Harvey Jay Mason Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, movie producer and current CEO of

The Recording Academy The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy A ...

. He has written and produced songs for artists including Aretha Franklin,

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

Deniece Williams Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler; June 3, 1951) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs " Free", " Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two ''Bil ...

, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Chris Brown,

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, Red Velvet, Kim Jong-hyun,

Taemin Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and ...

and NCT. In addition, he has produced music for television and films, including ''

Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,G ...

'' (with Beyoncé and

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), ''

Sparkle Sparkle may refer to: * Sparkle (catamaran), a catamaran designed by Angus Primrose * Sparkle (drink), a lemon-flavored soft drink * Sparkle, a brand of paper towels owned by Georgia-Pacific * Sparkle Plenty, a character in the ''Dick Tracy'' c ...

'' (with

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...

), ''

Pitch Perfect ''Pitch Perfect'' is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis ...

'' (with Hailee Steinfeld and Anna Kendrick), ''

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'' (with

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and

Tori Kelly Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, and voice actress. She first gained recognition after posting videos on YouTube as a teenager, and made it through to Hollywood week on the ninth season of ''Americ ...

), '' Straight Outta Compton'' (with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube), and ''

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'' (with

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

and

Neyo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...

). He was elected as the chairman of

in June 2019, became its interim president and CEO on January 16, 2020, and then assumed the permanent role of CEO on May 13, 2021.

Biography

Mason Jr. was born into a musical family. His father, jazz drummer

Harvey Mason Sr. Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony fo ...

, and mother Sally Mason, both attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Harvey moved with his family to Los Angeles as a child and followed his father to many recording sessions with such greats as

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

the Brothers Johnson The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B band consisting of American musicians and brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, ...

and Herbie Hancock. Mason Jr. penned his first song at the age of eight for Grover Washington Jr. titled "Love Makes It Better". After attending the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

on a

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scholarship from 1986 to 1990 and playing in the 1988 Final Four, he began working as a songwriter/record producer. Some early work included tracks for British pop artist

Michelle Gayle Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and writer. Gayle had success as a soul and R&B singer in the 1990s, having achieved seven top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart. These include "Sweetness" ...

's album "Sensational" in 1997 and the jazz/soul duo Imprompt2. He co-produced the jazz album "Ratamacue" with his father, Harvey Mason in 1997. In addition, he worked with Mason Sr.'s group

Fourplay Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the ...

and produced the track "Sexual Healing" featuring

El DeBarge Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family group DeBarge. Popular songs led by El DeBarge include " Time Will Reveal", " Who's Hold ...

in 1998. In 1997, Mason Jr. also penned the track "Truthfully" which caught the attention of record producer, Rodney Jerkins. The track was produced for Brandy's 1998 album "Never Say Never". Mason Jr. then worked with Jerkins over the next three years on projects like "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child, "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, "He Wasn't Man Enough" by

Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won ...

and on the album

Invincible Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane ...

The Underdogs

In 2000, Mason Jr. co-wrote the track "I Like Them Girls" with Damon Thomas for Tyrese's album "2000 Watts". The success of that song led to a partnership and the formation of Underdog Entertainment. The Underdogs produced R&B and pop hits like "How You Gonna Act Like That" by Tyrese, "Gots Ta Be" by

B2K B2K (Boys of the New Millennium) was an American boy band that was active from 1998 to 2004, and again from 2018 to 2019. In 1998, the group was formed by American dance choreographer Dave Scott and Interscope A&R Keshia Gamble. The members ...

, "O" by

Omarion Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K. The group achieved success in the e ...

, "More To Life" by

Stacie Orrico Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress. After signing to ForeFront Records, Orrico recorded her first album, '' Genuine'' (2000), which sold 13,000 units in its first week of release. Af ...

, "Sorry 2004" by

Ruben Studdard Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American singer and actor. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of ''American Idol'' and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his recording of ...

, and "

No Air "No Air" is a song by American singers Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. The song was written by James Fauntleroy II, Harvey Mason Jr., Steve Russell, Erik Griggs and Damon Thomas. It was released in the United States on February 11, 2008, and serv ...

" by

Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks-Thomas (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debu ...

and Chris Brown. In 2001, he collaborated with British designer and former member of the Spice Girls

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on her debut album including tracks like "Girlfriend" and some B-sides. In 2004, The Underdogs signed a label deal through BMG under Clive Davis and created Underdog Music Publishing, a joint venture with Rondor/ Universal Music. In 2006, The Underdogs produced the soundtrack to the motion picture "

" which won the Critic's Choice Award in 2007 for best movie soundtrack. After a three-year hiatus, The Underdogs reunited in 2011 to produce "Up 2 You" for Chris Brown's album " ''F.A.M.E.''". The Underdogs wrote and produced the song "

The Living Proof "The Living Proof" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige for the soundtrack of the 2011 film '' The Help''. The song was later included on her tenth studio album '' My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)'' (2011). Blige compo ...

