Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes)

About Me

Justin Howard is fast becoming well known for his pure, genuine, openly emotional lyrics and distinct vocals. He began playing guitar and writing songs at age thirteen. Within six months he had joined his first band and won his first local talent show. By age fifteen, he was struck by the realization that this gift was meant to be much more than a hobby. He began channeling this passion into his desire to fuse thoughts, feelings, and emotions and bring them to life through music. Combining his influence of alternative rock of the nineties with his childhood love of classic rock, southern rock and country, he began molding his distinct sound. By age nineteen his songwriting had began receiving high praises at fine arts competitions on local, regional and national levels. For the next four years, he struggled tremendously to maintain sight of his dream while attempting to juggle school and a full time job. Despite the odds and the late nights he continued to write, record, and play out as much as possible. Then on December 8, 2008, he was offered and accepted a record deal with Head Fuel Records. At age twenty four he began recording his debut album Livin Proof, which has proved to capture the very essence of his nature. More than a musical entertainer, Justin Howard is an artist that is sure to be around for years to come.Created with mySpace Profile Editor

My Interests

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Member Since: 2/23/2006
Band Members:

Justin Howard (Lead Vocals and Guitar) Jon Hornsby (Vocals and Lead Guitar) Chris Crutchfield (Bass) Hustin Dean (Drums)Studio Musicians Include:Mike Keaton (Drums) Andrew Ishee (Keys) Bryan Carter (Engineer/Producer)
Influences: The Wallflowers Jason Isbell Matchbox 20 Oasis Third Eye Blind Semi Sonic Smashmouth Dishwalla Lifehouse The Gin Blossoms Counting Crows Collective Soul Hootie and the Blowfish Griffin House Ray Lamontagne The Blues Travelers Tal Bachman Eagle Eye Cherry Soul Asylum REM Stroke 9 Dynamite Hack Alanis Morissette Jewell Sheryl Crow Smashing Pumpkins Silverchair Nervana Sublime Adelayda Course of Nature Howie Day Pete Yorn Brand New Blue October Staind Limp Bizkit Korn Rage Against The Machine The Red Hot Chili Peppers Graham Colton Edwin McCain Tal Bachman Eagle Eye Cherry Fastball Blink 182 Greenday Dwight Yokom Garth Brooks Alan Jackson Bob Dylan Tom Petty Arlo Guthrie Stevie Ray Vaughn Kenny Wanye Sheppard Johnny Lang and Many Many More...
Sounds Like: A fusion of Tom Petty, Jakob Dylan, and the lead singer from Lifehouse. So it’s been said anyways.
Record Label: Head Fuel Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Life on Hold

It's crazy how one event that happens in one fraction of a moment completely changes everything. For those of you who don't know, our lead guitar player (Jon) nearly cut his thumb off a couple w...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:01:00 PST

My CD sold out on CD Baby in just a couple days

hey folks. if you have tried to order one of my cd's on cd baby and they were sold out, they should have more in a couple days. i appologize for the inconvenience, but i had no idea that t...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:10:00 PST

Yet Another, But Final Band Name

As you know, a while back we decided to call the cover band part of this project the Jon Hornsby Band and leave my name for my original material as to not become known as just another cover artist.&nb...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:02:00 PST

CD’S ARE FINALLY HERE!!!

MY DEBUT ALBUM, LIVING PROOF, HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!!! IM WORKING HARD TO GET THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.WITHIN A FEW DAYS, IF NOT SOONER, THEY WILL DEFIN...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:43:00 PST

CHANGING BANDS

Just wanted to let everyone in on what is going on with the Justin Howard Band. As you all know, I am a singer/songwriter. In a perfect world, I would never sing anyone elses music but my ...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:59:00 PST

SET LIST FOR SHOWS!!!

COVER SONGSThe Eagles-Heartache Tonight-Tequila Sunrise-Take it EasyTom Petty-Mary Jane’s Last Dance-Free FallinLynrd Skynrd-Simple Man-Curtis Lowe-All I Can Do Is Write About It-Sweet Home Alab...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST

Head Fuel Records

I posted a bulletin a while back and have no idea why I did not write a blog about the record deal. So for those who did not read the bulletin, this is for you. On December 8, 2007, a new ...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:37:00 PST

First Show This Year

Last night we played our first show this year at Chestnut Station in Gadsden, AL. It went pretty good. We gave out free demos to promote the new album which will be released with Head Fuel...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:23:00 PST

RECORDING/PHOTO SHOOT

Despite being about 2 hours late to our recording session, we did manage to finish recording Monday. Yesterday we went for our first real photo shoot. It went pretty good, but it's a lot d...
Posted by Justin Howard (Hear Me On itunes) on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:23:00 PST