Robert Harvey (musician)

Robert Harvey
	Harvey performing with The Music at Manchester Apollo in 2004
Background information
Born	21 May 1983
Origin	Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Years active	1999–present
Labels	EMI; Hut; Capitol;
Associated acts	The Music; The D.O.T.; The Six;

Robert Harvey (born 21 May 1983) is a singer, musician, DJ and songwriter. He was the singer of The Music and has since written hits such as Real Love for Clean Bandit/Jess Glynne, Lonely for Joel Corry (and Harlee) & Head And Heart for Joel Corry/MNEK.

Music career

2001–2011: The Music

Harvey formed The Music with close friends Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman and Phil Jordan in 2001. Their first single "Take the Long Road and Walk It" peaked at 14 in the UK singles chart which saw them perform live on Top Of The Pops.

The Music (2002)

The group's self-titled debut album was released on Hut Records and Capitol Records and peaked at number 4 in the UK album chart. It was produced by Jim Abbiss. The album was known for its circular artwork by Rob and Nick Carter. Singles "Take the Long Road and Walk It" and "The Truth Is No Words" went top 20 in the UK singles chart. The band toured with, New Order, The Charlatans and Oasis as well as selling out Blackpool Empress Ballroom and London's Brixton Academy.

Welcome To The North (2004)

The band's second studio album peaked at 8 in the UK album chart and had two top 20 singles with "Freedom Fighters" and "Breakin'". The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien. They supported Coldplay, Incubus and U2 as well as sold-out tours of their own in the UK, Japan and Australia.

Strength In Numbers (2008)

Strength In Numbers was The Music's final album and was released in 2008 on Polydor and peaked at 19 in UK album chart. Strength In Numbers was produced by Flood and Paul Hartnol.

2011-2012: The Streets

Harvey wrote on 2 songs and performed on 3 from Computers and Blues. The album peaked at 8 in the UK album chart. Mike Skinner asked Harvey to join him on tour as the guitarist/singer which saw The Streets headline shows and festivals across the UK and Europe.

2012-2014: The D.O.T.

The D.O.T. saw Harvey and Mike Skinner experimenting with sound and video and saw the band travel to Japan for shows.[1]

2013-2014 Ramón Tapia ft. Rob Harvey

They were making some music this year.

2014: The Six

The Six are a Manchester collective brought together by Harvey and Rick Boardman (Delphic). The Six featured on "Take It All" by Gorgon City. Harvey co-wrote Real Love by Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne which peaked at number 2 in the UK singles chart and number 2 in Germany. Recently The Six have been in the studio with MNEK, Rudimental and Lily Allen. Late 2014 The Six supported Gorgon City on tour.

2016-Today Soloist

He's composing acoustic music for YouTube viewers.[2]

Discography

Songwriting and Production Credits

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Credits	Written with	Produced with
"Going Through Hell" (featuring Robert Harvey)	2011	The Streets	Computers and Blues	Featured artist/Co-writer	Mike Skinner, Ted May	-
"Soldiers" (featuring Robert Harvey)					Mike Skinner	-
"We Can Never Be Friends" (featuring Robert Harvey)					Mike Skinner	-
"Too Much Love"	2014	The Six	Non-album single	Primary artist/Co-writer/Producer	Richard Boardman, Simon Aldred	Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman
"Take It All" (featuring The Six)		Gorgon City	Sirens	Featured artist/Co-writer	Kye Gibbon, Matthew Robson-Scott, Richard Boardman, Cleo Tighe, Daniel Boyle	-
"Real Love" (with Jess Glynne)		Clean Bandit	New Eyes	Producer	-	Clean Bandit, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Starsmith, Wez Clarke
"Unfinished Sympathy" (featuring Jasmine Thompson)	2015	The Six	Non-album single	Primary artist/Producer	-	Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Alex Adair
"Nothing in the World"		The Six	Non-album single	Primary artist/Co-writer/Producer	Richard Boardman, Matthew Cocksedge, Cleo Tighe	Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman
"I Will for Love" (featuring Will Heard)		Rudimental	We the Generation	Co-writer	Amir Izadkhah, Kesi Dryden, Piers Aggett, Leon "DJ Locksmith" Rolle, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Cleo Tighe, Daniel Boyle	-
"(Don't Go) Running"		The Six	Non-album single	Primary artist/Co-writer/Producer	Richard Boardman, Cleo Tighe	Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Mark Ralph
"Love You Better" (featuring Sabella)	2016	Anton Powers	Non-album single	Co-writer	Anton Powers, Scott Rosser, Philip Woodhead, Tonino Speciale, Karen Harding	-
"Don't Say Love" (featuring Rothchild)	2018	Felix Jaehn	I		Felix Jaehn, Bruce Fielder, Guenes Erquen	-
"All 4 U"	2019	Jax Jones	Snacks (Supersize)		Timucin Aluo, Uzoechi Emenike, James Norton, Rowan Harrington	-

References

"The Streets' Mike Skinner launches new project with The Music's Rob Harvey". NME. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/user/rmnharvey

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[1] "The Streets' Mike Skinner launches new project with The Music's Rob Harvey". NME. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/user/rmnharvey