" performed by

for the movie "

The Help ''The Help'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett and published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s. A ''USA To ...

". The Underdogs wrote and produced the second single from Chris Brown's album Fortune titled " Turn Up the Music". In 2012 The Underdogs produced the vocals for the film ''

'', starring Anna Kendrick and

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. In 2014, they produced South Korean girl group Girls' Generation's hit " Mr. Mr." & its labelmate

Exo Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...

's "Overdose", as well as the music for biopic " Get on Up" about the life of James Brown. In 2015, The Underdogs produced the music for the sequel to the moderately successful "

" movie, " Pitch Perfect 2" and the highly acclaimed film " Straight Outta Compton" about the rap group

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Harvey Mason Media

Mason Jr. formed his independent company Harvey Mason Media in 2008. It encompasses his film and record productions, music publishing, and website ventures. Record productions include the 2008 releases of Chris Brown, "Superhuman" from the album Exclusive, Britney Spears', "Mannequin" from the album

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and

's, "You Pulled Me Through" from her self-titled debut album. He produced the title track " I Look To You" along with

Tricky Stewart Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. In a career spanning over 30 years, Stewart has won 5 Grammys and is responsible for over 50 million rec ...

and the cover of "Song for You" along with Stargate for Whitney Houston's 2009 album " I Look To You". In 2010, Mason Jr. produced the updated version of " One Shining Moment" featuring

for CBS Sports to be featured during the Final Four. Mason Jr. produced and worked as A&R on

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. In 2011, Mason Jr. produced the first single " Where You At" along with

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for

's album "

I Remember Me ''I Remember Me'' (2000) is a biographical documentary about chronic fatigue syndrome, filmed in the United States by Kim A. Snyder. The film attempts to show just how devastating the illness can be to afflicted persons. Snyder's travels are chr ...

" Harvey Mason Media produced the feature film More than a Game in 2008. The movie documents the rise of

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and his high school teammates from their early AAU basketball days to the high school national championship stage. The film premiered at the

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in 2008, where it won first runner up to best film, "

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Pa ...

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distributed the film, which was released during the fall of 2009. Harvey Mason Media and Interscope Records distributed the soundtrack album titled "

Music Inspired by More Than a Game ''Music Inspired by More than a Game'' is the official soundtrack album name for music taken from and inspired by the documentary film '' More than a Game''. The film is centered on the life of LeBron James and was released in October 2009. The ...

". More than a Game was nominated for best documentary at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards. Mason Jr. appeared on the 2011 season of

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

as a mentor/producer, working with

Pia Toscano Pia Toscano (born October 14, 1988) is an American singer. Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of ''American Idol''. In 2016, she released the EP ''Belong''. Her debut album ''I'm Good'' was released on October 14, 2022. Early life Toscano ...

and

Jacob Lusk The tenth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on January 19, 2011, and concluded on May 25, 2011, on the Fox television network. The show underwent a multitude of changes from the ninth season, including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as the execu ...

and worked as a mentor/producer on the 2013 season of ''

The X Factor USA ''The X Factor'' is an American reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv, a partnership between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, which aired on Fox. Based on t ...

''. He has also made numerous appearances on the reality series Braxton Family Values on the

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network starring

and

Tamar Braxton Tamar Estine Braxton (born March 17, 1977) is an American singer and television personality. Braxton began her career in 1990 as a founding member of The Braxtons, an R&B singing group formed with her sisters. The Braxtons released their debut ...

. In 2012, Mason Jr. was the last producer to work with

when he produced the songs "

His Eye Is on the Sparrow "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" is a gospel hymn written in 1905 by lyricist Civilla D. Martin and composer Charles H. Gabriel. It is most associated with actress-singer Ethel Waters who used the title for her autobiography. Mahalia Jackson's recordi ...

" and " Celebrate" for the movie

. Following the success of Pitch Perfect 2, Get On Up, and Straight Outta Compton, Harvey served as music producer for the

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broadcast of

which aired on December 3, 2015, and he produced over 50 songs for the animated musical

SING Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

from

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which was released on December 3, 2016.

received two Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song for the song "

Faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as " belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people ofte ...

". In 2017, Mason Jr. served as executive music producer for

Pitch Perfect 3 ''Pitch Perfect 3'' is a 2017 American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon and Mike White. A sequel to ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015) and the third and final installment in the ''Pitch Perfect'' franchise, the film f ...

