Liam Howe

Liam Howe
Birth name	Liam Coverdale Howe
Born	1974 (age 42–43)
Origin	Hartlepool, England
Genres	Electronica, trip hop, dance, indie pop
Occupation(s)	Producer, mixer, programmer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instruments	Synthesizer, guitar, bass, programming, string arrangement
Years active	1991–present
Labels	One Little Indian, Tommy Boy
Associated acts	Sneaker Pimps, Marina and the Diamonds, FKA twigs

Liam Coverdale Howe (born 1974, Elwick, Hartlepool, United Kingdom) is a London-based record producer, musician and songwriter. Since forming 90s cult band Sneaker Pimps in 1996, he has had much success producing the likes of Lana Del Rey, Marina and the Diamonds, FKA Twigs, Ellie Goulding, and Tom Vek.

In 1992, he formed the dance act F.R.I.S.K. with fellow northerner and childhood friend Chris Corner, and released the white label The Soul of Indiscretion EP. The act was subsequently signed to Clean Up Records, a subsidiary of One Little Indian Records.

Whilst studying fine art at Reading University, Howe formed the production company Line of Flight with Corner and other art students Joe Wilson and David Westlake. They released The World as a Cone EP under this title in 1993. Line of Flight produced many of the acts on Clean Up Records, and contributed numerous remixes to the 1990s dance scene.

Wanting a bigger audience, Howe and Corner began writing for a more song based project. Ian Pickering, a lifelong friend of Howe's joined the writing team as a lyricist. With an album of material written, singer Kelli Dayton (who had been introduced to Howe and Corner through Derek Birkett of One Little Indian) was invited to sing, and the band Sneaker Pimps was formed. The debut album Becoming X was recorded in Howe's father's house in Elwick; a small village on the outskirts of Hartlepool. Howe and Corner produced the record under the 'Line of Flight' umbrella, with contributions from producers Jim Abbiss and Flood.

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