Howard Bilerman

Who is Howard Bilerman?

Howard Bilerman is a Canadian recording engineer, producer, and Grammy nominated musician. He is a former member of the band Arcade Fire, having recorded & drummed on their debut album, Funeral, as well as records by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Vic Chesnutt, Basia Bulat, Peter Peter, Rich Aucoin and Angela Desveaux. He runs the Hotel2Tango recording studio in Montreal along with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt. Zion, and Radwan Moumneh. Before that, he ran a studio in Old Montreal called Mom & Pop Sounds. In 2008, Bilerman joined the audio and music faculty at the Banff Centre for their first Indie Band Residency. He was also part of their fall 2009 & 2011 residencies. He currently resides in Montreal.

Bilerman has recorded over 350 records, including bands such as Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade, Coeur de Pirate, British Sea Power, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Thalia Zedek, CPC Gangbangs, Arcade Fire, Tiago Bettencourt, Black Ox Orkestar, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grant Hart, Bassekou Kouyate, Vic Chesnutt, Woodpigeon, Wooden Sky, The Dears, Basia Bulat, Angela Desveaux, The Henry Clay People, and Bell Orchestre.