I’m Harper James, a record producer and mixing engineer.

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A little bit about my work

Records I’ve produced, mixed and written have collectively over 50 million streams on Spotify. I’ve worked with indie artists as well as major label artists (Island, Atlantic, UMG). My focus is on helping artists find their authentic sound.

I am also one half of the band Eighty Ninety. The band’s first single "Three Thirty" charted #2 on Spotify's Global Viral playlist and #23 on the Billboard velocity chart. We had the incredible fortune to witness Taylor Swift hand pick our follow up single “Your Favorite Song” for her official Spotify playlist “Songs Taylor Loves.” (Side note to Swifties: it was track 13).

I have played guitar and engineered on records by James Bay, Marshmellow, Mimi Webb and Ben Platt. Had the pleasure of mixing a live version of James Bay’s (+ Mashmellow and Alesso) song “Chasing Stars, and playing electric guitars on John Legend’s song “I Don’t Love You Like I Used To.”

Fav indie projects include Eighty Ninety, Groupthink, Su Lee, Middle Youth (my solo project), Chloe Berry, Frawley, Bell the Band, Cade Hoppe, Maddie Regent, Aaron Taos, Sorcha Richardson and Stevie Wolf. (Many included in reel below).

In the indie world my productions, mixes and songs have been featured on over a dozen Spotify New Music Friday playlists as well as official Spotify playlists: Global Viral Chart, US Viral Chart, Canadian Viral Chart, Pop Rising, Viral Hits, Soda, Fresh Finds, Indie Pop, Anit-Pop (#2) Chill Vibes, Weekly Buzz, Relax & Unwind, Mood Booster, Indie Acoustic, Night Pop, MTV Radar and more. Press features of my work include Billboard, Ones To Watch, NME, Galore, Glamor, People Magazine, LadyGunn, Indie Shuffle and FADER. Specific details on each production, mix and artist can be found below in my reel.

A little bit about me

I live in Brooklyn, NY and have a mixing and production room at Degraw Sound, a recording studio on the edge of Park Slope. Below you can see my reel with descriptions and credits.

(if you want to just skip to listening to a playlist of my productions you can find that HERE)

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Eighty Ninety (“Your Favorite Song” hand picked by Taylor Swift for her official Spotify Playlist “Songs Taylor Loves.” “Three Thirty” reached #2 on the Global Viral Spotify Chart and #23 on Billboard’s Velocity Chart. Recent single “Know Me” on Spotify’s ‘Modern Soft Pop and ‘Hangin’ Out and Relaxing. Followed up by “Better as Friends,” which was included in Spotify’s popular indie pop playlist “Soda.” Co-produced with Gian Stone (Justin Bieber, Maroon 5) Check out our Ones to Watch Tour Diary http://hard8workinggroup.com/eighty-ninety-tour-diary-feature-on-ones-to-watch/

Groupthink. “Gray” #2 on Spotify’s Anti Pop Playlist. (PW)

Frawley. “Knocking On My Heart.’ 1 Million+ and Spotify New Music Friday (Main playlist). [Warner Chappell. Friends at Work mgmt] Mix, Vocal Produce.

Su Lee is an absolute legend check her out. Both tracks off LP Messy Sexy (PEW)

Madde Regent. Spotify Ruining placed on “It’s a Pop” Editorial playlist. (Mix additional Production).

Ronnie Watts. W!ZARD Talent (Universal Music Group). (PEM). “You Said” 500k streams, featured on Editorial Playlist Alone Again (3M followers) .

Chloe Berry. Indie artist extraordinaire, Spotify fresh finds featured artist. Co-Prod & Mix songs to left.

Jo Mackenzie Premier of Tourist EP and artist interview by Live Nation’s Ones to Watch. Co-Prod & Mix

Cade Hoppe (PEM) Live Nation’s Ones to Watch playlist 2x

John Legend. Electric/ Atmospheric Guitars.

James Bay, Marshemello, Alesso. Chasing Stars. Additional guitars, engineering.

James Bay, Marshmello Alesso. Live Acoustic Version of Chasing Stars. Mix.

Ben Platt “Imagine -acoustic version” All Guitars (electric&acoustic), Engineering. [Atlantic] “Leave My Mind” and “Dance with You - Guitar, Engineering.

