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My Take
Mike Howlett intrigues me as the rare figure who is equally at home as performer, producer and teacher. Born in Lautoka, Fiji, and now based across the UK and Australia, he plays bass, shapes records behind the glass, and passes the craft on as an educator. I have a soft spot for music people who work in the shadows yet hold the whole architecture of a song in their hands. His path from a Pacific island to the studio and the classroom suggests genuine curiosity and discipline. He is not a spotlight chaser, and that understated, foundational role is exactly why I respect him.
Overview
Michael John Gilmour Howlett (born 27 April 1950) is a bass guitar player, record producer and teacher based in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Howlett
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・ハウレット
- Reading
- まいく・はうれっと
- Born
- April 27, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Lautoka, Ba, Fiji
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- record producer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Glamorgan
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Record producer — see all → · Composer — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.