There are DJs who arrive on a wave of industry hype and algorithmic favour, and then there are those who build a career through years of patient, purposeful craft. Danny Howells belongs to the second category.
Born in Hastings in 1970, Howells was playing local clubs in the late 1980s when a mix tape found its way to John Digweed, then establishing Bedrock as one of the more significant club nights of its era. Digweed heard something worth acting on, and Howells was invited into the fold. What followed was nine years as warm-up DJ at Bedrock, including the residency at Heaven in London. It is a stint that taught him things no…
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