– the final installment of the blockbuster Universal Pictures franchise, as well as the musical reworking of the 1980s classic Valley Girl (film) for

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and

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's Unsolved, a scripted true crime series based on the murder investigations of

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...

and Notorious B.I.G. He also served as composer and executive music producer on director Anthony Mandler's feature debut Monster which was nominated for the 2018 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. In March 2018, '' Billboard'' announced that Harvey Mason Jr. joined the advisory board of Tunedly, an online recording studio for songwriters. Most recently, Mason Jr. produced the music for

's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert! which aired on April 1, 2018, and ''

Bad Times at the El Royale ''Bad Times at the El Royale'' is a 2018 American neo-noir thriller film written, directed, and produced by Drew Goddard. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pull ...

'' for

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directed by

Drew Goddard Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Alias'', and ''Lost''. After moving into screenwriting in fi ...

Hundredup

In 2018, Mason Jr. founded and launched Hundredup, a record label, publishing company, and marketing company. The company's roster of artists includes: * Brezy * Matt Easton * Caleon Fox *

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Recording Academy

Harvey Mason Jr is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of

, having assumed the role on May 13, 2021.

Grammy Foundation

Mason Jr. was elected to the board of the directors for the Los Angeles chapter of

(National Academy of Record Arts and Sciences) in 2007 and the National Board of Trustees in 2009. He has participated in Grammy Foundation events including Grammy in the Schools, Grammy Camp and the Music Cares Foundation. Mason Jr. is the Chairperson of the National Advocacy Committee and Executive Co-chair of the Producers and Engineers Wing.

Basketball

Mason Jr. played basketball throughout high school and college. As a guard on the

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team in

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he was selected to the All-CIF (

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) team in 1984, 1985 and 1986. He received a full-scholarship to the

and played for Hall of Fame coach,

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. Mason Jr.'s teams won the Pac-10 title in 1988, 1989 and 1990 and played in the Final Four in 1988. Notable teammates include Steve Kerr (

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(

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(

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(

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) and Kenny Lofton (Major League Baseball six time all-star). Multiple knee surgeries sidelined Mason Jr.'s hope of a continuing basketball career. Most recently he has played in the NBA Entertainment League where he has been consistently selected to the all-star team. Mason Jr. serves on the National Leadership Council and the Board of Trustees for the

Songwriting and music production highlights

*50 Cent featuring Brevi – "Be My Bitch" *Avant (singer), Avant – "4 Minutes", "When It Hurts" *Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Babyface – "Cant Stop Now", "Loneliness" *Backstreet Boys – "Rush Over Me" *BoA – "One Shot, Two Shot, CAMO" *Bob James (musician), Bob James – "Fly By" *Justin Bieber – "Catching Feelings" *East 17, E-17 – "I Miss You", "I'm Here For You" *

– "Girlfriend", "Always Be My Baby" * Beyoncé – "Listen (Beyoncé Knowles song), Listen" *Jack Black & Cee Lo Green, Cee-Lo – "Kung Fu Fighting" *Brandy Norwood, Brandy – "Truthfully" *

– "Gots Ta Be" *B5 (band), B5 – "All Over Again, "What It Do", "Things I Would Do" *Dane Bowers – "Shut Up And Forget About It" *

– "All The Way Home" *

– "He Wasn't Man Enough", "I Wanna Be (Your Baby)", "I Hate You", "Finally", "Hands Tied", "Hero", "Why Don't You Love Me", "Stay" * Chris Brown – "Ya Man Ain't Me", "Young Love", "Is This Love", "Take You Down", "Help Me", "Get At'Cha", "Nothin", "Lottery", "Superhuman", "Heart Ain't A Brain", Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song), Turn Up The Music, "Free Run" *Kelly Clarkson – "Thankful", "You Thought Wrong" *Javier Colon, Javier – "Beautiful U R", "Biggest Mistake", "Slow Motion" *Deborah Cox – "If I Had One Wish", "U Need To Quit" *Craig David – "Take 'Em Off", "My Love Don't Stop" *Dream (American group), Dream – "That's OK", "Promise Me" *

– Movie Soundtrack *Exo (band), EXO – "Overdose (EP), Overdose", "Overdose (EP), Moonlight", "The War (album), Diamond", "Don't Mess Up My Tempo, Sign", "Don't Mess Up My Tempo, 24/7" *Exo-CBX, EXO-CBX – Blooming Days, Vroom Vroom *Kim Jong-hyun (singer), Jonghyun — "Hallelujah" *Fantasia Barrino, Fantasia – "Ain't Gonna Beg", "This Is Me", "Always on My Mind" *Fifth Harmony – "Sledgehammer (Fifth Harmony song), Sledgehammer" *

