Derek Howell

Derek P. Howell is a progressive house and progressive breaks DJ and producer from Houston, Texas. He began releasing music in November 2009 and maintained an active production schedule through February 2018, accumulating 12 releases during this period. Howell operates as a solo artist, focusing his output on the progressive house spectrum.

His productions span progressive house, house, tech house, and peak time driving techno, with releases appearing on Proton Music, Yin, and Yang labels. Howell's sound gravitates toward the deeper, more driving end of progressive house, incorporating elements that bridge into tech house territories. His tracks typically maintain the characteristic building energy and extended arrangements that define progressive house, while his techno productions lean toward the peak time driving category that works for main room sets.