Leslie Howe is a

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musician and

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based in

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."Can you just Imagine It: Ottawa songwriter-producer finally leaves the basement". ''

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'', February 20, 1992. He has been a member of the bands One to One, Sal's Birdland and Artificial Joy Club,Chuck Taylor
"Crunchy Act Artificial Joy Club melts away doubters with 'Sick & Beautiful' single"
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'', August 9, 1997. page 62 and produced

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's early

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albums.

Career

Beginning in the 1970s, Howe and Louise Reny were members of a local Ottawa band Mainstream." One to One - Biography by Michael Sutton"
''AllMusic''. Howe operated a small recording studio, Distortion Studios, in Ottawa. 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. The pair released a single, "Do You Believe" which appeared on the RPM 100 Singles chart in June and July 1989. After changing their name to One 2 One, they recorded an album with A&M Records; their 1992 single "Peace of Mind (Love Goes On)" appeared on the RPM 100 Singles Chart for several months. 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."Teen Singer Enjoys Spotlight"
''Medicine Hat News'', via Newspaper Archives. November 08, 1991 - Page 45 Howe produced her first pop music albums '' Alanis'' (1991) and ''

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'' (1992).Kalen Rogers, ''The Story of Alanis Morissette''. Omnibus Press, 1996. . 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

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tour.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Leslie Canadian pop musicians Canadian record producers Canadian rock musicians Living people Musicians from Ottawa 1959 births