– "Sexual Healing", "Love TKO" (featuring Ruben Studdard) * Aretha Franklin featuring Fantasia Barrino, Fantasia – "Put You Up on Game" * Aretha Franklin featuring

– "Never Gonna Break My Faith" *Ginuwine – "Good For Nothing", "Please You" * Girls' Generation – "Mr.Mr. (EP), Mr.Mr." *

– " I Look To You", "Song For You" *

– "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Love You I Do", " Where You At", "If This Isn't Love", "My Heart", "You Pulled Me Through", "Invisible" *R.L. Huggar – "Good Man", "Model Chick" *Human Nature (band), Human Nature – ''The Christmas Album (Human Nature album), The Christmas Album'', "Christmas Without You" *Tiffany Hwang – "Heartbreak Hotel" *Lyfe Jennings – "Cops Up" *Joe (singer), Joe – "Ain't Nothin' Like Me", "Priceless", "Beautiful" *JoJo (singer), JoJo – "Baby It's You (JoJo song), Baby, It's You", "Never Say Goodbye" *Donell Jones – "Ooh Na Na", "Cuttin Me Off" *K-Ci & JoJo – "Love Me Carefully" *Tynisha Keli – "Walls Up" *Dave Koz – "Whisper in Your Ear" *John Legend – "Fall From Grace" *Leona Lewis – "I Know Who I Am" *Luke and Q – "My Turn" *Mario (entertainer), Mario – "What Your Name Is", "Holla Back", "Could U Be", "How Could You (Mario song), How Could You", "I'm The One", "If I Hurt You" *Marques Houston – "Naked (Marques Houston song), Naked", "Always & Forever" *

– "Never Gonna Break My Faith", "Living Proof" *Jessica Mauboy – "Fight For You", "Here For Me" *Brian McKnight – "Shoulda Woulda Coulda", "Played Yourself", "Stay Or Let It Go" *Katharine McPhee – "Do What You Do" *Mishon Ratliff, Mishon – "Text Me", "Life Guard", "Just A Kiss" *Monica (entertainer), Monica – "Sideline Ho", "My Everything" *Musiq Soulchild – "Today" *NCT (band), NCT – "Faded In My Last Song" *NCT 127 – "Limitless (NCT 127 EP), Limitless", "Neo Zone, Sit Down!", "Neo Zone, White Night" *NLT (band), NLT – "That Girl" *Nina Girado, Nina – "What If" *Olivia (singer), Olivia – "You Got The Damn Thing" *

– "O", "Midnight", "Im Try'na" *

– "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", "I Promise" *Produce 101 (season 2), Produce 101 (Season 2) – "Hands On Me" *Calvin Richardson – "Not Like This" *Shinee, SHINee – "Symptoms (song), Symptoms", "1 of 1 (Shinee album), Lipstick", "1 and 1 (SHINee album), Rescue" *

– "

" – featuring Chris Brown, "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" * Britney Spears – "Mannequin" * Spice Girls – "Let Love Lead The Way" *

– "Sorry 2004", "Change Me (Ruben Studdard song), Change Me", "Get Loose", "Love TKO" (Fourplay) *Taeyang – "I Will" *Tank (American singer), Tank – "Please Don't Go", "My Body", My Heart", "Wedding Song", "If You Dream", "Sex Music", "Beautiful", "You Mean That Much", "Your My Star" * Justin Timberlake – "Still on My Brain" *TGT (group), TGT – "No Fun, "I Need", "Weekend Love", "Explode", "Our House" *TVXQ! - "Rise as God, Apology” *Tyrese Gibson, Tyrese – "I Like Them Girls", "How You Gonna Act Like That", "One", "I Ain't Tryna", "Better To Know", "Come Back To Me Shawty", "With Me" *J. Valentine – "She's Worth The Trouble", "Wassup", "Heartbreak" *Luther Vandross – "If I Was The One" *Luther Vandross and Elton John – "Anyone Who Had A Heart" * Red Velvet – "RBB (EP), Butterflies", “The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm, Rainbow Halo” *Charlie Wilson (musician), Charlie Wilson – "What If I'm The One", "Homeless", "Can't Live Without You" *Elliott Yamin – "Doorway", "Always" *Ya Boy – "We Ready" (from "More Than A Game" soundtrack) *Jackson Yi – "Nothing to Lose" *Jane Zhang – "Pull Me Up"

References

External links

Harvey Mason MediaUnderdog EntertainmentHarvey Mason Sr.More Than A GameFrench Underdogs Interview on SoulRnB.com
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