Howard Music is an award-winning music company based at Ministry Of Illusion, Bryanston, JHB. There, Howard Music’s services include - music composition, production, arrangements, audio final mix, sound design and musical direction for corporate events.
Howard Music is the brainchild of Adam Howard, until recently, principal trumpet player for the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and currently musical director for the Bala Brothers where he regularly conducts the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra.
Howard Music has won several awards for music in advertising, including a Clio and a Silver Loerie. Producing audio media for some of the most important players in southern African industry, Howard Music is firmly established as a force to be reckoned with in the ever-changing, competitive world of advertising music.
Adam Howard has composed, arranged, produced and performed music for many of South Africa’s top artists, among them – Freshly Ground, Loyiso, Mbongeni Ngema, Kabelo, Thandiswa Mazwai, Brenda Fassie, Don Laka, Mafikozolo, Watershed (and that’s just the start of a very, very long list!). Adam regularly plays with legend Themba Mkhize, arranging music on his multi award-winning album “Hands On”.
He boasts a classical music degree from the world famous Guildhall School Of Music and Drama in London, and originally came to South Africa to take up the position of principal trumpet of the New Arts Philharmonic Orchestra Of Pretoria (based at the State Theatre) in 1997.
Howard Music produces music for TV and radio commercials, with clients such as TBWA Hunt Lascaris, DraftFCB, Y&R, Ogilvy, JWT, Metropolitan Republic, Leo Burnett, Lowe Bull, Creatrix again, to name but a few. Adam is also in demand as a Musical Director for corporate events. Clients such as Blue Moon, VWV and O’mage have all used his services. Recently, he has been the musical director for the VW Polo Vivo launch at Sun City, Springboks World Cup send off dinner, the “Stars Of Mzanzi” TV awards and the gala banquet dinner for the Manchester United tour of South Africa.
Adam is signed to EMI CCP records as a member of the group “Bazwaana".
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