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12 quotes by Harvey Mason, Jr.

Harvey Mason, Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is a six-time Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, record producer and movie producer. He has written and produced songs for popular performers in the music industry including Azealia Banks, Leona Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and Luther Vandross as well as current artists like Britney Spears, Jordin Sparks, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, Jessica Mauboy, Mary J. Blige and...
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I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.

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A vocal producer is very important, and it's a very important component of an overall successful and good-sounding record.

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I like creating something from nothing and hearing it on the radio or on stage or from somebody driving down the street singing it. It's like... →

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I came to L.A. in 1970, and my desire and my training was to be a studio musician, which I had read about in my senior year in high school.

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When we do R&B midtempos or ballads, there's an Underdogs sound.

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With new artists, you really don't have anything to reference. You're helping to develop their sound, define who they are vocally.

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I give my heart in every single session I've done, and I get into the music. I love all kinds of music, and I try and really be as authentic as... →

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I think I went more toward writing because that's my talent. I don't think I was a great performer... And I like being behind the scenes a... →

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I've played with so many people that I never really noticed that I was playing with so many people until after it was compiled on the Internet. I... →

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It's so wide; that's what I love most about my career. It's been varied, and the music has been varied, because I find myself getting... →

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Part of doing mash-ups is getting the legal rights to use the songs. If you're going to do a mash-up with five songs, you should probably find 10... →

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The more people who come from musical backgrounds and go into promotion, production, songwriting, A&R, plus get their business head together, the... →

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