Harris grew up in the U.S. and Germany. Both of his parents were in the U.S. Army. He graduated high school from The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Missouri, and then attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he wrestled, played football, and DJed at local radio stations WPPR and WQHS FM. After graduating with degrees in Economics and Strategic Management, he moved to New York City in 2000 with college roommate John Legend. While working in venture capital, he began working part-time assisting and serving as A&R at the production company G.O.O.D. Music (then called Konman Productions). Harris eventually signed Legend to the label in 2003 and managed his project. Harris then earned an MBA degree from Columbia Business School.
Harris also co-wrote the tracks "Lullaby" and "Let's Go" with Britney Spears and Tom Craskey. The song appeared on the demo version of Britney's album Blackout.
In 2008, Harris collaborated with John Legend on "If You're Out There" which appears in John Legend's third studio album Evolver. The song was used as Barack Obama's campaign theme song and was performed at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Technologyedit
In 2010, Harris created an interactive music video, "Attack of the 5 foot Hipster",[2] by U.S. band Riot In Paris, which debuted on UniverseCity blog and was noted as the first interactive choose-your-own-adventure music video in the U.S. After graduating from Columbia Business School in 2011, Harris started his career in technology by teaching himself to code and launched Red Ochre Inc. in 2014. Soon after, he would become a Senior Product Manager at Vimeo.
In 2020, Harris launched Adventr, an interactive streaming platform.[3] In September 2021, Adventr became a finalist in the 2021 TechCrunch Disrupt Conference and announced its patent on voice-controlled interactive media.[4]
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DeVon Devo Harris born December 9 1977 also known as Devo Springsteen is an American record producer songwriter and DJ 1 The cousin of American rapper Kanye West Harris discovered and led American singer John Legend to sign with West s label GOOD Music in 2003 Harris extensively contributed to Legend s debut Get Lifted 2004 and subsequent albums along with releases for other artists including Nas Britney Spears Aretha Franklin Ol Dirty Bastard and the Last Poets For his production on West s 2005 single Diamonds from Sierra Leone Harris won the Best Rap Song honor at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards Devo HarrisHarris in 2023Background informationBirth nameDeVon HarrisBorn 1977 12 09 December 9 1977 age 46 OriginColumbus Georgia U S GenresR amp Bhip hoppopOccupation s Record producersongwriterdisc jockeyYears active1994 presentLabelsAstor PlaceGOODGeffen After earning his a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School in 2011 Harris has since shifted focus onto technology and media proprietorship Contents 1 Biography 2 Music 3 Technology 4 Discography 4 1 Singles 4 2 Mixtapes 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksBiography editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Devo Harris news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Harris grew up in the U S and Germany Both of his parents were in the U S Army He graduated high school from The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City Missouri and then attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania At Penn he wrestled played football and DJed at local radio stations WPPR and WQHS FM After graduating with degrees in Economics and Strategic Management he moved to New York City in 2000 with college roommate John Legend While working in venture capital he began working part time assisting and serving as A amp R at the production company G O O D Music then called Konman Productions Harris eventually signed Legend to the label in 2003 and managed his project Harris then earned an MBA degree from Columbia Business School Music editHarris s influences include Stevie Wonder The Doors Michael Jackson Rick Rubin Timbaland and Dr Dre Harris has appeared on MTV Base BET Style and VH1 and was a featured guest DJ on BET s Rap City Harris also co wrote the tracks Lullaby and Let s Go with Britney Spears and Tom Craskey The song appeared on the demo version of Britney s album Blackout In 2008 Harris collaborated with John Legend on If You re Out There which appears in John Legend s third studio album Evolver The song was used as Barack Obama s campaign theme song and was performed at the 2008 Democratic National Convention Technology editIn 2010 Harris created an interactive music video Attack of the 5 foot Hipster 2 by U S band Riot In Paris which debuted on UniverseCity blog and was noted as the first interactive choose your own adventure music video in the U S After graduating from Columbia Business School in 2011 Harris started his career in technology by teaching himself to code and launched Red Ochre Inc in 2014 Soon after he would become a Senior Product Manager at Vimeo In 2020 Harris launched Adventr an interactive streaming platform 3 In September 2021 Adventr became a finalist in the 2021 TechCrunch Disrupt Conference and announced its patent on voice controlled interactive media 4 Discography editSingles edit Year Title Album Artist Project Label Released 2008 If You re Out There John Legend GOOD Sony Columbia 2008 Association Nas The N Mixtape 2008 The Promise Deborah Cox Deco Recording Group 2008 You Know Where My Heart Is Deborah Cox Deco Recording Group 2007 What Y all Came To Do Aretha Franklin J Records 2007 Misunderstood Finding Forever Common GOOD Geffen 2007 Always Lovin You Kreesha Turner Virgin 2007 Celebrate Cassidy J Records 2007 Let Go 5 Britney Spears Jive Records 2007 Sweeter Estelle Homeschool Atlantic 2007 Come Together Estelle Homeschool Atlantic 2007 Blowin My Phone Up Consequence GOOD Sony Columbia 2006 Let There Be Light Hip Hop Is Dead Nas IDJ Sony Def Jam 2006 Stereo Once Again John Legend GOOD Sony Columbia 2006 My Love My Life GLC GOOD Music 2006 When I Was Rhymefest J Records 2006 Back In The Day The Last Poets Jambetta 2005 Diamonds from Sierra Leone Late Registration Kanye West Roc A Fella IDJ 2004 Refuge When It s Cold Outside Get Lifted John Legend GOOD Sony Columbia 2004 So High Get Lifted John Legend GOOD Sony Columbia 2004 Live It Up Get Lifted John Legend GOOD Sony Columbia 2004 Sunkist Sunlab Radio Sunkist Soda 2004 And You Say Consequence SureShot Records 2003 Summer Beach House Direct Effect Theme MTV Mixtapes edit 2006 Bacardi Big Apple amp Devo Springsteen Present The Good Life Awards and nominations editYear Category Song Album Artist Result 2006 Best Rap Song Diamonds from Sierra Leone Kanye West Won 2006 Best Rap Album Late Registration Kanye West Won 2006 Best R amp B Album Get Lifted John Legend Won 2006 Best Album Late Registration Kanye West NominatedReferences edit Interactive Video Ochre Retrieved 2013 08 03 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Riot n Paris Attack of the 5 Foot Hipster YouTube Braiden Sue Celebrating Big on Small The Official Small Business Podcast Launch www inspirehub com Retrieved 2020 11 09 Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2021 23 September 2021 BMI Repertoire BMIRepertoireExternal links editAllHipHop Feature Devo Springsteen Whip It BigMusicBiz com Interview Devo Springsteen dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devo Harris amp oldid 1220349790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
