Howie Day self-financed and self-released his first album, Australia, in 2000.
19 Facts About Howie Day
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Howie Day eventually signed a recording contract with major label Epic Records in 2002 and has since re-released his debut as well as producing a follow-up, Stop All The World Now.
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Howie Day released his Be There EP in May 2009 followed by Sound The Alarm, released on September 8,2009.
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In December 2014, Howie Day created a PledgeMusic campaign to fund a new album, Lanterns, which was released to pledgers on April 16,2015.
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When Howie Day's mother noticed that her son was able to play by ear tunes of television advertising jingles, she enrolled him in piano lessons, which he would continue for six years.
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At around age 13, Howie Day's interest drifted toward rock music and the electric guitar.
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Howie Day's father bought him a Fender Stratocaster and enrolled him in basic vocal training.
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Howie Day's parents owned and ran a popular local restaurant, which gave Day a public arena in which to start performing, playing every Friday night for patrons.
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Howie Day made his first stage appearance in August 1996 at Bangor restaurant Captain Nick's.
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Howie Day played in a local band called Route 66 throughout 1997 and made sporadic solo appearances in local venues until booking agent Shawn Radley discovered him the following year while Howie Day was supporting Ziggy Marley at the University of Maine.
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At some point in 1998, Howie Day recorded his first demo EP, which contained covers of songs by Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, and Goo Goo Dolls in a Ryan Miller like style alongside the originals "Buzzing" and "Lick My Lips".
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Howie Day released his third full-length album, Sound the Alarm under the Epic music label on September 8,2009.
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Howie Day collaborated with several musicians and producers, including Martin Terefe, Mike Denneen, Mike Flynn, Warren Huart and Kevin Griffin.
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Howie Day created a PledgeMusic campaign in December 2014 to fund a new album, Lanterns, which was released to pledgers on April 16,2015.
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In 2004, Howie Day was arrested and charged over an incident in which he was accused of locking a female fan in the toilet of his tour bus and destroying the cellular phone of another, for which he was fined.
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In December 2005, Howie Day was arrested in Boston after reportedly verbally abusing the flight crew while under the influence of alcohol and sleeping pills.
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Howie Day was sentenced to one year's probation on April 26,2006.
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Howie Day was arrested for assaulting Pencek a second time in August 2019.
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Howie Day was charged with third-degree assault, harassment, obstructing another person's breathing, and criminal possession of a controlled substance.