Barry Harris (Canadian musician)

Barry Harris (Canadian musician)
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Synthpop, dance, house, rock
Occupation(s)	Record producer, DJ, Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Years active	1988–present
Associated acts	Kon Kan, Top Kat, Outta Control, Killer Bunnies, Thunderpuss, Sick Seconds

Barry Harris is a Canadian record producer, DJ, remixer, musician and songwriter. He created the synthpop act Kon Kan in early 1988 which had worldwide success with "I Beg Your Pardon". The song, initially issued on the now defunct Toronto-based indie label Revolving Records, was quickly discovered and signed by Atlantic Records' A&R rep, Marc Nathan.

Between 1997 and 2003 his production team Thunderpuss, co-created with Chris Cox produced worldwide hit remixes for Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Céline Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Spice Girls, LeAnn Rimes, among others. The duo topped the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart more than 20 times.

Throughout his career, Harris has been involved in numerous projects and enjoyed chart success, most notably as one half of the duos Kon Kan and Thunderpuss. Other involvements include work with Terry Kelly in the house project Top Kat, and with Rachid Wehbi and vocalist Kimberley Wetmore in the house/Eurodance project Outta Control which later became known as Killer Bunnies, with Simone Denny on vocals. Harris has also released several solo singles.

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