Howard Givens focuses primarily on artistic

expression through the counterpoint of color and rhythm encompassing both music and photographic arts.  Having been raised in a family of artists, he was inspired at an early age by the visual ambience of Ansel Adams and Edward Curtis, and later, by the distinct images of Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, as well as many other great photographers. 

Fulfilling the ambient form, he has been heavily influenced by the sonic sculptures of Wendy Carlos, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Paul Horn, Steve Reich, Claude Debussy, Aaron Copland, Ralph Vaughan-Williams and Steve Roach. Fascinated by the overt communication of subtlety in life, he expresses the story of the image – whether visual or imaginary, photographic or musical - through the use of color, space, texture, time, and geometric form, often crafting these elements beyond more traditional perspectives.

He is a producer, and contributing artist composer to Spotted Peccary Music, a record label focused on impressionist acoustic and electronic music influenced by the imagery and energy of North America, that he co-founded in 1986.  He has worked with photographic expression for over 20 years.