My name is Dan Howell and I am 28 years old. I live in a small town in Somerset and Ive developed a passion for playing a little known instrument here in the UK. The Weissenborn guitar. Its origin lies with Hawaiian music but is very common along with lap steel and other slide instruments in country music. I first heard the slide sound while at school and secretly listened to the unpopular genre of music for people my age and immediately knew I had to learn how to make that sound. I didnt have a lot of money growing up so it took me two years to save for my first weissenborn guitar! I have played in several local bands and now record my own music. I am constantly looking for new ways to learn and develop my playing and I feel passionatly about the sparse open sound. I have spent a lot of time finding open tunings that are versatile and there is much beauty in the sound I am able to produce. I have always loved western films and the slide sound is largely assosiated with this genre of film, I would love to change this and feel that it can be used in a variety of films. My goal is to one day be sat in a cinema and hear a piece of music I have worked on feature in a scene. I am hardworking and have much to learn but I am truly passionate about my instrument and I feel that Film and music go hand in hand, it would be a great honour to show what I have to offer and learn more and more in the process.

Inspired by the simple, sparse sounds of a 1930's Oahu slide Guitar, 'Alone' has a deep and resonant sound that hits the soul when played, evoking images of a journey through a hot, dry and vast desert.

Dan Howell

Cinematic