Virgil Howe
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Virgil is the second son of guitarist Steve HoweSteve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
(of Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
). Alongside his brother, drummer Dylan Howe
Dylan Howe
Dylan Lee Howe is a jazz drummer, bandleader, session musician and composer.- Early life :Howe grew up in Hampstead, London, and is the eldest son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe....
, he has played keyboards for a number of his father's projects, including the Steve Howe solo albums The Grand Scheme of Things (1993) and Spectrum (2005), as well as in Steve Howe's Remedy (2003 album Elements and supporting tour and DVD). He has also contributed material to his father's forthcoming 2011 release Time. Under the name The Verge, Virgil Howe produced the Yes Remixes
Yes Remixes
Yes Remixes is a remix album featuring the songs of progressive rock band Yes and was released in 2003. Taking material harking back from 1970's Time and a Word to 1980's Drama, Virgil Howe a.k.a "The Verge" re-imagined Yes's music into a techno context, dramatically altering the band's sound...
album, released 2003.
Howe drums and sings in several bands. He also DJs regularly in Camden
Camden
- Australia :* Camden, New South Wales** Camden Council ** Electoral district of Camden- England :* London Borough of Camden** Camden Town, an area in the borough* Camden School for Girls- United States :* Camden, Alabama* Camden, Arkansas...
, London. Little Barrie
Little Barrie
Little Barrie is a power trio that originated in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, since relocated to London. Their sound could be described as stripped down R&B/Soul/Funk/Blues/Garage rock jamband. The band consists of Barrie Cadogan , Lewis Wharton and Virgil Howe . Before Howe, Billy...
consists of Howe on drums, Barrie Cadogan (vocals/guitar) and Lewis Wharton (bass). Howe joined Little Barrie in 2008. Between 2009 and October 2010, the band were writing and recording their third album King Of The Waves (the first album featuring Howe), working again in Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...
' studio with Collins, Seb Lewsley at the controls and Shawn Lee
Shawn Lee
Shawn Lee , born Lee Chuang Rui, is a Singaporean actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star Joshua Ang in the box office hit I Not Stupid.-Background and career:...
mixing. Chris Potter
Chris Potter
Christopher or Chris Potter may refer to:*Chris Potter *Christopher Potter *Chris Potter *Chris Potter *Christopher Potter, English academic and clergyman*Chris Potter , Dean of St Asaph...
is mastering the album. The first single of King Of The Waves will be "Surf Hell". This track has recently featured as the theme tune to the 2011 Channel 4 series Sirens
Sirens (UK TV series)
Sirens is a British comedy-drama about an ambulance service team broadcast on Channel 4. It was first screened on 27 June 2011.The series is based on the book Blood, Sweat & Tea by Brian Kellett. The series is filmed predominantly in Leeds with some filmed in the surrounding areas...
.
Howe is in The Dirty Feel, with Kerim 'Kez' Gunes (bass, vocals) and Nick Hirsch (guitar, vocals). A debut single, "Get Down and Love In", had a limited UK release in 2004. They were signed to DirtE. In 2005, the band took part in MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's A-Cut amateur band competition. The Killer Meters features Howe on drums and again Gunes on bass and Hirsch on guitar, with Karime Kendra (vocals), Henry Broadbent (keyboards) and Stephen Wilcock (saxophone). They were signed to Breaking Bread records in 2008 and have released the single "Dance, Move, Shake".
Howe also drums for psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
group Amorphous Androgynous, fronted by Garry Cobain
Garry Cobain
Garry Cobain is a British electronic musician, and one half of The Future Sound of London...
of The Future Sound Of London
The Future Sound of London
The Future Sound of London is a prolific British electronic music band composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. The duo are often credited with pushing the boundaries of electronic music experimentation and of pioneering a new era of dance music...
.
Howe produces under his own name, having previously produced under the name "Sparo", under which he released the album Sparoworlds.
Session work includes drumming on the Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
' album Fundamental
Fundamental (Pet Shop Boys album)
Fundamental is the sixteenth album, the ninth of entirely new music, by the British band Pet Shop Boys. It was released in May 2006 in the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, and Canada, and was released in late June 2006 in the United States. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number five on 28...
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