- Bones Howe
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Name = Dayton Burr Howe
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Alias = Bones Howe
Born = 1933
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Origin =Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Occupation =Record producer , Recording engineer
Years_active = 1956–present
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Associated_acts =Jerry Lee Lewis ,Elvis Presley ,The Fifth Dimension ,The Association ,Tom Waits
URL = [http://www.boneshowe.com/ www.boneshowe.com]Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe (born 1933) is a Grammy-award-winning
record producer andrecording engineer associated with 1960s and 1970s hits, mostly of thesunshine pop genre, including most of the hits ofThe Fifth Dimension andThe Association , as well as music supervision of several films. He was one of the first industry members to serve as both producer and engineer of the hit records on which he worked. In addition, he was occasionally credited as a musician on recordings under the name "Dayton Howe".He was born in
Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved toSarasota, Florida in 1941, attending Sarasota High School in 1951, becoming a drummer with a dance band and a jazz quintet, before moving toGeorgia Tech , receiving a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication in 1956.While at Georgia Tech he played with large numbers of local bands, and after graduation decided to combine his love of music and his Electronics degree, moving to Hollywood to start a career as an audio engineer at
Radio Recorders . From 1956 to 1962 he became well known within the industry and helped develop multi-track and multi-microphone techniques for studio recording.After working with musicians such as
Jerry Lee Lewis andElvis Presley , gaining 20 Gold and Platinum awards from theRIAA , he became interested in promoting the use of rock and pop in films, and worked as the music supervisor for several high grossing films such as "Back to the Future " and "Serial Mom ".In 1986 he was offered the position of Vice President (and head of the Music Department) at
Columbia Pictures and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 1989 when the studio was bought by theSony Corporation. In 1992 he left, and returned to recording independent music and film scores.External links
* [http://www.boneshowe.com Personal Website]
* [http://www.alumni.gatech.edu/Publications/magazine/sum98/bones.html An interview]
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