Josh Harris (artist)
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Josh Harris is an American dance musician best known for his remixes of various pop musicians and other dance artists.
Harris the son of Joel and Marcia Harris, was born in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in an area called the Central West End near Forest Park (St. Louis). He began to take lessons in classical piano at the age of six. Around the time he was twelve or thirteen years old he became interested in synthesizers. Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts in music, with an emphasis in theory and composition from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. After graduating from college, Harris spent some time in Chicago, Illinois, before he moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he worked with various musicians. In Nashville he worked with singer Kristy Kay on her 2001 release, 'Who's That loving You Now?' (Universal). He met New York producer, Doug Beck in late 1999, and through him, his future partner in The Passengerz, Omar Galeano. After setting up studio space in March 2001 with Omar in Ernie Lake's Reel Tyme Studios, he met Mike Rizzo, for whom he worked as an engineer. In 2005 his remix of Georgie Porgie's "Sunshine" went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Recently, he has been touring with Seal playing keyboards for private shows
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[edit] Selected discography
[edit] Remixes
- Alanis Morissette "Underneath"
- Andrea Burns "100 Stories"
- Backstreet Boys "Drowning"
- Barbara Tucker "Feelin' Like A Superstar"
- Brandy "Who Is She 2 U"
- Britney Spears "Outrageous"
- Beatnik Castle Feat. Francillia "Will U Be Mine?"
- Dangerous Muse "Everyday Is Halloween"
- DJ Russ Harris & Jiga "Unsealed"
- Fredrick Ford "Life Of The Party"
- Georgie Porgie "Sunshine"
- Ghostface "Tush"
- Groove Coverage "Poison"
- Hilary Duff "Come Clean"
- Hilary Duff "With Love"
- Jason Antone "Love’s Gonna Lead You Back"
- Jason Antone "Ooh Ooh Ooh"
- Joel Evan "Storm"
- Jojo "Too Little Too Late"
- Kelly Clarkson "Breakaway"
- Korn "Twisted Transistor"
- Lauren Hildebrandt "Underneath"
- Lil' Kim "Lighters Up"
- Mynt "Still Not Sorry"
- Ne-Yo "Because of You"
- Pepper MaShay "Lost Yo Mind"
- Pink "Get the Party Started"
- Helena Paparizou "My Number One"
- Kate Ryan "The Promise You Made"
- Seldom Seen Feat. Renee Stakey "Stilettos"
- Shakira "Don't Bother"
- Shontelle "T Shirt"
- Tegan & Sara "Alligator"
- The Killers "Somebody Told Me"
- Mandaryna "Good dog, bad dog"
- The Tim Rex Experiment Feat. Veronica "Relentless"
- MUTEMATH "Typical"
- Heather Small "Proud" (Pride Remix and Extended Pride Remix)
- Heather Small "Radio On"
- Utada Hikaru "Exodus '04"
- Various. "Distortion on the Dance Floor" (album; released 2007-02-13)
[edit] References
- Ron Slomowicz. "Josh Harris Interview". About, Inc. http://dancemusic.about.com/od/remixersproducers/a/JoshHarrisInt.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
- Ron Slomowicz. "Josh Harris - Distortion on the Dance Floor Interview". About, Inc. http://dancemusic.about.com/od/remixersproducers/a/JoshHarrisDDInt.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
