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Harvey Mason Jr

Harvey Mason, Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is a six-time Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, record producer and movie producer. He has written and produced songs for popular performers in the music industry including Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and Luther Vandross as well as current artists like Britney Spears, Jordin Sparks, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Leona Lewis, Mary J.Blige and Justin Timberlake. He served as executive producer on the film “More Than A Game” - a documentary featuring NBA star, LeBron James. Biography Mason Jr. was born into a musical family. His father, noted jazz drummer Harvey Mason, Sr., and mother, Sally Mason, both attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Harvey moved with his family to Los Angeles as a child and followed his father to many recording sessions with such greats as Quincy Jones, The Brothers Johnson and Herbie Hancock. Mason Jr. penned his first song at the age of eight for Grover Washington, Jr. titled “Love Makes It Better". From Wikipedia http://harveymasonmedia.com http://twitter.com/harveymasonjr http://www.youtube.com/user/harveymasonmedia