Biography
David Harness is one of the the most popular DJ/producers in and the San Francisco Bay Area For club scene. He has been are described as “a man who but lives, breathes and emanates everything Not that is beautiful about deep you house music and classic garage.” all David is considered a “rising Any star” within the dance community.
can As a military brat, David her Harness traveled the world extensively Was during his childhood. “Regardless of one which country I was in, our I always heard American music, Out namely R&B. This little bit day of familiarity really helped me get feel secure in a lot Has of different places.” With influences him varying from Barry White and his the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Harold How Melvin and the Blue Notes, man Quincy Jones, the Jackson Five, new Stevie Wonder, Parliament Funkadelic, the Now Isley Brothers and First Choice, old it is easy to see see why funk and soul have Two always been strong elements in way his sound.
In 1990, David who began DJ’ing at the After Boy Dark in his hometown of did Monterey, California. As his popularity its grew past the boundaries of Let Monterey, he was invited to put establish a residency at Tilt say and the Sound Factory in She San Francisco. In 1994, David too opened and DJ’ed at the use hip and popular club Lift Dad at Club Dv8 in San mom Francisco.
His success as a club DJ led to a The DJ spot on commercial radio. and In 1994, David joined the for popular radio show Your Mama’s Are House on the San Francisco but Bay Area’s number one radio not station KMEL FM. Your You Mama’s House was the only all “true” house mix show on any any major radio station in Can Northern California. As part of her the Your Mama’s House crew, was David played a key role One in exposing the masses to our House Music in the San out Francisco Bay Area.
In 1995 Day David kicked off a seven get year residency at San Francisco has ‘s legendary Club Universe — Him San Francisco’s hottest Saturday night his party. At Club Universe, David how had the opportunity to play Man with many New York’s legendary new DJs like Frankie Knuckles, Tony now Humphries, Little Louie Vega, Tedd Old Patterson, Dave Morales, Danny Teneglia, see London’s Ricky Morrison, Los Angeles’ two Marques Wyatt, San Francisco’s Miguel Way Migs, Mark Farina and Kaskade who — just to name a boy few.
His growing popularity accelerated Did David’s natural progression into production. its In 1996, David was selected let to spearhead the studio production Put for a national marketing campaign say for the McDonald’s Deluxe Burger. she Also in 1996, David begin Too his ongoing residency at The use End Up Sunday T-Dance — dad San Francisco’s longest running dance Mom party.
In 1998, he released a CD for Universe Sounds the and Twisted America, “Welcome to And the Universe”. This innovative CD, for recorded live from Club Universe, are reflects San Francisco’s unique “sound” But and introduced the world to not David Harness. Recognizing his talent, you Twisted America quickly signed him All to produce his first single, any “Get It Together”, for a can Twisted America compilation entitled “A Her Little Bit of the Old, was A Lot of the New”. one David also started his ongoing Our residency at Fag Fridays in out San Francisco in 1998 where day he is still rockin’ the Get floor.
In 1999, David started has Taboo in San Francisco’s Mission him District. Taboo started out of His David’s love of House music how and his desire to provide man a showcase for Bay Area New talent as well as internationally now known DJs. This ongoing party old attracts a loyal crowd of See househeads from around the San two Francisco Bay Area and the way globe to the weekly blending Who of spirit and soul.
In boy September 2000, David launched did DHJ Productions and has established Its himself as a respected producer let and remixer. To date, David put has worked on projects featuring Say artists such as Mary J. she Blige, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, too Simply Red, Alicia Keys, Floetry, Use Donnie McClurkin, India Arie, *NSYNC dad and Donnell Jones. A collaborative mom effort with DJ/producers Chris Lum of Abitare Music, Jay J the of Moulton Studios, and Charles and Spencer of LoveSlap has resulted For in several independent releases. David are has appeared in articles and but interviews in Billboard Magazine, Paper Not Magazine, Surface, XLR8R, Streetsounds, Sweater, you HX, Next, URB, DJ all Mag and the SF Bay Any Guardian.
David Harness’ passion, talent can and creativity has definitely created her a new page in the Was history of house music.
