Birth name Bernard Harvey Website www.harvsquad.com Role Bassist | Years active 2005–present Name Bernard Harvey | |
Born August 17, 1985 (age 39) Kansas City, Kansas, USA ( 1985-08-17 ) Occupation(s) Music producer, songwriter, bassist, composer Labels Universal Music Publishing Group Record label Universal Music Publishing Group Genres Contemporary R&B, Pop music, Hip hop music, Gospel music | ||
Bernard “BHarv” Harvey (born August 17, 1985) is an American music producer, composer, songwriter, and bassist.
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He serves as Founder and CEO of HarvSquad Production, a music production company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia that has produced highly acclaimed work for major recording artists such as Justin Bieber and Kandi Burruss.
Early Years
Bernard "BHarv" Harvey was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. BHarv was introduced to the musical arts at the young age of nine, and began playing the bass by age twelve. BHarv attended J.C. Harmon High School where his love for music elevated joining the marching band, jazz band and playing different types of music all around the city. Throughout his life he was taught to play the piano, guitar, drums, trombone, and even the tuba. Yet, BHarv is best known for his mastery of the bass.
In 2003, BHarv's exceptional talent on the bass became recognized on a merit-based level and landed him a scholarship at Alabama State University where he obtained a degree in Music Technology. He began playing in church and local bands ultimately sharpening his musical ear, which led him to expanding his interest in production. With music flowing in his blood he was enticed with the aspects of production and decided to capitalize on his talents in Atlanta, Georgia working day in and day out on compositions.
As BHarv began making connections in Atlanta in 2007, he quickly established a friendship with Grammy-winning producer Shondrae Bangladesh Crawford. BHarv played bass guitar on a few major placements produced by his friend "Bangladesh" such as "Lemonade" by Gucci and "A Kiss" by Eminem.
In 2010, BHarv hit the road playing the bass for Scooter Braun's artist, Justin Bieber. After catching wind that BHarv also produced music, Scooter expressed his interest in signing BHarv as a producer to publishing company. BHarv signed his first publishing deal with Sheba and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) in 2011 and is continually building his catalog and growing his production company.
In 2012, BHarv became an artist under Scooter Braun’s management joining an array of other internationally known artists and producers.