This English born composer, producer and
singer/songwriter, now residing in Los Angeles, brings to the
US a continuing heritage of great British music, along with an
American flavour that has already generated a great deal of success
both sides of the pond.
From an early age, his desire to write music was apparent when
he quit playing the Trumpet, in favour of the Piano, so he could
emulate his Father, Johnny Harris, a hugely, respected composer
and arranger. Other major influences range from the music and
composers he loved and listened to, from Led Zeppelin to Stravinsky
and Vaughan Williams, to more recent influences like Massive Attack,
Chemical Brothers and Radiohead.
With credits that include CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, The BBC & Granada
TV, touring both Europe and USA, and several TV appearances back
in England, Richard has more than the usual to offer as a composer,
songwriter and producer. His instrumental music has found a home
with UK based Artemis Music and Los Angeles based Firstcom, Killer
Tracks, Messy Music, D2 Music, Pump Audio, Riptide Music and Premier
Tracks libraries. He has scored two independent shorts that will
be making the festival circuits later this year and has composed
music to a number of TV and radio commercials. Incorporating both
contemporary and classical styles, Richard’s music has been
sold to TV, Film and Corporate media all around the World and
achieved a #1 on the website, Garageband.com, against 16,500 other
artists where reviewers were comparing Richard’s songwriting
to the likes of David Gray, Keane, Aqualung and Coldplay.
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His knowledge of music technology has already become a valuable
resource to many that surround him, but ultimately it allows Richard
to compose and produce all of his own work at his home based Pro-Tools
studio in Los Angeles.
Respecting the great masters and embracing the new ground breakers
is where you can truly place the music of Richard Harris, with
a nod to those that set the standards before, but with both eyes
fixed firmly on the future of music making.