Английская Википедия:Blake Harnage
Шаблон:BLP sources Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Blake Preston Harnage (born November 26, 1988) is an American songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has written, produced, engineered, mixed or performed on songs for Versa, PVRIS, Hands Like Houses, All Time Low, With Beating Hearts, and others.
Life and career
Harnage was born in Stuart, Florida. Immersed in music throughout his childhood, he has grown up under the influence of many musical styles. Starting guitar at a young age, Harnage has also received classical voice training. At age 14, Blake's first group performed locally, highlighting his blues guitar improvisation. Throughout high school, he played with various post-hardcore bands before starting VersaEmerge in 2006.
Versa and VersaEmerge
Шаблон:Main In 2007, Harnage founded the experimental rock band VersaEmerge with singer Sierra Kay in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Harnage and Kusterbeck began creating music under the simplified name Versa in 2013.[1] Departing from the band's previously energetic rock sound, Versa showcases deep electronic and atmospheric sounds.
Producing
Blake Harnage has done production on many releases including VersaEmerge's 2012 release Another Atmosphere Preview EP, as well as the more recent release from Versa - Neon EP.[2] In 2013, Harnage began work on debut album from PVRIS entitled White Noise.[3] He and PVRIS vocalist Lynn Gunn completed the writing and recording of White Noise at his home studio in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, and at a former church-turned recording studio in Utica, New York.[4] Harnage contributed to Hands Like Houses' 2016 album Dissonants as a writer and engineer.[5] In 2017 Harnage produced PVRIS' sophomore album All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell.[6]
Harnage has also worked with artists such as All Time Low[7] and Minke.[8]
Composing
In 2014, Harnage composed a piece for the independent documentary film Of Many, produced by Chelsea Clinton. Premiering at the 2014 TriBeCa Film Festival, the film examined struggles between the Jewish and Muslim communities. In addition to TriBeCa, the film was also screened at the 2014 AFI DOCS Film Festival, a special event at the United Nations and more.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "You Broke Me First" | Tate McRae | Too Young to Be Sad | Producer and Mixing Artist |
| 2017 | "Dirty Laundry" | All Time Low | Last Young Renegade | Producer |
| "Good Times" | Producer | |||
| 2017 | "What's Wrong" | Pvris | All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell | Producer |
| "Heaven" | Producer | |||
| 2016 | "Degrees of Separation" | Hands Like Houses | Dissonants | Co-writer |
Non-singles
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Turn" | The Wombats | Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life | Co-writer |
| "Tell Me" | Somme | Somme | Co-writer | |
| 2017 | "Last Young Renegade" | All Time Low | Last Young Renegade | Producer |
| "Nice2KnoU" | ||||
| "Life of the Party" | ||||
| "Nightmares" | ||||
| "Dark Side of Your Room" | ||||
| Ground Control" (featuring Tegan and Sara) | ||||
| 2016 | "Motion Sickness" | Hands Like Houses | Dissonants | Co-writer |
Albums
| Year | Album | Artist(s) | Credited | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Tearoom
|
Minke | Producer, writer | [9] |
| 2017 | Last Young Renegade
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All Time Low | Producer | [10] |
All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
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Pvris | Producer | [11] | |
| 2016 | Dissonants
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Hands Like Houses | Engineer | [12] |
| 2015 | Collide
|
Colleen D'Agostino | Producer | |
| 2014 | The Wolves
|
Colleen D'Agostino | Producer | [13] |
White Noise
|
Pvris | Producer | [14] | |
| 2013 | Paris Acoustic EP
|
Pvris | Producer | [15] |
Versa
Studio albums with Versa
Fixed at Zero (2010)
EPs with Versa
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Cities Built on Sand
|
| 2008 | Perceptions
|
| 2009 | VersaEmerge
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| 2011 | Live Acoustic
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| 2012 | Another Atmosphere Preview
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| 2014 | Neon
|
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