An Artist’s Instrument

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, February 1st, 2010

I grew up in a nice, upper-middle class neighborhood in San Mateo, California. I was both blessed and cursed. The blessing was that I had two living breathing parents that both lived under the same roof. The curse was that I had inherited one (against my will) who was surely the cheapest father in the [...]

How Original Is Your “Original” Music?

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, December 21st, 2009

I’m thankful that I’ve spent the bulk of my musical career in film and television. One of the interesting aspects of visual media is that success is based on ratings. Ratings are not usually related to much more than what holds people’s attention. Its open season every day in TV land and the show, that [...]