Aaron Taos ("These Days", synced on E!'s The Royals. 800,000+ streams)(PE)

Bell The Band. Self Titled EP. 600,000 + streams. Cover photo of ‘Women of Fresh Finds’ playlist) (PEM/ Guitar). Joined Mister Wives on their national tour shortly after the EP was released. Noisey premier https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mg9van/hear-bell-the-bands-soft-folksy-debut-ep

Stevie Wolf ("Who” as well as follow up single “Low” both added to Spotify New Music Friday US. 550,00+ streams) (PE). Check out his Billboard feature https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8232742/stevie-wolf-interview.

Middle Youth. My solo project.

Common Jack (The Orchard. “Canyons in the Dark” EP 1M + Streams. The Orchard). Recent singles “Fresh,” “I Don’t Mind” and “Still Awake” both featured on the cover of Tidal’s Folk Rising editorial playlist and “I Don’t Mind” featured on Apple Music’s ‘Breaking Singer/Songwriter’ editorial playlist (PEM/ additional Inst & guitars)

Jay Miners “Real Love”(PEM). Brand new Queens-based indie artist. Spotify Fresh Finds main playlist add. Another add to Fresh Finds Indie. My favorite kind of success story for a well deserving up and comer.

Sorcha Richardson “Petrol Station” (breakout single, 3 million streams)(co-mix)

AMFM. (PEM) New Jersey Indie Rock Band. Music Featured on Fresh Finds Six Strings.

Cody Lovaas. Black Box. (“Lie” remix. Occasionally I do remixing for artists. Or de-mixing as it may be.) (150,000+ streams) (remix).

Hasan Malik “So High” (PEM). Universal Music MENA. Spotify New Music Friday Gulf playlist add. 40,000 + streams.

MIX REEL:

Vast majority of my productions listed above, I also mixed. Some get sent off to friends I trust. For those wanting to hear a select list of songs I mixed: here is a partial mix reel.

My Insta feed. Follow me here and check out my highlights or IGTV to get to know me better.

Session ends were sad. @amfmtheband song out tmrw

Prod David / amfm
Mix me

Congrats on the record @thejomackenzie Tb to that time we did a track in nyc - swipe

Now it’s Nothing co-produce mix
Radiator co-mix

The rest is Jo !

Not everyday day do I get to make something which such talented people where the process is so incredibly effortless! These people are badass “Darling” out now

Some of the press on this ones got me double taking. Thanks to these kind journalists for supporting artists that do the heavy lifting of making stuff - you people rule.

We’re working hard on this stuff and it’s slowly paying off. That’s how it goes! @cade.hoppe x @earmilk

Did some atmospheric guitar on the new @mimiiiwebb Thanks to maestro @gianstone for producing this gem and letting me throw down on it. You are awesome.

Thanks for the glowing review and well-taken but spill-my-coffee comparison to @jackantonoff. @sam_sumpta -the genius behind @bandsdobk - is one of the kindest people most earnest music supporters and best music journalists I know. Honored by the tho

EP #2. Everything That’s Wrong With You. Out everywhere. Had some viral moments leading up to this - I predict big things. But regardless thanks cade for letting me make some actual art with you. Here’s to the next phase!!

Prod Me and Ca

Thanks Mary and @aurallyrecords x @the_orchard_ for signing on for the next @middle.youth EP! Mary is the genius behind @producedbyagirl and many other awesome musical ventures and she’s come on as a huge supporter recently so excited to be goi

Abner and I have been working on this record forever. It’s called “The Night Sky.” I would be failing myself if I didn’t celebrate the time spent with the people I love making stuff I care about ; and one of the great achievem

Over You by the epic @daimylotus out. Written with her and @narayan_music my new best friends. (some additional prod & guitar by me as well). We’re gonna do more stuff too. Stoked!

Services- contact me here for a much more in depth rundown of approaches to working together as well as estimates.

Production - In-studio collaboration & live streaming and remote work will allow us to craft the perfect process for your project. This is what I do, let’s chop it up.

Mix - A professional, release ready mix at a competitive price. Songs I have mixed have more than 20 million streams on Spotify and have been featured on dozens of official Spotify New Music Friday, Viral Chart playlists and in publications including Fader and Billboard as well as on on Taylor Swift’s hand-picked official Spotify playlist “Songs Taylor Loves.”

Guitar - Session guitar work/could fall under. Credits Eighty Ninety and Ben Platt.

I talk about stuff that comes up when you have a life in music. Podcast here. Recent episode below.