Robert Harvey (musician)

Robert Harvey (born Kippax 21 May 1983) is a singer, musician, DJ and songwriter from England. He is currently part of Manchester collective The Six, which he co-founded with Rick Boardman in 2014. The Six were featured on the Gorgon City track "Take It All". Harvey also co-wrote the 2014 single "Real Love" by Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne, which peaked at 2 in the UK singles chart. Known for his work as singer with The Music, he co-wrote 2 top 10 albums and 4 top 20 singles between 2001-2011. The band toured internationally and were known for their live performances. More recently Harvey wrote and toured with The Streets as well as experimenting with Mike Skinner on The D.O.T.

Harvey formed The Music with close friends Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman and Phil Jordan in 2001. Their first single "Take the Long Road and Walk It" peaked at 14 in the UK singles chart which saw them perform live on Top Of The Pops.

The group's self-titled debut album was released on Hut Records and Capitol Records and peaked at number 4 in the UK album chart. It was Produced by Jim Abbiss. The album was known for its circular artwork by Rob and Nick Carter. Singles "Take the Long Road and Walk It" and "The Truth Is No Words" went top 20 in the UK singles chart. The band toured with, New Order, The Charlatans and Oasis as well as selling out Blackpool Empress Ballroom and London's Brixton Academy.

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