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Interview with CHUCK HARMONY, songwriter and producer for Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Chrisette Michele - Aug 15, 2011

“A&Rs tell you what they want for the artist. I try to do the opposite. If that’s the direction they’re giving everybody then your song won’t stand out.”

picture When Rihanna heralded her fourth album ‘Rated R’ with unsettling ballad ‘Russian Roulette’ (UK & GER No.2) it marked a surprising but successful career left-turn for the R&B star, setting her apart from the mainstream pack and attracting plaudits and raised eyebrows in the process. Chuck Harmony, the major writer-producer behind the Rihanna smash and hits by Ne-Yo (US & UK No.1), Chrisette Michele (US No.1) and Fantasia (US No.1) and this week’s interviewee, specialises in taking artists where he thinks they should be heading next rather than where they are already, and says that it’s how he wins cuts with A&Rs.

Harmony talks to HitQuarters about his career breakthrough with Ne-Yo, why Coldplay are his favourite band, and how singers and songwriters looking to sign with his Harmony House Entertainment can impress the man of the house.



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