Blake Preston Harnage (born November 26, 1988) is an American songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has written, produced, engineered, mixed or performed on songs for Versa, PVRIS, Hands Like Houses, All Time Low, With Beating Hearts, and others.
Blake Harnage | |
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 Harnage performing at Warped Tour in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Blake Preston Harnage |
| Born | November 26, 1988 Florida, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, pop, film score |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Fueled By Ramen |
| Formerly of | Versa |
Life and career
editHarnage was born in Stuart, Florida. Immersed in music throughout his childhood, he has grown up under the influence of many musical styles. Starting guitar at a young age, Harnage has also received classical voice training. At age 14, Blake's first group performed locally, highlighting his blues guitar improvisation. Throughout high school, he played with various post-hardcore bands before starting VersaEmerge in 2006.
Versa and VersaEmerge
editIn 2007, Harnage founded the experimental rock band VersaEmerge with singer Sierra Kay in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Harnage and Kusterbeck began creating music under the simplified name Versa in 2013.[1] Departing from the band's previously energetic rock sound, Versa showcases deep electronic and atmospheric sounds.
Producing
editBlake Harnage has done production on many releases including VersaEmerge's 2012 release Another Atmosphere Preview EP, as well as the more recent release from Versa - Neon EP.[2] In 2013, Harnage began work on debut album from PVRIS entitled White Noise.[3] He and PVRIS vocalist Lynn Gunn completed the writing and recording of White Noise at his home studio in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, and at a former church-turned recording studio in Utica, New York.[4] Harnage contributed to Hands Like Houses' 2016 album Dissonants as a writer and engineer.[5] In 2017 Harnage produced PVRIS' sophomore album All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell.[6]
Harnage has also worked with artists such as All Time Low[7] and Minke.[8]
Composing
editIn 2014, Harnage composed a piece for the independent documentary film Of Many, produced by Chelsea Clinton. Premiering at the 2014 TriBeCa Film Festival, the film examined struggles between the Jewish and Muslim communities. In addition to TriBeCa, the film was also screened at the 2014 AFI DOCS Film Festival, a special event at the United Nations and more.
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "You Broke Me First" | Tate McRae | Too Young to Be Sad | Producer and Mixing Artist |
| 2017 | "Dirty Laundry" | All Time Low | Last Young Renegade | Producer |
| "Good Times" | Producer | |||
| 2017 | "What's Wrong" | Pvris | All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell | Producer |
| "Heaven" | Producer | |||
| 2016 | "Degrees of Separation" | Hands Like Houses | Dissonants | Co-writer |
Non-singles
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Turn" | The Wombats | Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life | Co-writer |
| "Tell Me" | Somme | Somme | Co-writer | |
| 2017 | "Last Young Renegade" | All Time Low | Last Young Renegade | Producer |
| "Nice2KnoU" | ||||
| "Life of the Party" | ||||
| "Nightmares" | ||||
| "Dark Side of Your Room" | ||||
| Ground Control" (featuring Tegan and Sara) | ||||
| 2016 | "Motion Sickness" | Hands Like Houses | Dissonants | Co-writer |
Albums
edit| Year | Album | Artist(s) | Credited | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Tearoom
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Minke | Producer, writer | [9] |
| 2017 | Last Young Renegade
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All Time Low | Producer | [10] |
All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
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Pvris | Producer | [11] | |
| 2016 | Dissonants
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Hands Like Houses | Engineer | [12] |
| 2015 | Collide
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Colleen D'Agostino | Producer | |
| 2014 | The Wolves
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Colleen D'Agostino | Producer | [13] |
White Noise
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Pvris | Producer | [14] | |
| 2013 | Paris Acoustic EP
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Pvris | Producer | [15] |
Versa
editStudio albums with Versa
editFixed at Zero (2010)
EPs with Versa
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Cities Built on Sand
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| 2008 | Perceptions
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| 2009 | VersaEmerge
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| 2011 | Live Acoustic
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| 2012 | Another Atmosphere Preview
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| 2014 | Neon
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References
edit- ^ "In the summer of 2012". versaemergemusic.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Blake Harnage: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "A bigger sound and big plans for electro-rockers PVRIS - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "PVRIS Went Through Hell To Bring You This Album". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Staff 2016-02-26T20:03:36Z, Guitar World (February 26, 2016). "'Dissonants': 10 Questions with Hands Like Houses". guitarworld. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell by PVRIS, retrieved November 24, 2019
- ^ "Pop punk band All Time Low returns to Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre to meet fans on June 4". NEPA Scene. May 22, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Rawls, Murjani (April 3, 2019). "FEATURE: Minke makes room for her own brand of artistry with 'The Tearoom'". Substream Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ rockyourlyrics (January 16, 2019). "BRITISH MUSICIAN MINKE DEBUTS NEW SINGLE "TOO LATE" | FORTHCOMING 'THE TEAROOM' EP OUT MARCH 8". Rock Your Lyrics. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ Blue, Jeannie (June 7, 2017). "All Time Low – Last Young Renegade (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (June 13, 2017). "Watch PVRIS' video for new single 'What's Wrong'". NME. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Staff 2016-02-26T20:03:36Z, Guitar World (February 26, 2016). "'Dissonants': 10 Questions with Hands Like Houses". guitarworld. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Carson, Alice (February 20, 2014). "With Beating Hearts (Colleen D'Agostino of The Material) - 'The Wolves' EP (Review)". Substream Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ Kraus, Brian (November 14, 2014). "PVRIS - White Noise". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Birmingham Sloss Fest profile: PVRIS". Alabama NewsCenter. July 9, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2019.