Our latest “Five Minutes With” profile catches up with local Toronto electronic music producer and Juno nominated artist Harrison.
Name: Harrison
Genre: Electronic
Founded: 2013
# of Albums: 3, and a few Mixtapes
Latest Release: Checkpoint Titanium
Latest Video: Celica Supra
Bio
Harrison is happening. In a few short years, the prodigious Toronto producer has gone from teenage bedroom beatmaker showcasing his homemade, sample-savvy wares on Soundcloud to hotly tipped studio savant positioned at the frontlines of the city’s R&B renaissance.
His aesthetic has proven malleable enough to make him feel right at home on bills alongside everyone from hip-hop reconstructionists Cashmere Cat and Ryan Hemsworth to synth-funk technician Com Truise to digi-pop maximalist Wave Racer to avant-garde innovator Jon Hopkins to indie upstarts Purity Ring. Regarded as one of the brightest young musicians coming out of Toronto, Harrison means to live up to the hype with his sophomore album due for release in late 2018.
Latest Single:
Favourite Restaurant:
Kings Diner – 906 Kingston Rd, Toronto, ON M4E 1S5
Favourite band as a teenager:
Nujabes
Favourite band now:
Cellphone
Guilty Pleasure Song:
Lonely Weekend by Kacey Musgraves
Live Show Ritual:
Have a mini anxiety attack.
Favourite local artist:
Ryan Hemsworth
Sneaky Dees Nachos, Pasta from Terroni or a Superfood Salad from Fresh?
Terroni pasta baby
Queen or College St?
Queen
Trinity Bellwoods or Highpark, Riverdale or Kew Gardens?
Key Gardens
EP or LP?
LP of only interludes
Early bird or night owl?
Early bird, unless I’ve been drinking
Road or studio?
Studio
Swiss Chalet or Roti?
Roti
Where can we follow you?
Any upcoming shows or releases?
I’ll be releasing an LP in the fall <3
