About Us
Howard N. Brown, Jr., a native of Charleston, South
Carolina, has captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall, The White
House, and Disney World. From
an early age, Howard has been center stage performing in numerous
choirs touring across the United
States. In elementary school, at the prestigious
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School, Howard was an active
member of the Unichorus and a representative on the
Student Council. A very talented
young man, Howard led the Unichorus in a successful performance on
stage at Disney World. Howard
was one of the featured masters of ceremony on the tour
in Disney World. This was
Howard’s first hand experience as a multi-talented musician. His
ability to captivate an audience
in Disney World was a great
experience. As time moves on Howard continues to achieve
excellence.
Howard furthered his musical growth at the
Charleston County School of the Arts, where he was a vocal major.
With a second performance
at Disney World, Howard knew
that musicwas a strong influence on
his life and that it opens doors to unlimited possibilities. In
seventh grade, Howard reached Carnegie Hall in New York City and
performed in the beautiful acoustical hall. With Carnegie Hall
under his belt, he continued to seek excellence as this was not his
last time performing in this great hall; he made two
other appearances in high
school as well.
Howard performed in several community
choirs. He was the Director
of Music at the historical Old
Bethel United Methodist Church in Charleston, S.C., and Keyboardist
at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist
Church. He participated in numerous organizations in
the community and received many accolades for his dedication and
performances. Troop 108 Boy Scouts of
America, Jack and Jill of
America, King of the Charleston Chapter of the Emancipation
Proclamation, Charleston Youth
Leadership Council and Eddie H.
Jenkins #46 Knight of Pythagoras just to name a few. Howard is a
classically trained pianist and classically trained bassist. With
all these activities infused in Howard’s life he continues to want
more and that is exactly what he did when he attained the highest
rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts of America, which took
dedication, commitment, and courage.
In May 2008, Howard graduated from SOA and
furthered his education at the illustrious North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University, majoring
in Computer Science. While at
A&T, he joined the University Choir and was the section leader
for the bass section. Howard, a
non-music major, was selected to
take his talents to the White House in Washington, D.C. to perform
forPresident and First Lady Obama.
This was an opportunity of a lifetime. He is also a proud member of
the Iota Beta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of
America.
Howard while still
in high school created his
first business, W.B. Entertainment with his business partner Arthur
Winfield. W.B. Entertainment is a DJ service, which
provides music for all
occasions and events. While at A&T, Howard started his second
business High Society GSO, which is a web
promotion and event planning business. On April
1, 2012, Howard publicly released www.highsocietygso.com and has successfully grown the
business.
Howard has made major moves not only
locally but globally as well. He continues to seek success and to
achieve excellence in his future endeavors. Although the road is
bumpy, Howard continues to move forward as he prepares for the
journey ahead.
