Harv is an American music producer, composer, songwriter, bassist. He is currently Justin's music director.
Personal life[]
Harv started out on cello when he was 9 years old.[1]
Relationship[]
Harv initially met Bieber in Atlanta in 2010. Justin wanted to put a band behind him and one of Harv's collaborators was just like, “I think you would be a good fit for this new kid. Just to be around. You both are coming up. You’d be a good fit to play in his band.”[2] So he began working alongside him a year later as his bassist for the My World Tour. At the Asia leg of this tour Harv sang Sean Kingston's part in Eenie Meenie at two shows.
Justin didn’t know he was a producer. Harv laid beats in the dressing rooms or on the tour bus, and Bieber came up to him and was like, “Yo, these beats are kind of dope.” So Justin started writing over them.
When the Purpose Tour rolled around in 2016, he was promoted to music director and has been collaborating with Bieber behind-the-scenes and onstage ever since.[3]
Career[]
2020: Changes[]
Harv worked on Changes for a year and some change, and it started with him and Poo Bear around late 2018.[1]
2022[]
HARV said he was working on another album with Bieber in May 2022.[4]
Credits[]
Under the Mistletoe (2011)
- Fa La La (feat. Boyz II Men) (writer • producer)
- Fa La La (a cappella) (feat. Boyz II Men) (writer • producer)
Believe (2012)
- Fairytale (writer • producer)
- Just Like Them (writer)
Changes (2020)
- Available (writer • producer • keyboards)
- Forever (writer • producer • keyboards)
- Changes (writer)
- At Least For Now (writer • producer • bass • keyboards)
Justice (2021)
SWAG (2025)
- TOO LONG (writer • producer)
Singles
- 2020: Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (producer)
- 2021: Peaches (Remix) (writer • producer)
- 2021: Don't Go (writer • producer)
- 2021: Wandered To LA (writer • producer)
- 2022: Attention (writer • producer)
Unreleased
- 2011: Happy New Year (producer)
- 2021: Is You Up (producer)
Tours
- My World Tour (bassist)[5]
- Believe Tour (bassist)
- Purpose World Tour (musical director • bassist)
- Justice World Tour (musical director • bassist)
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zellner, Xander (March 6, 2020). "HARV on Helping Justin Bieber Create a ‘New Format of R&B for ‘Changes’: ‘He’s the Leader of Whatever’s Next’". Billboard.
- ↑ Mench, Chris (April 15, 2021). "Producers HARV & Aldae Speak On The Creation Of Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’". Genius.
- ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (April 30, 2021). "Harv on the Bonds That Built Bieber’s ‘Justice’". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ A. Cronkleton, Robert (May 3, 2022). "‘Ignite a fire in them’: Justin Bieber’s music director HARV visits KCK alma mater". The Kansas City Star.
- ↑ "#rehearsals b. Harv Aka Alexander The Great". Instagram. September 25, 2011.