Ollie Howell is a film/tv composer, drummer and producer.
Based in London, Ollie is establishing a name for himself both in the UK and internationally. His live shows and recordings impress fans with a punchy blend of creativity, stunning improvisation and critically acclaimed compositions, and his compositions for film and tv have been heard all over the world. Quincy Jones calls him 'an unbelievable drummer. So creative I couldn’t believe it… he really is a 360-degree beautiful young cat.'
As a composer for film and tv, Ollie has written music for many multi-award winning films and international tv series and his work has been screened at film festivals, cinemas and television networks around the world. He has also collaborated with several other eminent film composers on BAFTA nominated and Golden Globe winning projects and has written for Orchestras including the BBC Concert Orchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Ollie is the first ever jazz recipient of a Sky Academy Arts Scholarship. His first album ‘Sutures and Stitches’ received critical acclaim, with the Guardian hailing it as ‘a fine debut’ and Mojo stating that his music 'has delicious dynamic flow and an almost elegiac beauty’. His acclaimed second album, 'Self-Identity', was released on Ropeadope in 2017, and the Sky Arts channel filmed a program around the making of the album, presented by Melvyn Bragg. Leading up to the release of ‘Self-Identity’, Quincy Jones invited Ollie to become the opening Artist at his first music venue, “Q’s”, at the Palazzo Versace in Dubai, where Ollie and his band performed the opening 3-month Artist Residency, before retuning to London for the album launch. In addition to his jazz releases, Ollie is also a member of the electronic/ambient trio ‘Collisions’, who released their debut self-titled album on Believe Records in 2022.
In addition to his musical work, Ollie has also been a broadcaster for Jazz FM, BBC Music Jazz and Jazz London Radio, and is also an ambassador for the Youth Music charity and a Patron of the HarrisonParrott foundation.
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