Dr. Harrison holds credits as a producer, engineer and/or session guitarist for recording artists. His research interests focus on hard rock and heavy metal of the 1980s, and the role of recording producers in the making of specific albums. He has delivered academic papers internationally, and is the author of Van Halen: The Music and the Fans 1978-1986. (Pearson)
Dr. Harrison was the bassist for Reindeer Recording Artists Jynx, and gained an endorsement with Fender Guitars as a result of his successful Denver based group Dogs of Pleasure. He has worked with noted multi-platinum producers, including Geoff Workman, Michael Wagener, Ric Browde and Greg D'Angelo, as an artist, engineer and/or second engineer. He also contributed backing vocals on the Ringo Starr album Vertical Man.
Bachelor of Music, University of Denver
California Single Subject in Credential in Music, California State University, Northridge
Master of Music, California State University, Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Salford, England
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