LOS ANGELES – This guitar is only one of many instruments Harv has come to love and master. The artist, signed with Black Star Music as a producer, has a big job ahead of him, leading Justin Bieber and his band as the music director for the upcoming “Changes” tour.

While Harv had a small-town upbringing, that never stopped him from dreaming big. One of his first main placements was with rap artist Gucci Mane.

“I’m from Kansas so growing up from a small city, like nobody makes it out of your small city, let alone be a part of something that’s really dope, so when I got that placement and just hearing something that I was part of on the radio, was just confirmation of like, you can make it, you can make It in the music industry,” he said.

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And these days he is doing a lot of making. Three songs on Justin Bieber’s latest Changes album are produced by Harv, including Available, At Least for Now, and Forever.

 

But from studio to stage, Harv says his work as music director has definitely brought out the leader in him.

“I always knew that I had like leadership qualities, but once that happened, I was like oh okay you’re really a leader, you can do this, so at first it was kind of hard, but Justin trusted in me and I guess I’m getting the job done, I’m still here,” Harv said.

While rehearsing with the band in Burbank, Harv’s job is to arrange Justin Bieber’s studio album, making it a presentable concert experience. And while that takes a lot of work, it has also created an authentic family bond among band members.

“Before we go out, we sit down and pray, sometimes we sit down and just have conversations and just help each other. Like if you see one of our friends doing bad or feeling bad, we just pull them to the side and have little moments of just faith building with that person,” Harv said.

As he builds up his team, Harv is also currently building up music of his own. He says his style is an eclectic blend of his many experiences. He wants his music to help listeners process emotions of their own.

“I want people to feel something genuine, like when they hear my music, I want them to feel realness, like ‘this is real,’” said Harv.  

And realness is what he shares - from studio, to stage.