Greg Howard
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Greg Howard (born 1964 in Washington, DC) is a Chapman Stick player from Charlottesville, Virginia. Originally a keyboardist and saxophonist, Greg took up the Stick in 1985. Over the years Greg has performed thousands of shows in Charlottesville and around the world.
He has appeared with The Dave Matthews Band on two albums (Remember Two Things, 1993, and Before These Crowded Streets, 1998) and in several Dave Matthews Band concerts. He has also collaborated with Dave Matthews Band saxophonist Leroi Moore.
In 1999 Greg formed the Greg Howard Band with Dutch musicians Jan van Olffen, Jan Wolfkamp, and Hubert Heeringa. Their first album, Lift, was released in 2000.
A tireless advocate for the Chapman Stick, Greg travels often to teach at Stick seminars in North America and Europe. He has also written a method book for the Stick (The Stick Book, Volume One, published by Stick Enterprises in 1997).
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Discography
Studio Releases
- Sticks and Stones (1987, remastered in 2001)
- Stick Figures (1993, remixed in 2004)
- Shapes (1994)
- Code Magenta (1996)
- Sol (1997, remastered in 2002)
- Water on the Moon (1998)
- Lift (2000)
- Ether Ore (2005)
Gear
Chapman Stick
- Rosewood 10-string (1995)
- Standard SE pickup
- Baritone Melody/Standard Bass tuning
- Paduak 12-string (2000)
- Block Enterprises pickup
- Matched Reciprocal tuning
Rack
- Lexicon MPX-G2 (Stick melody)
- Rane SP-13 (pre-amp melody, mix all)
- TC Electronics Fireworx (Stick bass)
- Boss VF-1/Boss SE-70 (bass/melody)
- SWR SM-400 (preamp bass, power all)
Pedals
- double switch for Fireworx
- volume pedal for bass side (Fireworx)
- Lexicon MPX-R1
- Shape Shifter(TM) (MIDI pressure pad)
- Boss FC-50 MIDI control for SE-70
- two on/off switches for SE-70
- volume pedal for melody side (SE-70)
- expression pedal for Fireworx
