Blake Harnage

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Blake Harnage
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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
Genres Alternative rock, experimental rock, pop, film score
Occupation(s)Songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, keyboards
Years active2005–present
Labels Fueled By Ramen
Formerly of Versa

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.

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Life and career

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

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

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

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

Singles

List of singles showing year, album, and artist
YearTitleArtist(s)AlbumCredited 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

List of non-single tracks showing year, album, and artist
YearTitleArtist(s)AlbumCredited as
2018"Turn" The Wombats Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life Co-writer
"Tell Me"SommeSommeCo-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

List of albums featuring by Blake Harnage
YearAlbumArtist(s)CreditedRefs.
2019The Tearoom
  • March 6, 2019
  • Label: n/a
MinkeProducer, 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]
2015Collide
  • Released:
 Colleen D'Agostino Producer
2014The Wolves Colleen D'Agostino Producer [13]
White Noise Pvris Producer [14]
2013Paris Acoustic EP
  • Released on: March 26, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
 Pvris Producer [15]

Versa

Studio albums with Versa

Fixed at Zero (2010)

EPs with Versa

YearAlbum
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

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