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Harris Newman | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Experimental, American primitive guitar |
Occupation | mastering engineer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass guitar |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Strange Attractors Audio House, Constellation, Mag Wheel, Madrona |
Website | harrisnewman |
Harris Newman is a mastering engineer working out of Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His studio shares a building with the Hotel2Tango recording studio, as well as Constellation Records. Newman has mastered hundreds of albums since 1998,[citation needed] for artists including Wolf Parade,[1] Frog Eyes,[citation needed] A Silver Mt. Zion,[citation needed] Vic Chesnutt,[citation needed] Astral Swans,[citation needed] Carla Bozulich,[citation needed] BBQ,[citation needed] Les Sexareenos,[citation needed] Ravens & Chimes,[citation needed] Molasses,[citation needed] Think About Life,[citation needed] We Are Wolves,[1] aKido,[citation needed] and Oiseaux-Tempête.[citation needed]
He is also a guitarist and bass player,[1] and has recorded with Montreal groups Sackville,[1] Hrsta,[1] Triple Burner,[citation needed] Esmerine,[1] Angela Desveaux,[1] as well as his own acoustic guitar project, which has seen multiple release on Strange Attractors Audio House. His acoustic guitar style has been compared to John Fahey's output.[2]