Harry Hess
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Harry Hess is a Canadian record producer
, singer and guitarist
best known as the former frontman for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem
.
Since leaving Harem Scarem
, Hess has used his recording studio (Vespa Music Group) to work with many famous acts, which include:
Cancer Bats
, Billy Talent
, Muse
, Three Days Grace
, Thornley
, My Darkest Days
, Rides Again
, Simple Plan
, Ali Slaight
, Our Lady Peace
, Kalen Porter, Ryan Malcolm
, Sarah Harmer
, Julian Austin
, Nikki Kerkhof
, Great Big Sea
, Blue Rodeo
, Dean Delannoit
, Die Mannequin
, Dragonette
, Finger 11, RyanDan
, Natalia Druyts
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, singer and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
best known as the former frontman for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem were a Canadian melodic rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008...
.
Since leaving Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem were a Canadian melodic rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008...
, Hess has used his recording studio (Vespa Music Group) to work with many famous acts, which include:
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...
, Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Billy Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk ....
, Muse
Muse (band)
Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
, Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...
, Thornley
Thornley (band)
Thornley is a Canadian post-grunge/hard rock band formed by Ian Thornley in 2002. The band was started when Ian Thornley returned to Toronto after the breakup of his earlier band, Big Wreck. With the help of Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, Thornley signed on to Kroeger's 604 Records...
, My Darkest Days
My Darkest Days
My Darkest Days is a Canadian rock band based in Toronto, consisting of lead singer Matt Walst, lead guitarist Sal Costa, Bassist Brendan McMillan, Drummer Doug Oliver, and keyboardist Reid Henry...
, Rides Again
Rides Again (band)
Hollowick is a Canadian rock band from Oshawa, Ontario, formerly called Rides Again. It is composed of lead singer and guitarist Nathan Peyton, bassist and brother background vocalist Chad Peyton, lead guitarist Luke LeDoux, and drummer Frank Goerz. Their first full-length album, Into Existence,...
, Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
, Ali Slaight
Ali Slaight
Ali Slaight is a Canadian singer-songwriter signed to Universal Music Canada. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario where she performed in bands and musical theatre beginning at the age of 11...
, Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
, Kalen Porter, Ryan Malcolm
Ryan Malcolm
Ryan Michael Malcolm is a Canadian singer best known as the winner of the first season of Canadian Idol....
, Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist.-Biography:Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the well-known Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she...
, Julian Austin
Julian Austin (musician)
Julian Austin, born August 24, 1963 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses"...
, Nikki Kerkhof
Nikki Kerkhof
Nikki Kerkhof is a singer and the winner of the fourth series of Idols the Dutch variant on Pop Idol...
, Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
, Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987...
, Dean Delannoit
Dean Delannoit
Dean Delannoit is the winner of Idool 2007, the Belgian version of Pop Idol. His first album, So Many Ways, released in 2007, spent 11 weeks in the #1 spot in the Belgian charts.- Songs Performed on Idool 2007:...
, Die Mannequin
Die Mannequin
Die Mannequin is a punk rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are fronted by 23-year-old guitar player and singer Care Failure . They played the "Next Big Thing" Stage at Edgefest 1 in 2006, have toured across Eastern Canada several times on their own as well as opening for Buckcherry on...
, Dragonette
Dragonette
Dragonette is a Canadian electropop group active since 2005. Dragonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer....
, Finger 11, RyanDan
RyanDan
RyanDan is a Canadian musical, songwriting and producing duo, consisting of identical twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky, whose music is a mix of pop, opera, and classical....
, Natalia Druyts
Harem Scarem
- Harem ScaremHarem Scarem (album)Harem Scarem is the 1991 self-titled debut album by the Canadian hard rock band of the same name. Music videos were shot for the songs; "Slowly Slipping Away", "Honestly", and "With a Little Love"...
(1991) - Mood Swings (1993)
- Voice of Reason (1995)
- Karma CleansingKarma CleansingKarma Cleansing is a 1997 album by the Canadian Hard rock band Harem Scarem. The album was released as Believe in Japan with the songs "Cages" and "The Mirror" being replaced with "Staying Away" and "Baby With a Nail Gun"...
(1997) - Big Bang TheoryBig Bang Theory (Harem Scarem album)- Track listing :-Band members:*Harry Hess – lead vocals, guitar, producer.*Pete Lesperance – lead guitar, backing vocals, producer.*Barry Donaghy – bass, backing vocals.*Darren Smith – drums, backing vocals....
(1998) - Weight of the World (2002)
- HigherHigher (Harem Scarem album)- Track listing :-Band members:*Harry Hess - lead vocals, guitar, producer.*Pete Lesperance - lead guitar, backing vocals.*Barry Donaghy - bass, backing vocals.*Creighton Doane - drums, backing vocals....
