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Birth name | Harvey Jay Mason Jr. |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 3, 1968
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, movie producer CEO of The Recording Academy |
Years active | 1976–present |
Website | harveymasonmedia |
Harvey Jay Mason Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, film producer, and current CEO of
Biography
Mason was born in June 3,1968 in
After attending the
In 1997, Mason Jr. also penned the track "Truthfully" which caught the attention of record producer
Career
In 2000, Mason Jr. co-wrote the track "
Harvey Mason Media
Mason Jr. formed his independent company Harvey Mason Media in 2008. It encompasses his film and record productions, music publishing, and website ventures. Record productions include the 2008 releases of
Harvey Mason Media produced the feature film
Mason Jr. appeared on the 2011 season of
In 2012, Mason Jr. was the last producer to work with Whitney Houston when he produced the songs "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" and "Celebrate" for the movie Sparkle.
Following the success of
In 2017, Mason Jr. served as executive music producer for
In March 2018, Billboard announced that Mason Jr. joined the advisory board of Tunedly, an online recording studio for songwriters.[28]
Mason Jr. produced the music for
Recording Academy
Harvey Mason Jr. is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of The Recording Academy, having assumed the role on May 13, 2021.[31][32]
Grammy Foundation
Mason Jr. was elected to the board of the directors for the Los Angeles chapter of
Personal life
Mason married his wife, Britt Burton, in a private ceremony in 2020. Burton is known for her songwriting, and serves as creative director for Harvey Mason Media.
Mason has two children, his son Trey and his daughter Mia, who both live and work in Scottsdale, Arizona. Trey is a corporate counsel for Troon, and Mia is an associate marketing manager at QuidelOrtho.
Basketball
Mason Jr. played basketball throughout high school and college. As a guard on the
Songwriting and music production highlights
- Lionel Richie - "Wasted Time"
- Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande - "Faith"
- 50 Cent featuring Brevi – "Be My Bitch"
- Avant – "4 Minutes", "When It Hurts"
- Babyface– "Cant Stop Now", "Loneliness"
- Backstreet Boys – "Rush Over Me"
- BoA – "CAMO"
- Bob James – "Fly By"
- Justin Bieber – "Catching Feelings"
- E-17 – "I Miss You", "I'm Here For You"
- Victoria Beckham – "Girlfriend", "Always Be My Baby"
- Listen"
- Cee-Lo– "Kung Fu Fighting"
- Brandy – "Truthfully"
- B2K – "Gots Ta Be"
- B5– "All Over Again, "What It Do", "Things I Would Do"
- Dane Bowers – "Shut Up And Forget About It"
- Tamar Braxton – "All The Way Home"
- Toni Braxton – "He Wasn't Man Enough", "I Wanna Be (Your Baby)", "I Hate You", "Finally", "Hands Tied", "Hero", "Why Don't You Love Me", "Stay"
- Chris Brown – "Ya Man Ain't Me", "Young Love", "Is This Love", "Take You Down", "Help Me", "Get At'Cha", "Nothin", "Lottery", "Superhuman", "Heart Ain't A Brain", Turn Up The Music, "Free Run"
- Kelly Clarkson – "Thankful", "You Thought Wrong"
- Javier – "Beautiful U R", "Biggest Mistake", "Slow Motion"
- Deborah Cox – "If I Had One Wish", "U Need To Quit"
- Craig David – "Take 'Em Off", "My Love Don't Stop"
- Dream – "That's OK", "Promise Me"
- Dreamgirls – Movie Soundtrack
- "
- EXO-CBX – Vroom Vroom
- Jonghyun— "Hallelujah"
- Fantasia– "Ain't Gonna Beg", "This Is Me", "Always on My Mind"
- Fifth Harmony – "Sledgehammer"
- Fourplay – "Sexual Healing", "Love TKO" (featuring Ruben Studdard)
- Fantasia– "Put You Up on Game"
- Aretha Franklin featuring Mary J. Blige – "Never Gonna Break My Faith"
- Ginuwine – "Good For Nothing", "Please You"
- Girls' Generation – "Mr.Mr."
