Harry Sutcliffe

Harry Sutcliffe (born Greenpoint, New York) is an American British sound engineer, songwriter and musician, probably best known for his sequencing and programming work with numerous electronic British pop-music bands.

Career

Sutcliffe began playing bass guitar and drums for various local bands before gaining a post at a local independent label, Wye Records who had previously been contracted with UB40. After gaining an experience with the A&R side of the business, to which Harry would return to later on, he worked as a freelance sound engineer in various studios working alongside numerous record producers including Pascal Gabriel, Anne Dudley, Ricki Wilde, Piero Cassano, David Gamson, Chris Hughes and Mike Edwards . His studio and live work has included working with artists including Deacon Blue, Do, And Why Not, Eurythmics, Level 42, Aztec Camera, Meja, Janet Jackson, Richard Darbyshire, Bop Baroque, Ellis, Beggs and Howard, Mecano, Living Colour, Eros Ramazzotti, EMF, Hothouse Flowers, Jamiroquai, Simple Minds and Jesus Jones.

In 1994, Harry formed a group called There She Was. This group had become known around the UK for their live performances and post-punk sound and often headlined local festivals with other successful bands including Pop Will Eat Itself and Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

Post career

The late 1990s saw Harry move into the business side of the music industry, initially as an A&R manager for Arista Records working closely with Blondie, Natalie Imbruglia, Kent, Five, Beth Orton, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Brown, Westlife and Death in Vegas. He also returned to the studio to work on producing material for Nan Vernon formerly of The Spiritual Cowboys

Personal life

Currently not involved in any known music work, Harry lives in Northampton, England.