It's not often that you'd expect to find that bass-heavy sounds of UK sitting together with Chinese melodies and sound textures, if there is one producer who's doing exactly that, then look no further than Howie Lee. Fusing together his Chinese heritage and British training, the Beijing based producer is steadily carving out his own niche, demonstrating an rising awareness of what contemporary dance music can be.
Following the release of an official remix of Snoop Lion, Howie Lee continued to captivate his crowd with characteristic textures and grooves on "Borderless Shadows" EP out via renowned UK tastemaker Trapdoor Records. Since the release, Howie Lee has been supported from industrial veterans such as Plastician(Rinse FM/Terrorhythm), Scratcha DVA(Rinse/Hyperdub), The Gaslamp Killer(Brianfeeder), Joe Kay(Soulection), Om Unit(Civial Music) and more.
In 2014, the single Shut it down by Zaiio, which produced by Howie, released by the world largest Trap music label All Trap Music. September same year, Howie Lee’s far eastern EP Eastside Sampler Series made its huge success in US & EU market, which supported by BBC’s Gilles Peterson.
As a DJ, Howie has played along with a range of superstars such as Just Blaze, Hudson Mohawke, Bok Bok, Plastician, Kode 9, Scratcha DVA, Terror Danjah, and commanded stages at festivals and night clubs from Beijing to London. In 2014, Howie Lee has won Timeout Beijing best DJ.