
Greg Howlett is a Christian concert pianist, educator, and recording artist. He has produced five CDs, over 30 hours of instructional DVDs for church pianists, and
Live in Charleston, a concert DVD which is currently airing around the world.
History
Greg has been playing the piano since the age of 8 and has been heavily involved in church music since that time. However, his journey as a professional musician has been unorthodox.
After college, Greg actually started his professional career as a software engineer and then later started two internet retail companies. It was not until he was 30 that doors started opening for him to take a more active role in professional music. He currently travels on a limited basis, writes and produces music, and helps other church pianists through his blog, educational courses, and other resources.
Timeline
2003 - Recorded
Timeless Reflections, a piano-only project in his living room.
2006 - Recorded
Reflections on a Journey, a piano/orchestra project with Steve Mauldin/Nashville String Machine.
2008 - Recorded
Inspirational Improvisation, a six hour DVD course for church pianists
2009 - Recorded
Portraits of Hope, a piano/orchestra project with Steve Mauldin/Nashville String Machine.
2010 - Recorded 11 DVD courses (25 hours of instruction) for church pianists
2010 - Recorded
Quiet Place, a piano-only project.
2010 - Recorded
Seasonal Spice, a Christmas project featuring Greg with other solo musicians.
2010 - Recorded
Live in Charleston, a live concert video recording featuring Greg with special musical guests.
Appearances
Greg does a limited number of concerts each year as well as church pianist workshops. You can see his schedule
here.
Live in Charleston is currently airing nationally and even world-wide across many networks. Check local listings for times.
Personal
Greg lives in Monroe, Georgia with his wife Marla and four children (David, Kelsey, Katelyn, and Zachary). They are all involved in music and often play in his concerts. Kelsey plays violin on a few songs on
Live in Charleston.
In addition to his music career, Greg is the CEO/Founder of
Vitabase, a nutritional supplement company.
The Howlett family is active at Grace Baptist Church in Dacula, Georgia.
Music Philosophy
Church music is a powerful tool to help people in their walk with God and our music should be glorifying to God, passionate, and skillfully done. The picture of music in the Psalms is a good roadmap to follow. Greg writes about music often on his
blog.