Rock 'n' Roll Clown

Building Up Your Wall

Pretender to the Throne

Pretender To The Throne

Wolfgang These Days

Been Here Before

Written, Produced and Performed by Brett Howell © 2017.
Guitars by Samuel Price Gellor.

Step Inside My Mind (feat. Samuel Price Gellor)

Mephisto (feat. Catherine Somers)

The Gate Of Many Sorrows

Brett Howell (AKA Brett The Hat) is a London-based performer, vocalist and musician originally from Cape Town, South Africa.

​His music fuses elements of classic rock, electro-rock and synth-pop. Key influences include David Bowie, Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode) and Peter Gabriel. Other major influences cited by Brett include Brian Eno, Fad Gadget, and Grace Jones.

The emphasis on visual components as well as music is fundamental to Brett's oeuvre. “As a musician, I've often drawn inspiration from non-musical art,” he explains. “Paintings and films are as likely as songs to influence and inspire me. At the same time, writing as well as performing songs always evokes a visual world for me, and I like to express that through make up, stagecraft, artwork and film."

​To date Brett has released multiple solo albums and collaborative albums with rock bands Neptune's Kingdom and Moxy Ru. He has also performed at open mic nights with his live acts The Strange Arrangements, The Awful Strawberries and Secret Volcanoes. Since 2004, Brett has gigged extensively at London venues and events that include the O2 Academy Islington, The Borderline in Soho, The Garage in Highbury, Oxjam Festival and The Hawley Arms in Camden.

Brett Howell

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