Harry Hess (born July 5, 1968) is a Canadian record producer, singer and guitarist best known as the frontman for the Canadian

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. Hess has used his recording studio (Vespa Music Group) to work with many famous acts, which include:

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, Thornley,

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, Rides Again,

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, Ali Slaight,

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, Kalen Porter,

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, Julian Austin,

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, Die Mannequin,

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. In 2021 he was involved in the

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Discography

Blind Vengeance

*''A Taste of Sin'' (1984) *''Blind Vengeance'' (1985)

Harem Scarem

*''

'' (1991) *''

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'' (1993) *'' Voice of Reason'' (1995) *'' Karma Cleansing / Believe'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Weight of the World'' (2002) *'' Higher'' (2003) *'' Overload'' (2005) *''

Human Nature Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or ...

'' (2006) *''

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

'' (2008) *'' Mood Swings II'' (2013) *''

Thirteen Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...

'' (2014) *''

United United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

'' (2017) *''

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'' (2020)

Rubber

*''

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'' (1999) *''

Ultra Feel ''Ultra Feel'' is an album by the Canadian hard rock band Rubber (formerly known as Harem Scarem). Track listing (Canadian edition) Personnel *Harry Hess Harry Hess (born July 5, 1968) is a Canadian record producer, singer and guitarist ...

'' (2001)

Solo

*''Just Another Day'' (2003) *''Living in Yesterday'' (2012)

First Signal

*''First Signal'' (2010) *''One Step Over the Line'' (2016) *''Line of Fire (2019)'' - Close to the edge (2022)

Guest appearances/collaborations

*Doctor Rock & The Wild Bunch – ''Eye of the Hurricane'' (1991) – Vocals *

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– ''Some Girls Do'' (1991) – Background vocals *Doctor Rock & The Wild Bunch – ''Stark Raving Mad'' (1994) – Vocals *T.O. Joker – ''Life Goes On'' (1994) – Engineer, Background vocals *Xntrik – ''Kiss the Cow'' (1994) – Producer *

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– ''13 Live'' (1994) – Engineer, Mixer *Mystery – ''Backwards'' (1995) – Producer (with

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), engineer, Mixer *Lame – ''Ol' Doctor Bomb'' (1996) – Producer (with

) *Midpoint – ''Midpoint'' (1996) – Producer *Ritual – ''Hate'' (1996) – Producer, Mixer *

Dayna Manning Dayna Manning (born April 27, 1978, in Stratford, Ontario) is a Canadian folk and pop singer-songwriter, as well as a producer and sound engineer. As a teenager she released her first album, ''Volume 1,'' on EMI and Nettwerk, with featured musi ...

– ''Volume 1'' (1997) – Engineer, Background vocals *Fall From Grace – ''Within the Savage Garden'' (1997) – Backing vocals *Samad – ''Samad'' (1997) – Lead vocals: Track 2: "Land of Paradise" *Steve Holliday – ''Stark Raving Mad'' (1997) – Producer, Mixer *Xntrik – ''Focus'' (1997) – Producer *Fiore – ''Body Electric'' (1998) – Producer *Fiore – Today Till' Tomorrow (1998) – Producer (with

) *Fiore – ''All I Feel'' (1998) – Producer *Fiore – ''The Best Of'' (1999) – Producer *Naro – ''Press Play'' (2000) – Engineer, Mixer, Keyboards, Vocals *Rafa Martin – ''Corazon De Hierro'' (2000) – Engineer, Backing vocals *Stupid Angel – ''Stupid Angel'' (2000) – Producer (with

), Mixer, Backing vocals *

– '' Sea of No Cares'' (2002) – Engineer, Mixer *John Boswell – ''Stranger in the Mirror'' (2002) – Mixer *

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– ''Raise Your Fist to Metal'' (2003) – Lead vocals: Track 1: "Stay" *

Gary Hughes Gary Hughes (born 5 July 1964) is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten. He has also worked as a producer ...

– ''

Once and Future King Part II ''Once and Future King Part II'' is the fifth studio album released by Gary Hughes. Track listing All songs written by Gary Hughes. # "Kill the King" – 5:51 # "There by the Grace of the Gods (Go I)" – 5:10 # "I Still Love You (I Still Do ...

'' (2003) Lead vocals: Track 12: "Once and Future King" *Maureen Leeson – aka MOE (2003) – Mixer *

Billy Klippert Billy Klippert is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who rose to fame via the first season of Canadian Idol, in which he finished third. Career His self-titled debut album on the Orange Record Label reached 36th spot on Canada's top 100 albums c ...

– Billy Klippert (2004) – Producer, composer, backing vocals *Voices of Rock – ''MMVII'' (2007) – Vocals: Track 6: "Irresistible" *

Liberty N' Justice Liberty N' Justice (LNJ) is a Christian hard rock band started in 1991 by Justin Murr and Patrick Marchand with band mates: Robert Earl Sliger; Angie Beckett; Kim; and James Beckett.The original lineup was dissolved on, mm/dd/yy. In 2002, Murr ...

– ''Light It Up'' (2010) – Vocals: Track 11: "Beautiful Decision" *Shining Line – ''

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'' (2010) – Vocals: Track 2: "Amy" *First Signal – ''First Signal'' (2010) – Lead vocals on all tracks * Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall – ''

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'' (2015) – Lead Vocals: Track 9: "A Heart So Cold"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hess, Harry 1968 births Living people Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Musicians from Oshawa Canadian record producers Canadian songwriters Frontiers Records artists