Blake Harnage

Blake Harnage
Harnage performing at Warped Tour in 2010
Harnage performing at Warped Tour in 2010
Background information
Birth nameBlake Preston Harnage
Born (1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 (age 35)
Florida, United States
GenresAlternative rock, experimental rock, pop, film score
Occupation(s)Songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, keyboards
Years active2005–present
LabelsFueled By Ramen
Formerly ofVersa

Blake Preston Harnage (born November 26, 1988) is an American songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has written, produced, engineered, mixed or performed on songs for Versa, PVRIS, Hands Like Houses, All Time Low, With Beating Hearts, and others.

Life and career[edit]

Harnage was born in Stuart, Florida. Immersed in music throughout his childhood, he has grown up under the influence of many musical styles. Starting guitar at a young age, Harnage has also received classical voice training. At age 14, Blake's first group performed locally, highlighting his blues guitar improvisation. Throughout high school, he played with various post-hardcore bands before starting VersaEmerge in 2006.

Versa and VersaEmerge[edit]

Main article: VersaEmerge

In 2007, Harnage founded the experimental rock band VersaEmerge with singer Sierra Kay in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Harnage and Kusterbeck began creating music under the simplified name Versa in 2013.[1] Departing from the band's previously energetic rock sound, Versa showcases deep electronic and atmospheric sounds.

Producing[edit]

Blake Harnage has done production on many releases including VersaEmerge's 2012 release Another Atmosphere Preview EP, as well as the more recent release from Versa - Neon EP.[2] In 2013, Harnage began work on debut album from PVRIS entitled White Noise.[3] He and PVRIS vocalist Lynn Gunn completed the writing and recording of White Noise at his home studio in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, and at a former church-turned recording studio in Utica, New York.[4] Harnage contributed to Hands Like Houses' 2016 album Dissonants as a writer and engineer.[5] In 2017 Harnage produced PVRIS' sophomore album All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell.[6]

Harnage has also worked with artists such as All Time Low[7] and Minke.[8]

Composing[edit]

In 2014, Harnage composed a piece for the independent documentary film Of Many, produced by Chelsea Clinton. Premiering at the 2014 TriBeCa Film Festival, the film examined struggles between the Jewish and Muslim communities. In addition to TriBeCa, the film was also screened at the 2014 AFI DOCS Film Festival, a special event at the United Nations and more.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

List of singles showing year, album, and artist
Year Title Artist(s) Album Credited as
2020 "You Broke Me First" Tate McRae Too Young to Be Sad Producer and Mixing Artist
2017 "Dirty Laundry" All Time Low Last Young Renegade Producer
"Good Times" Producer
2017 "What's Wrong" Pvris All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell Producer
"Heaven" Producer
2016 "Degrees of Separation" Hands Like Houses Dissonants Co-writer

Non-singles[edit]

List of non-single tracks showing year, album, and artist
Year Title Artist(s) Album Credited as
2018 "Turn" The Wombats Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life Co-writer
"Tell Me" Somme Somme Co-writer
2017 "Last Young Renegade" All Time Low Last Young Renegade Producer
"Nice2KnoU"
"Life of the Party"
"Nightmares"
"Dark Side of Your Room"
Ground Control" (featuring Tegan and Sara)
2016 "Motion Sickness" Hands Like Houses Dissonants Co-writer

Albums[edit]

List of albums featuring by Blake Harnage
Year Album Artist(s) Credited Refs.
2019 The Tearoom
  • March 6, 2019
  • Label: n/a
 Minke Producer, writer [9]
2017 Last Young Renegade All Time Low Producer [10]
All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell Pvris Producer [11]
2016 Dissonants Hands Like Houses Engineer [12]
2015 Collide
  • Released:
 Colleen D'Agostino Producer
2014 The Wolves Colleen D'Agostino Producer [13]
White Noise Pvris Producer [14]
2013 Paris Acoustic EP
  • Released on: March 26, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
 Pvris Producer [15]

Versa[edit]

Main article: Versa_(band) § Discography

Studio albums with Versa[edit]

Fixed at Zero (2010)

EPs with Versa[edit]

Year Album
2007 Cities Built on Sand
  • Released as VersaEmerge: November 11, 2007
  • Label: Self-released
2008 Perceptions
  • Released as VersaEmerge: July 2, 2008
  • Label: Self-released
2009 VersaEmerge
2011 Live Acoustic
2012 Another Atmosphere Preview
2014 Neon
  • Released: January 21, 2014
  • Label: Self-released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In the summer of 2012". versaemergemusic.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Blake Harnage: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "A bigger sound and big plans for electro-rockers PVRIS - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "PVRIS Went Through Hell To Bring You This Album". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Staff 2016-02-26T20:03:36Z, Guitar World (February 26, 2016). "'Dissonants': 10 Questions with Hands Like Houses". guitarworld. Retrieved December 31, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell by PVRIS, retrieved November 24, 2019
  7. ^ "Pop punk band All Time Low returns to Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre to meet fans on June 4". NEPA Scene. May 22, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Rawls, Murjani (April 3, 2019). "FEATURE: Minke makes room for her own brand of artistry with 'The Tearoom'". Substream Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  9. ^ rockyourlyrics (January 16, 2019). "BRITISH MUSICIAN MINKE DEBUTS NEW SINGLE "TOO LATE" | FORTHCOMING 'THE TEAROOM' EP OUT MARCH 8". Rock Your Lyrics. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Blue, Jeannie (June 7, 2017). "All Time Low – Last Young Renegade (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  11. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (June 13, 2017). "Watch PVRIS' video for new single 'What's Wrong'". NME. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  12. ^ Staff 2016-02-26T20:03:36Z, Guitar World (February 26, 2016). "'Dissonants': 10 Questions with Hands Like Houses". guitarworld. Retrieved December 31, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Carson, Alice (February 20, 2014). "With Beating Hearts (Colleen D'Agostino of The Material) - 'The Wolves' EP (Review)". Substream Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  14. ^ Kraus, Brian (November 14, 2014). "PVRIS - White Noise". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "Birmingham Sloss Fest profile: PVRIS". Alabama NewsCenter. July 9, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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