Howlin' Whale is a songwriter, vocalist, and harmonica player who engineers and produces her music in her recording studio Leviatone Studios. Growing up in Massachusetts, her playground was the woods, thick trees and skunk cabbage steeped in swamps called the Bubbling Bog. Trains tracks, strange frogs, birds, and droning insects provided the soundtrack. Trains’ haunting rattles and moans sang of other worlds. Answering their call, she left her small town and traveled, determined to explore the mysteries of life and turn her adventures into music. A fateful encounter with whales set her compass forever seaward, enchanted by the music of dark waters. The bog, the woods, the train, wanderlust, and the sea are Howlin’ Whale’s roots, growing deep in her voice and howling through her harmonica. Since 2011, Howlin’ Whale has been experimenting with a style she calls bog harmonica, inspired by the soundscapes of these wild worlds. Musically, bog harmonica comes from the heart of the Blues, the beat of Reggae, and the guts of Rock and Roll.*

Whale made her recording debut on the band Sea At Last’s album Atlas (GYPSYPOP RECORDS), playing harmonica on their song “On My Time.” Together, they composed and sang “Castle,” which Chris Douridas premiered on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Next, Whale hosted the underground house concert series Made In Laurel Canyon, performing with Sea At Last as the house band. Howlin’ Whale released her debut single “Run” on GYPSYPOP RECORDS, co-produced with renowned Kush Audio wizard Gregory Scott aka UBK.

Howlin' Whale released her debut EP Many Lives in 2019 along with a gritty one-shot music video for the song “Rat.” Next Whale recorded harmonica for Falcon Stevens, an alias of Long Beach music legend Michael “Miguel” Happoldt of Skunk Records, appearing on the track “She’s a Mansion” on the album Falcon Stevens. In 2020, Howlin’ Whale directed and released her second music video “Many Lives,” the title track of her EP, to widespread critical acclaim, generating buzz around the world about the startlingly unique sound of this up-and-coming artist. On New Years’ Eve 2020, Howlin’ Whale kicked off 2021 with a performance in Project 9, the concert special that launched KPryme TV, alongside eight artists from around the world. Howlin’ Whale has recorded and performed harmonica with artists of many styles including The Long Beach Dub All Stars, Blue House, Derinkuyu, Ngoma Band, Perro Sin Lodo (aka Perro Bravo), Jason Brock, The Rahkas, Tyler Hammond, and more. In 2022, Howlin’ Whale teamed up with West Coast dub icon Dubrobot, for the ongoing theatrical dub show Dubrobot x Howlin’ Whale, featuring live puppetry, science experiments, time travel, and mermaid transmogrification, leading to the birth of her dub alias Dub Mermaid. In 2023, Whale provided harmonica for the character Harmonica Pip in the globally beloved Japanese cat cartoon Pusheen. She also became Mermaid Whalena, earning her PADI mermaid certification and representation by Sheroes Entertainment as a professional mermaid.

Howlin’ Whale’s purpose is to help uplift spirits through music, to celebrate harmonica, and to get everyone dancing to the heaviest bass grooves this side of the sea. Her bog harmonica style is a dive into uncharted waters for the instrument, exploring its resonant reach and sonic textures to new depths. A woman of many lives, Howlin' Whale's rich voice, intense love affair with harmonica, and gripping tales of adventure feed her music with equal parts ferocity, integrity, and joy. 

*Please visit the “Music Heroes” page for a list of artists whom Howlin’ Whale has to thank. Readers are highly encouraged to listen to their music.