Christian Howes

Current

Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music
Founder at Creative Strings Workshop and Festival
D'Addario Elite Clinician at D'Addario & Company, Inc.

Owner at Christian Howes String Productions
Violin Teacher at Yamaha
Yamaha Performing Artist at Yamaha

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Education

The Ohio State University

Recommended

4 people have recommended Christian

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Music

Websites

Christian Howes’s Summary

The Producer:
I provide live strings through mutilple overdubs. Hear audio samples at this address: http://christianhowes.com/samples.htm

Clients pay nothing up front. I submit mixes to clients for their review. Once approved, I send the final files.

My team of string players can contribute when needed. We handle everything, enabling clients to consolidate or eliminate costs associated with studios, multiple players, conductors, transcribers, arrangers, etc.. We eliminate risk to our clients by offering a satisfaction guarantee.

Christian Howes String Productions is one of the premier providers of live strings to a global clientele of production companies, producers, and self-produced artists.

The Educator:
I founded the Creative Strings Workshop and Festival, which will be held for the 6th year in 2010 (see http://christianhowes.com/blog/education/creative-strings-workshop/). I teach at the Berklee College of Music and have presented at education conferences for years. I also wrote the Violin Harmony Handbook and produced a video tutorial series on improvisation for classically trained string players.

The Performer:
Howes has performed and/or recorded with prominent artists including Greg Osby, Randy Brecker, James Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Akua Dixon's Quartette Indigo, Billy Hart, D.D. Jackson, David Murray, Steve Turre's Sextet with Strings, Bill Evans, Bela FLeck, Victor Wooten, Frank Vignola and Lenny White, to name a few. For more information about Howes, visit www.christianhowes.com.

My overall goal is to continue to be involved in creative music, whether through performance, production, education, composition, or presenting. Variety keeps me on my toes.

Christian Howes’s Specialties:

Music producer, jazz composer,

Violinist Performer
Jazz Violin
Classical Violin
Rock Violin
Bluegrass Violin

Christian Howes’s Experience

Associate Professor

Berklee College of Music

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Music industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Founded in 1945, Berklee is the world's largest independent music college and the premier institution for the study of contemporary music.
Founder

Creative Strings Workshop and Festival

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

Christian Howes' Creative Strings Workshop is an intimate and realistic learning experience for any aspiring string player. This year's camp will be held June 30 - July 6 in Columbus, Ohio.

Through clinics, community outreach performances, one-on-one coaching, gigs at popular clubs, and public and private jam sessions, participants immerse themselves in an intense week of experimentation and experience with nearly every genre of improvisation-based music.

The workshop's high level of energy and musicianship is fueled by its world class faculty as well as its passionate, accomplished, and supportive participants.

In addition to Christian Howes, instructors will include: cellist Dana Leong, violinist Rob Thomas, arranger/pianist Bert Ligon, pianist/composer Daniel Kelly, bassist Chris Berg, and drummer Cedrick Easton -- plus Billy Contreras, Alex Hargreaves, and more! Also joining is a seasoned battery of rhythm section players and bandleaders for professional accompaniment.
D'Addario Elite Clinician

D'Addario & Company, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Music industry)

January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

I endorse D'Addario Strings and present at conferences, offer clinics to schools and teachers in the U.S. and abroad.
Owner

Christian Howes String Productions

(Music industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

We provide affordable live strings for recording projects via remote. Visit:
http://christianhowes.com/samples.htm
to hear audio samples.
Violin Teacher

Yamaha

(Public Company; Automotive industry)

January 1998 — Present (11 years 11 months)

I provide live string workshops and clinics for Yamaha as a violin teacher all around the world.
Yamaha Performing Artist

Yamaha

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

February 1997 — Present (12 years 10 months)

I am a clinician and performing artist endorsing Yamaha String products.

Christian Howes’s Education

The Ohio State University

Philosophy , Music, Violin, English , 1990 — 1994

I was hired to play at many local events and concerts in the Columbus, Ohio area.

Activities and Societies:

First Chair For The Ohio State University Symphony
Honer Student
Full Ride Scholarship