Mick Harvey
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Mick Harvey performing live on-stage in 2012, with Rosie Westbrook.
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| Birth name | Michael John Harvey |
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29 August 1958 Rochester, Victoria, Australia |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Mute |
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| Website | mickharvey |
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Michael John "Mick" Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed the Boys Next Door, the Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Born in rural Victoria, Australia, Harvey moved to the suburbs of Melbourne in his childhood. His father was a Church of England vicar and the family lived adjacent to the father's church – first in Ormond, then later in Ashburton. Harvey sang in the church choir from an early age.
Harvey, his elder brother Philip, and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys school Caulfield Grammar School. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Cave and Phill Calvert, as well as Tracy Pew. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums), and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions, with a repertoire of Lou Reed, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor Norman Kaye), and took extracurricular lessons from Bruce Clarke, the jazz guitarist.
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