Ollie Howell is a composer, DRUMMER and producer.
As a film and tv composer, Ollie has written music for multi-award winning films and international tv series and his work has been screened at film festivals around the world. As a recording artist & performer, Ollie has released two jazz albums and toured the world, receiving critical acclaim, with the Guardian hailing his first album as ‘a fine debut’ and Mojo stating that his music 'has delicious dynamic flow and an almost elegiac beauty’. A protégé of Quincy Jones, Ollie is also the only ever jazz recipient of a prestigious Sky Academy Arts Scholarship and an Ambassador for the Youth Music charity.
“EXTREMELY TALENTED.”
- MELVYN BRAGG, SOUTH BANK SHOW
'AN UNBELIEVABLE DRUMMER. SO CREATIVE I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THIS KID REALLY IS A 360-DEGREE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG CAT THAT I BELIEVE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A LIFE OUT OF MUSIC.'
- QUINCY JONES