley Knight, Tom Jones, and many others.[4][5]
In 2008, Howard was made VP, A&R at EMI and in 2009 he was made head of A&R EMI UK and Europe Creative.[6][7]
After leaving EMI before the Sony merger, Howard went on to consult for Daniel Lieberberg at Universal Records and was involved with the Klangkarussell album and signed Lewis Capaldi with Lieberberg.[8][9]
Previously, Howard was director of A&R for the US division of Budde Publishing in Los Angeles.[10] He worked at Method Management in an A&R role.[11] In December 2020, Howard joined BMG as director A&R (New Recordings) in London.[12][13] At BMG, Howard worked with Gabrielle, Ultra Nate, Katie Melua, Louis Tomlinson,[14] Zak Abel and Lady Blackbird.[15] He joined Kassner Music Publishing in 2025 as Head of A&R.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]As a child, Howard had systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis and was a patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital under Barbara Ansell.[16] He has vitiligo and what he has called "a number of extremely tiresome and dull auto immune illnesses".[17] Howard has two children.[18] He has said that the musician Roy Harper is his children's "biological grandfather".[19] He supports Chelsea FC.
Selected discography
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Songwriting credits
[edit | edit source]| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sugababes | "Overload" | One Touch | |
| 2002 | "Stronger" | Angels with Dirty Faces | ||
| Sia | 'Blow it All Away" | Healing Is Difficult | ||
| Holly Valance | "Hush Now" | Footprints | ||
| 2003 | Sugababes | "Million Different Ways" | Three | |
| "In the Middle' | ||||
| Lene | "Up in Smoke" | Play with Me | ||
| Amy Winehouse | "You Sent Me Flying"/"Cherry" | Frank | Also backing vocals, producer, engineer | |
| Kylie Minogue | "You Make Me Feel" | Body Language | ||
| 2004 | Sia | "Numb" | Colour the Small One | Also guitar |
| Beverley Knight | "Straight Jacket" | Affirmation | ||
| 2006 | Amy Winehouse | "Close to the Front" | Back to Black |
References
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- ^ https://www.spin.com/2020/12/music-video-kids-reflect-on-appearances-in-iconic-clips-it-was-pure-luck/ – Spin
- ^ https://www.shots.net/news/view/one-track-mind-felix-howard – BMG work
- ^ https://hldailyupdate.tumblr.com/post/677596361482518528/felix-howard-director-of-ar-bmg-records-london/amp – Louis Tomlinson
- ^ https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/bmg-seals-global-deal-for-lady-blackbird/083716 – Lady Blackbird signs for BMG
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CIeT4Vjnn8i/ - Instagram story
- ^ a number of extremely tiresome and dull auto immune illnesses – Instagram post
- ^ https://theface.com/style/vol-4-issue-8-felix-howard-ray-petri-herbie-ray-buffalo-fashion-style - Felix Howard's children
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Discography
- AllMusic
- IMDB
- Feature on Felix Howard Archived 17 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Felix Howard
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