Howard Paar

Howard Paar , a London native who relocated to LA in the late '70s, initially created the On Klub, the first ska club in the US, and subsequently worked as a long time record label executive. Along the way he has worked with a wide array of iconic artists including The Clash, The Specials, The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, Bunny Wailer, Jimmy Cliff, NWA, The Go Gos, Def Leppard, INXS, Moby, and Lana Del Ray. Today he is a multiple award winning music supervisor and Academy member who has worked...See more

Howard Paar , a London native who relocated to LA in the late '70s, initially created the On Klub, the first ska club in the US, and subsequently worked as a long time record label executive. Along the way he has worked with a wide array of iconic artists including The Clash, The Specials, The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, Bunny Wailer, Jimmy Cliff, NWA, The Go Gos, Def Leppard, INXS, Moby, and Lana Del Ray. Today he is a multiple award winning music supervisor and Academy member who has worked on over 100 films & TV series including A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood , Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark , Can You Ever Forgive Me , Twentieth Century Women , Diary Of A Teenage Girl , and Monster . Top Rankin' is his second novel following 2015's Once Upon A Time In LA . See less