Liam Howlett Explained

Liam Howlett
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Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Liam Paul Paris Howlett
Birth Date:21 August 1971
Birth Place:Braintree, Essex, England
Years Active:1986–present
Label:XL
Current Member Of:The Prodigy
Past Member Of:Cut 2 Kill
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Spouse:[1] [2]
Children:1

Liam Paul Paris Howlett (born 21 August 1971) is an English record producer, musician, songwriter, co-founder and leader of the British electronic band the Prodigy.

Early years

Liam Paul Paris Howlett[3] was born on 21 August 1971 in Braintree, Essex, England.[4] Howlett was trained in classical piano (from childhood).[5] At the age of 14, he mixed songs recorded from the radio using the pause button on his cassette player. He was first influenced by hip hop music and culture when he began to attend school at Alec Hunter High School in Braintree. He learned breakdancing alongside his crew called the Pure City Breakers, and DJed in his first band Cut 2 Kill. After a fight at a gig in support of the band, Liam left Cut 2 Kill and started to write his own music.

He went to his first rave in 1989.[6]

Music career

The Prodigy

See main article: article and The Prodigy. Howlett and dancer/vocalist Keith Flint formed the Prodigy in 1990.[7]

Other musical projects

In 1998, Howlett was offered the chance to do a mix for Mary Anne Hobbs' radio show. He dug out some of his old favourite tracks again and this prompted him to release an edited (due to some copyright issues) version of the mix in February 1999. It was the first material which was recorded in his new home studio "The Dirtchamber", so accordingly the album was to be called Prodigy present The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One.

In 1999, Howlett composed music for the film The Uranus Experiment. Described as an "anal space opera", the film featured the first sex scene shot in microgravity.[8] [9]

At the end of January 2006, a compilation album titled Back to Mine: Liam Prodigy was released. It was a collection of Howlett's favourite tunes, including an exclusive Prodigy track called "Wake the Fuck Up", which was often performed as an intro in the Prodigy's live concerts.

Howlett was a co-producer on the track "Immunize" from Australian drum and bass act Pendulum's third album Immersion, which was released in 2010.

In 2012, Howlett co-produced the first single "We Hate Everyone" from K.Flay's EP Eyes Shut.[10] He also produced the song ‘Stop, Focus’ from the same EP.[11]

On March 30, 2022, it was announced that Howlett would compose the musical score for the Netflix's movie Choose or Die.[12]

Personal life

Howlett has been married to Natalie Appleton of All Saints since 2002.[13] [14] They have a son, Ace Billy Howlett, born in 2004,[15] [16] and live in Hampstead, London.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'I was throwing up before we went on CD:UK': All Saints on how to be a girl group. The Guardian. Michael Cragg. 2018-07-24. 2020-05-27.
  2. Web site: The Prodigy: 'We don't need to reinvent ourselves'. BBC News. Lucy Todd. 2018-11-04. 2020-05-27.
  3. Web site: Companies House .
  4. Book: Larkin, Colin . The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . . 2011 . 9780857125958 . United Kingdom . 2005 . Colin Larkin . 1992.
  5. Web site: Prodigy Interview w/Keith Flint, Liam Howlett . NY Rock . 19 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Liam Howlett. 2022-01-17. Discogs. de.
  7. Web site: Crittenden. Ryan. The Prodigy: A brief history. gigwise.com. 12 July 2015.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080706183639/http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/milton_interview_000516.html . 'To Boldly Go': Star Trek, Sex and Space . 16 May 2000 . SPACE.com . 6 July 2008.
  9. Web site: 1999-03-28 . TALKIN' LEWD . 2022-05-25 . NME . en-GB.
  10. K. Flay on Money, Education and Why She's Okay With Having No Street Cred. Rolling Stone. 9 March 2012.
  11. Web site: K-Flay Facebook. YouTube.
  12. Web site: The Prodigy's Liam Howlett to score new horror film, 'Choose or Die'. NME. 30 March 2022.
  13. Web site: All Saints: 'We're more confident now' . Lewis . Tim . 13 March 2016 . The Observer . 21 August 2016.
  14. News: Cragg . Michael . 2018-07-24 . 'I was throwing up before we went on CD:UK': All Saints on how to be a girl group . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-06-19 . 0261-3077.
  15. Web site: All Saints Put Children Before Touring . 23 April 2016. Female First.
  16. Web site: NATALIE DELIVERS AN ACE . https://web.archive.org/web/20040612213700/http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0%2C%2C30500-13005996%2C00.html . 12 June 2004 . 2016-08-21 . dead .
  17. Web site: All together now. 13 April 2014. The Sunday Times. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917164203/http://failover-www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/style/living/article1397285.html. 17 September 2016. dmy-all.