Neal Howard is a retired producer and DJ from Illinois. His 1990 single "Indulge" charted at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.
Neal Howard | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Acid house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, recording engineer |
| Labels | FutureSound Records Network Records |
Biography edit
Howard was born in Rockford, Illinois, spending the late 1980s and early 1990s living in Chicago. He was raised on R&B and early hip-hop;[1] further inspiration came from Ron Hardy, Lil' Louis, Mike "Hitman" Wilson, Herb Kent, Jazzy Jeff, and Kid Capri.[1]
Howard's first EP, To Be or Not to Be, was released by FutureSound Records[2] and contained mixes by Bad Boy Bill, Kevin Saunderson, and Derrick May.[3] It was backed by "The Gathering (Club Mix)" and "The Gathering (Pain Mix)"; according to the liner notes of Terry Farley Presents Acid Rain, which contains both tracks, the B-side is frequently (and erroneously) misprinted as "To Be or Not to Be (The Gathering Club Mix)".[4] The Gathering was featured on FabricLive.31[5] and appeared twice on Joey Negro's 2007 compilation album Back in the Box; once in its unmixed form, once re-edited by Negro.[6]
Howard's second EP, Indulge, was picked up for release by UK label Network Records.[7] Backed with "To Be or Not to Be",[8] Indulge was Network's first release,[9] and charted at #97 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990.[7] Indulge would later be sampled by Altern-8 for "Re-Indulge" from their 1992 album Full On... Mask Hysteria[10] and by X-Press 2 for "The Ending" on their 2002 album Muzikizum.[11]
In the 1990s, Howard retired from being an artist and returned to Rockford, opening a studio in his basement. He became one of the city's top DJs and is involved in the Rockford music scene as a recording and mixing engineer. He has since worked in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and South Korea.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "DJ Neal". Blok Club TV.
- ^ "Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting". BBC. 8 September 2002.
- ^ "[1988] Neal Howard - The Gathering (Club Mix)". YouTube.
- ^ Terry Farley – Acid Rain (Definitive Original Acid And Deep House 1985-1991) (Media notes). Various Artists. Harmless Recordings (an offshoot of Demon Music Group). 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ FabricLive.31 (Media notes). The Glimmers. Fabric. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Back in the Box (Media notes). Joey Negro. NRK. 2007.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "NEAL HOWARD". The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "[1990] Neal Howard - Indulge (Club House Mix)". YouTube.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1994). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. p. 3010.
- ^ Full On... Mask Hysteria (Media notes). Altern-8. 1992.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Muzikizum (Media notes). X-Press 2. 2002.
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