Jamie Howarth

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Jamie Howarth is an American television and film composer and musical director. Howarth also restores damaged soundtracks from old films. He owns a company for sound restoration, called Plangent Process, which is in partnership with the company Chace Audio.cite web |url=http://www.nantucketindependent.com/news/2005/1130/Front_Page/004.html |title=Musician and entrepreneur Jamie Howarth finds commercial success |publisher=Mary Lancaster, writer for the "Nantucket Independent" |date=2005-11-30 |accessdate=2008-07-27] One of its more notable restorations is the soundtrack for the 1958 production of "South Pacific", starring Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi. The restored version of the track was released in 2006. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052225/dvd#B000JMKA0Y "South Pacific" DVD at IMDB] ]

Howarth was born in Philadelphia, and, as of 2002, resides in Nantucket. He lived in New York City, New York, in the eighties and nineties, during which period he worked at the Hit Factory.

Awards and nominations

He has been nominated for four Daytime Emmy awards for his work on "One Life to Live", and won three times; twice in 2000 for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series and Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series, and once in 2001 for Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series. His nomination in 1995 was for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397713/awards IMDB awards list for Jamie Howarth] ] He also won a Directors Guild of America award in 2000, for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials, for his work on "One Life to Live".cite web | date = March 11, 2001 | title = DGA announces winners of 2000 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and recipients of 2001 Lifetime Achievement Awards | work = Directors Guild of America | url = http://www.dga.org/news/pr_expand.php3?190 | accessdate = 2008-08-05 ]

Howarth's company, Plangent Process, won a Grammy award for Best Historical Album in 2008, for their restoration of "The Live Wire", a recorded live performance by Woodie Guthrie, in 1949.cite news | date = February 10, 2008 | title = Grammy Wrap-Up: Herbie Hancock Beats Kanye in an Upset, Plus Winners List | work = Rolling Stone | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/02/11/grammy-wrap-up-herbie-hancock-wins-in-an-upset/ | accessdate = 2008-08-05 ] [cite web |url=http://woodyguthrie.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TWGS&Product_Code=TLW&Category_Code=NRS |title=Official Woody Guthrie website's page on recent restoration of "The Live Wire"; 1949 performance. |publisher=www.woodyguthrie.org |accessdate=2008-08-01]

His first Daytime Emmy nomination was shared with Jill Mitwell, Peter Miner, David Pressman, Lonny Price, Gary Tomlin, Frank Valentini, Jim McDonald, Tracy Casper Lang, Mary Kelly Rodden, and James Sayegh. His first win was shared with Paul Glass, David Nichtern, Dominic Messinger, Kevin Bents, Lee Holdridge, Bette Sussman, and Rob Mounsey. His Directors Guild of America win was shared with Jill Mitwell, Owen Renfroe, Alan P. Needleman, Richard A. Manfredi, and Teresa Anne Cicala.

Credits

* "One Life to Live" (music director and mixer, 1999 - 2001)
* "Threat of Exposure" (composer, 2002)
* "Silence" (composer, 2003)

References

External links

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* [http://www.plangentprocesses.com/ Official website for Plangent Process]
* [http://nantucket.plumtv.com/videos/nantucketer_jamie_howarth_wins_grammy Howarth discusses Plangent Process (Video)]