Biography

Harvey Mason jr. has not only penned and produced songs for industry legends like Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Elton John, but also for today's superstars including Justin Bieber, Beyonce, John Legend, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, and Chris Brown. In addition, he has compiled an impressive list of film and TV music credits including writing/producing the music for Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Sing, The Wiz Live!, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Straight Outta Compton, all three Pitch Perfect films, Dreamgirls, Get On Up, All American Basketball Player, and Shrek, to name a few.

Harvey was born in Boston, Massachusetts where his parents attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music. His father, Harvey Mason, Sr., is a noted jazz drummer and founding member of the group Fourplay. Mason jr. grew up in Los Angeles where he tagged along to his father's recording sessions with the likes of Quincy Jones, Carole King, The Brothers Johnson and Herbie Hancock. Harvey wrote and placed his first song, "Love Makes It Better" for Grover Washington, Jr. at the age of eight. Besides being a gifted musician, Harvey was also a skilled athlete and attended the University of Arizona on a basketball scholarship, playing in the 1988 Final Four with teammates Sean Elliott and Steve Kerr.

In addition to his work on the music side, Harvey leveraged his experiences in film and TV and expanded his business to include a new content production division. He produced and executive produced his first film project, the Lebron James movie "More than a Game" for Lionsgate and most recently is producing the highly anticipated biopic for MGM, "Respect" starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin. With three more projects in development at studios and slated to come in 2020, Mr. Mason has an exciting future in the TV/film space.

Harvey has also expanded his company into Asia including business ventures in both China and Korea. As one of the first western companies into these new "pop music" markets, Harvey has built a reputation as one of the "go to" hit makers, having worked with top Korean supergroups such as EXO, NCT 127, Girls Generation, and Red Velvet as well as many top Chinese artists such as Jane Zhang and Jackson Yee.

Harvey proudly serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Recording Academy and recently stepped into the role of Interim President/CEO. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for his Alma mater, the University of Arizona. Harvey donates his time and resources to several charitable organizations including GRAMMY in the Schools, MusicCares Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, the American Cancer Society, and Los Angeles Children's Hospital. Harvey received the Spirit of Excellence Award in 2012 by the T.J. Martell Foundation for his philanthropic efforts.
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