- I Look To You", "Song For You"
- Jennifer Hudson – "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Love You I Do", "Where You At", "If This Isn't Love", "My Heart", "You Pulled Me Through", "Invisible"
- R.L. Huggar– "Good Man", "Model Chick"
- Human Nature – The Christmas Album, "Christmas Without You"
- Tiffany Hwang– "Heartbreak Hotel"
- Lyfe Jennings – "Cops Up"
- Joe – "Ain't Nothin' Like Me", "Priceless", "Beautiful"
- JoJo – "Baby, It's You", "Never Say Goodbye"
- Donell Jones – "Ooh Na Na", "Cuttin Me Off"
- K-Ci & JoJo – "Love Me Carefully"
- Tynisha Keli – "Walls Up"
- Dave Koz – "Whisper in Your Ear"
- John Legend – "Fall From Grace"
- Leona Lewis – "I Know Who I Am"
- Luke and Q – "My Turn"
- Mario – "What Your Name Is", "Holla Back", "Could U Be", "How Could You", "I'm The One", "If I Hurt You"
- Marques Houston – "Naked", "Always & Forever"
- Mary J. Blige – "Never Gonna Break My Faith", "Living Proof"
- Jessica Mauboy – "Fight For You", "Here For Me"
- Brian McKnight – "Shoulda Woulda Coulda", "Played Yourself", "Stay Or Let It Go"
- Katharine McPhee – "Do What You Do"
- Mishon – "Text Me", "Life Guard", "Just A Kiss"
- Monica– "Sideline Ho", "My Everything"
- Musiq Soulchild – "Today"
- NCT– "Faded In My Last Song"
- NCT 127 – "Limitless", "Sit Down!", "White Night"
- NLT – "That Girl"
- Nina – "What If"
- Olivia – "You Got The Damn Thing"
- Omarion – "O", "Midnight", "Im Try'na"
- Stacie Orrico – "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", "I Promise"
- Produce 101 (Season 2) – "Hands On Me"
- Calvin Richardson – "Not Like This"
- Rescue"
- Jordin Sparks – "No Air" – featuring Chris Brown, "Don't Let It Go To Your Head"
- Britney Spears – "Mannequin"
- Let Love Lead The Way"
- Ruben Studdard – "Sorry 2004", "Change Me", "Get Loose", "Love TKO" (Fourplay)
- Taeyang – "I Will"
- Tank – "Please Don't Go", "My Body", My Heart", "Wedding Song", "If You Dream", "Sex Music", "Beautiful", "You Mean That Much", "Your My Star"
- Justin Timberlake – "Still on My Brain"
- TGT – "No Fun, "I Need", "Weekend Love", "Explode", "Our House"
- TVXQ! - "Apology"
- Tyrese – "I Like Them Girls", "How You Gonna Act Like That", "One", "I Ain't Tryna", "Better To Know", "Come Back To Me Shawty", "With Me"
- J. Valentine – "She's Worth The Trouble", "Wassup", "Heartbreak"
- Luther Vandross – "If I Was The One"
- Luther Vandross and Elton John – "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
- Red Velvet – "Butterflies", "Rainbow Halo"
- Charlie Wilson– "What If I'm The One", "Homeless", "Can't Live Without You"
- Elliott Yamin – "Doorway", "Always"
- Ya Boy – "We Ready" (from "More Than A Game" soundtrack)
- Jackson Yi– "Nothing to Lose"
- Jane Zhang – "Pull Me Up"
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External links
- Harvey Mason Media
- Brainstorm Tech 2023: The Future of Music
- Podcast: Black History always: Let's Get Creative
- Podcast: Harvey mason Jr. x Dan Le Batard on South Beach Sessions
- Podcast: Ensuring Music Remains Diverse and Inclusive
- Youtube: What's The Job Of An Executive Music Producer On A Movie? by Harvey Mason Jr. of SING Movie
- Youtube: Harvey Mason Jr. Respect interview soundbites
- Youtube: Grammy President Harvey Mason Jr | In Conversation With imsta Festa
- Youtube: Harvey Mason Jr. on liproll (Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Pitch Perfect)
- Youtube: President / CEO of The Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr. — Pensado's Place
- Underdog Entertainment
- Harvey Mason Sr.
- More Than A Game Archived March 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Harvey Mason Jr. on More Than a Game
- Mason's Talents Not Limited To Basketball
- French Underdogs Interview on SoulRnB.com