Editing Greg Howe (section)

==Session and touring career==
Currently residing in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada (having previously lived in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] until around 2006),<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/news.php "Greg Howe Now a west coast resident"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830055109/http://www.greghowe.com/news.php |date=August 30, 2009 }}. greghowe.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> Howe continues to work as a [[session musician]] and producer, as well as providing online guitar lessons through his official website.<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/lessons/ "Greg Howe Webcam Lessons"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205041459/http://www.greghowe.com/lessons/ |date=February 5, 2012 }}. greghowe.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> From 2010 onwards he has toured Europe for the first time, having long stated a desire to tour the continent as a solo artist.

During his solo career, Howe has continuously made himself available as a session musician for many of the world's biggest pop stars. Most recently he has played with artists such as [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Rihanna]], [[Lady Antebellum]], [[P Diddy]], [[T-Pain]] and [[Salt-n-Pepa]]. In 1996, he replaced [[Jennifer Batten]] as primary guitarist during the Asian and European legs of singer [[Michael Jackson]]'s [[HIStory World Tour|''HIS''tory World Tour]]. He would later provide guitar duties for singer [[Enrique Iglesias]] in 2000, which culminated in a series of high-profile televised performances and a European tour. The following two years saw Howe recruited as lead guitarist for boy band [['N Sync]] during two tours of the United States. After singer [[Justin Timberlake]] left 'N Sync, Howe continued to tour with him in 2003.

Eight years later, Howe teamed up again with Timberlake, as well as rapper [[T.I.]], for a performance at the [[51st Grammy Awards|2009 Grammy Awards]].<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/biography.php "About Greg : Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919144452/http://www.greghowe.com/biography.php |date=September 19, 2009 }}. greghowe.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> In the same year, Howe played as part of keyboardist/violinist [[Eddie Jobson]]'s Ultimate Zero Project, in a line-up which included bassists [[Tony Levin]] and [[John Wetton]], and drummers [[Marco Minnemann]] and [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]].<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/news.php "Greg live in Poland"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830055109/http://www.greghowe.com/news.php |date=August 30, 2009 }}. greghowe.com. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> In 2011, Howe toured Vladivostok, Italy and Israel with drummer [[Dennis Chambers]] and bassist [[Stu Hamm]].<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/news.php "Greg Howe, Dennis Chambers, and Stu Hamm live in Italy and Israel"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830055109/http://www.greghowe.com/news.php |date=August 30, 2009 }}. greghowe.com. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> In November of that year, Michael Jackson's second posthumous album, ''[[Immortal (Michael Jackson album)|Immortal]]'', featured Howe's playing on "[[Dancing Machine]]" and "[[Beat It]]".<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/news.php "Greg Howe featured on Michael Jackson new album"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830055109/http://www.greghowe.com/news.php |date=August 30, 2009 }}. greghowe.com. 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref>

===Protocol===
In 2017 Howe joined the band Protocol, featuring [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]] on drums, Ernest Tibbs on bass, and [[Otmaro Ruiz]] on keyboard.<ref name=forguitar2017sep/> The ''Protocol 4'' album was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 61st Grammy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list|title=61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List|date=December 7, 2018|website=Grammy.com|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627003341/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list|url-status=live}}</ref>