Biography
Over the years Billy Harvey has been playing his own brand of Post Modern Pop, working not only as a songwriter but also as a
producer (Charlie Mars, Bob Schneider, Slaid Cleaves, and Steve Poltz are among his credits). A prolific writer, he has been the
recipient of the International Songwriters Award for Best Rock Song “Frozen Through”, and broke into the Top 100 on the CMJ
Charts with his 2007 release "Bearsick". The caffeine-addled do-it-yourselfer has also been quietly directing, animating, and editing
the accompanying music videos to his records.
In February of last year Billy shot and directed a documentary film entitled “EVERYWHERE NOW". Filmed entirely on his laptop
camera Harvey intimately chronicles a 7000 plus mile tour in a car powered by waste vegetable oil. From crossing the continental
divide on a sheet of ice to digging through oil dumpsters in the freezing cold, what follows is a near epic journey of endurance and
self-discovery that is both beautiful and at times harrowing.
2009 brings with it the release of Billy’s new album "The Everlasting War". Harvey has clearly out done himself this time around.
This record teems with raw emotion and heartfelt sentiment so succinct it is impossible not to be affected by it. Harvey has a unique
way of taking even the darkest of horizons and implanting the tiniest little sun so that the listener is sure to walk away with the hope
of a new day. This record plays like a love letter. To a girl, to himself, ultimately to us as we are invited to participate in the clear
honesty of his words. Standout tracks include “Let This Be The Day”, “One Mississippi”, and “Desperation Mambo”.
Billy's website has won various media and internet awards including the Interactive Design Award at South By Southwest and the
Flash Forward award in NYC. Please visit it here…www.billyharvey.com.
Instrumentation
Discography
EP "More Happy Than Sad" 2002
LP "Toast" 2003
LP "Pie" 2005
LP "Bearsick" 2007
LP “Grow Garden Grow” 2008
DVD “Everywhere Now” 2008
LP “The Everlasting War” 2009
Links
| http://www.billyharvey.com |