(2003) - OverloadOverload (Harem Scarem album)-Band:*Harry Hess - lead vocals, guitar, producer.*Pete Lesperance - lead guitar, backing vocals, producer.*Barry Donaghy - bass, backing vocals.*Creighton Doane - drums, backing vocals....
(2005) - Human NatureHuman Nature (Harem Scarem album)- Track listing :-Band:*Harry Hess - lead vocals, guitar, producer.*Pete Lesperance - lead guitar, backing vocals, producer.*Barry Donaghy - bass, backing vocals.*Creighton Doane - drums, backing vocals.-Release history:...
(2006) - HopeHope (Harem Scarem album)Hope is a 2008 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. This is the bands twelfth and final studio album. The European version of the album contains an acoustic version of "Higher", which was originally from their 2003 album of the same name....
(2008)
Guest appearances/collaborations
- Doctor Rock & The Wild Bunch - Eye of the Hurricane (1991) - Vocals
- Lee AaronLee AaronLee Aaron , is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".- Background :...
- 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
- Honeymoon SuiteHoneymoon Suite (band)Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.-Band history:...
- 13 Live (1994) - Engineer, Mixer - Mystery - Backwards (1995) - Producer (with Pete LesperancePete LesperancePete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the former lead guitarist for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
), Engineer, Mixer - Lame - Ol' Doctor Bomb (1996) - Producer (with Pete LesperancePete LesperancePete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the former lead guitarist for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
) - Midpoint - Midpoint (1996) - Producer
- Ritual - Hate (1996) - Producer, Mixer
- Dayna ManningDayna ManningDayna Manning is a Canadian folk and pop singer-songwriter. Manning has released three albums since her debut in 1997.-Biography:Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, to David Manning, a music teacher, and Darlene Manning...
- Volume 1 (1997) - Engineer, Background vocals - Fall From Grace - Within the Savage Garden (1997) - Backing vocals
- Samad - Samad (1997) - Lead vocals: Track 02: "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 Pete LesperancePete LesperancePete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the former lead guitarist for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
) - 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 Pete LesperancePete LesperancePete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the former lead guitarist for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
), Mixer, Backing vocals - Great Big SeaGreat Big SeaGreat Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
- Sea of No CaresSea of No CaresSea of No Cares is an album of recorded music by Great Big Sea, released on February 19, 2002 in Canada and on February 26 in the United States...
(2002) - Engineer, Mixer - John Boswell - Stranger in the Mirror (2002) - Mixer
- FrostJack Frost (musician)Jack Frost is the guitarist/founder of the heavy metal band Seven Witches and also a part of The Bronx Casket Company. Frost is also known for playing guitar on Savatage's tour in support of Poets and Madmen in 2001 and 2002 before being dismissed from the band for unspecified reasons...
- Raise Your Fist to Metal (2003) - Lead vocals: Track 01: "Stay" - Gary HughesGary HughesGary Hughes 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...
- Once and Future King Part IIOnce and Future King Part II-Track listing:All songs written by Gary Hughes.# "Kill the King" – 5:51# "There by the Grace of the Gods " – 5:10# "I Still Love You " – 4:06# "Oceans of Tears" – 4:30# "Rise from the Shadows" – 3:44# "Believe Enough to Fight" – 5:02...
(2003) Lead vocals: Track 12: "Once And Future King" - Maureen Leeson - aka MOE (2003) - Mixer
- Billy KlippertBilly KlippertBilly Klippert is a Canadian rock singer/songwriter who rose to fame via the first season of Canadian Idol, in which he finished 3rd.-Career:His self-titled debut album on the Orange Record Label reached 36th spot on Canada's top 100 albums chart in July 2004. His second album Naked & The Simple...
- Billy Klippert (2004) - Producer, composer, backing vocals - Voices of Rock - MMVII (2007) - Vocals: Track 6: "Irresistible"
- Liberty N' JusticeLiberty N' JusticeLiberty N' Justice is a Christian hard rock band started in 1991 by Justin Murr and Patrick Marchand. In 2002, Murr continued with the Liberty N' Justice name, contacting several well-known artists to join him in creating the new album Welcome to the Revolution...
- Light It Up (2010) - Vocals: Track 11: "Beautiful Decision" - Shining Line - Shining LineShining LineShining Line is the collaboration between the italian musicians Pierpaolo "Zorro 11" Monti and Amos Monti , and guest stars such as Erik Martensson, Robin Beck, Harry Hess, Mikael Erlandsson, Michael Voss and Michael Bormann, as lead vocalist, and Vinny Burns as lead guitarist.-Track...
(2010) - Vocals: Track 2: "Amy" - First Signal - First Signal (2010) - Lead vocals on all tracks